Pakistan to launch 1st-ever IT census to map digital workforce

Pakistan to conduct IT-based census

The federal government on Tuesday decided to conduct an information technology (IT)-based census in the country. According to details, the Federal Ministry of Information Technology (IT) and Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) will join hands for conducting the digital census. Officials said that the purpose of this census is to collect data on youth to determine their digital qualities. Data from the IT world force will be generated through the…

Govt Launches First-Ever IT Census to Map National Digital Workforce

The federal government has announced a national IT census, the first of its kind, to document the complete digital workforce and its range of technical skills in the country. The Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication (MoITT) will jointly conduct the census with the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) across the country. According to the […] The post Govt Launches First-Ever IT Census to Map National Digital Workforce appeared …

Pakistan to launch 1st-ever IT census to map digital workforce

ISLAMABAD: In a landmark move aimed at strengthening the country’s digital economy, the federal government has decided to conduct Pakistan’s first-ever Information Technology (IT) census. The initiative will be jointly carried out by the Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication and the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. The main objective is to collect complete and reliable data about the country’s growing digital workforce. Official…

Pakistan Decides to Measure Its Digital Economy: Here's What the First IT Census Will Cover

Copyright protected content copied from PhoneWorld website. Pakistan’s first IT census is officially happening, and for a country that has been championing its digital economy for years, the fact that it is only now getting around to counting its IT workers says something important about the data gap the government is finally moving to close. The Ministry of IT and Telecom has decided to conduct Pakistan’s first-ever IT census in collaboration w…