Pakistan’s acting IT minister, Dr. Umar Saif, said that his country was “well-equipped” to handle Qatar’s growing IT needs on Sunday during a meeting with business executives in Qatar on behalf of thirty of the country’s leading IT companies.
After arriving in Doha on Saturday, the first-ever IT delegation from Pakistan to Qatar will search for funding options for software companies and independent contractors over the course of the following five days.
Qatar’s economy is expanding quickly, in line with Gulf standards, with a focus on technology. It is bringing about IT enterprises, smart cities, and tech-focused events such as the FIFA World Cup 2022. Cloud computing, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence are essential for the transition to a knowledge-based economy.
The Pakistan’s IT ministry organized an event on Sunday called “Pak-Qatar Tech Connect,” where distinguished speakers from the public and private sectors stressed the value of more commerce and collaboration. Several important business-to-business transactions were concluded at the event.
“Pakistan, a large country only two hours away, offers a multitude of IT products and services, a strong IT infrastructure, and a pool of highly qualified professionals that can surely meet Qatar’s expanding IT requirements,” Saif told Arab News in Doha.
The minister reported “exciting meetings” to form partnerships between Qatari businesses and Pakistani IT firms during the Doha conference.
“We have 30 Pakistani companies attending this conference this time, but 300 IT companies from Pakistan will be on display in Qatar very soon,” she said. “Pakistani businesses have a great deal of potential to grow in Qatar.”
Saif thought that the IT conference between Pakistan and Qatar would lead to improved relations, progress, and technology collaboration.
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“We also had a great meeting with Yousaf Mohammad Al-Jaida, the CEO of the Qatar Financial Center, and his team to help establish a process and incentive packages for IT companies in Pakistan that want to expand to Qatar,” according to a news release.
The delegation’s visit, according to Pakistan’s Minister of Information Technology, will give experts from the two countries a safe forum for sharing concepts, expertise, and cutting-edge technology.
By applying technical skills to improve their technological ecosystems, both nations stand to gain.
“This partnership seeks to establish a safe technological environment, in line with Qatar’s outstanding advancements in the automation of numerous industry sectors,” he said.
“I invite my counterpart Mohammed bin Ali bin Mohammed Al-Mannai to come to Pakistan whenever it suits him, so he can see firsthand the advancements in technology and the potential for cooperation between our two countries.”
He acknowledged the role the Qatar Financial Center and Free Zone played in providing Pakistani businesses with a platform on which to launch innovative ventures in Qatar.
According to Zohaib Khan, the president of the Pakistan Software Houses Association, leading thirty Pakistani IT organizations involved in digital transformation, cybersecurity, and other IT areas attended today’s business-to-business meetings.
He told Arab News over the phone that “Qatari companies exhibited significant interest in fintech, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and digital transformation.” “Many Pakistani companies obtained encouraging leads that should materialize in the coming weeks.”
Khan stated that organizations from Pakistan were considering registering in Qatar and forming relationships with companies there.
The next round of government-to-government (G2G) talks, he claimed, would focus on increasing remittances from Pakistan in order to boost IT exports.
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