ISLAMABAD: Federal Secretary Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication Maroof Afzal has said that Pakistan’s IT industry has reached an important milestone in its journey and positioned itself to become one of the leading countries in the software and outsourcing services market.
He was addressing IT Export Awards 2018 ceremony organized by Pakistan Software Export Board (PSEB) in collaboration with Ministry of IT and Telecommunication here the other day.
“We are optimistic about the future of IT industry in Pakistan as government has laid emphasis on the growth of IT sector in Pakistan”.
He said that it is vital to attract at this stage major investments in the IT sector. Maroof Afzal said that PSEB Export Awards is an immensely important yearly event in which Pakistan’s top IT exporters are recognized for their contributions to Pakistan’s economy and therefore to the growth of the IT industry in Pakistan.
He also congratulated the winners of the IT Export Awards. Speaking on the occasion, Managing Director Pakistan Software Export Board Syed Ali Abbas Hasani said that in line with the policy of the current government to bolster the IT industry, all possible government incentives are being offered to IT industry.
He said that IT industry is already among top 5 net exporters of country with the highest net exports in the services industries, the highest growth rate in comparison with all other industries , and the highest growth in the region. Later, Federal Secretary Ministry IT and Telecommunication distributed awards among the winners. Top IT exporters for 2018 include NetSol Technologies , S&P Global Pakistan and Systems Limited. Top IT Products and Solutions exporters were NetSol Technologies, i2c Pakistan and Mentor Graphics. In IT Consultancy Services export category, winners were Systems Limited, Teradata Global Consulting Pakistan and Afinite Software Solutions. Business Process Outsourcing export award went to S&P Global Pakistan, Ibex Global Solutions and MTBC.
Call Centre Services awards went to SBT Pakistan, Ahsan Enterprises and Minibridge. Top IT Startups exporters were Digitronics Labs, Synavos Solutions and 3D Modelling Services.