Skilled youth hold key to tech-driven economy: NA speaker
National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq has called for Pakistan's youth to be trained in modern technologies like artificial intelligence. He emphasized that equipping the younger generation with these skills is essential for the country's economic stability and global competitiveness.
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As Pakistan faces economic challenges, the government is looking to its large youth demographic to drive a transition toward a technology-led economy.
comments Join our Whatsapp Channel Add Dawn as a trusted source ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq has emphasised equipping youth with modern skills and advanced technologies to utilise their energies for national development and economic stability.
“More than 60 percent of Pakistan’s population consists of youth; therefore, equipping them with technical, vocational, professional skills and artificial intelligence in line with the demands of the modern era is indispensable for national development, economic stability, and global competitiveness,” Speaker Sadiq said in his message on the occasion of World Youth Skills Day, which is observed globally every year on 15 July under the auspices of United Nations.
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