{"id":3249,"date":"2025-11-10T14:29:59","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T09:29:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pcn58.com.pk\/?p=3249"},"modified":"2025-11-10T14:29:59","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T09:29:59","slug":"google-and-pakistan-partner-to-launch-chromebook-assembly-line-and-accelerate-digital-transformation-in-the-country-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pcn58.com.pk\/index.php\/2025\/11\/10\/google-and-pakistan-partner-to-launch-chromebook-assembly-line-and-accelerate-digital-transformation-in-the-country-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Google and Pakistan partner to launch Chromebook assembly line and accelerate digital transformation in the country"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In a major step toward accelerating Pakistan\u2019s digital transformation and building a <em>Future Forward Pakistan<\/em>, Google and the Government of Pakistan announced a series of initiatives \u2014 including the launch of Pakistan\u2019s Chromebook assembly line and a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to drive the next phase of Pakistan\u2019s digital with the Ministry of IT &amp; Telecommunication (MoITT) to drive digital skills and AI innovation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The announcements were made at a high-level ceremony held at the Prime Minister\u2019s Office in Islamabad, attended by Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, senior government officials, and Google\u2019s regional leadership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Launch of Pakistan\u2019s Chromebook assembly line: Empowering Education and Jobs<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Google, in partnership with Tech Valley, Allied, and the National Radio &amp; Telecommunication Corporation (NRTC), launched Pakistan\u2019s first Chromebook assembly line at NRTC\u2019s facility in Haripur.<br>The facility will assemble 500,000 Chromebooks by 2026, helping to create local jobs, strengthen the digital economy, and pave the way for device exports from Pakistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This initiative directly addresses the urgent need to prepare Pakistan\u2019s massive youth population for the future of work in two key ways:<br><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Empowering students: It will provide students and educators across Pakistan with more affordable, high-quality Chromebooks. This access is the key to helping them gain from our digital skills initiatives and become career-ready.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Creating local jobs: The new assembly line will create valuable job opportunities for the local youth.<br><br><br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The <strong>Prime Minister of Pakistan, Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif<\/strong>, commended the partnership, stating: \u201cThis launch is an important milestone in Pakistan\u2019s transition toward a digital future. The government is encouraged by this strong collaboration to create jobs, promote local innovation, and bring affordable technology within reach of every student. Google\u2019s partnership in education and skills development is not only critical in driving national progress, it will also contribute to the nation\u2019s ambitious goals for IT exports and economic growth.\u201d&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cGoogle has been a part of Pakistan\u2019s digital journey for many years, and the local production of Chromebooks with Allied, NRTC and Tech valley marks an important step in our efforts to continue supporting the digital transformations of education in Pakistan,\u201d said <strong>Farhan Qureshi, Country Director, Google Pakistan<\/strong>. \u201cBy delivering &#8216;Made-in-Pakistan&#8217; Chromebooks, we are providing high-quality, safe, affordable devices that build on our robust digital skilling programs for teachers, students, developers and creators. This digital skills training and greater adoption of education technologies will narrow the digital skills gap and can add <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1KF7X-wUZbVlVXP-ynGsKM7qN95D9YnGl\/view?usp=drive_link\"><em>PKR 2.8 trillion of annual GDP<\/em><\/a><em> in Pakistan in 2030. Beyond meeting local demand, this initiative paves the way for exporting locally assembled devices, helping to establish Pakistan as a key hardware exporter.\u201d&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Umar Farooq, Founder &amp; CEO of Tech Valley, added<\/em><\/strong><em>, &#8220;Our mission is to unlock opportunity for every young person in Pakistan. Locally assembling these affordable devices means we can finally scale access to high-quality digital education. This isn&#8217;t just about getting kids online; it&#8217;s about putting them on a direct path to meaningful employment and empowering them to build a stronger national economy from the ground up<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><u>Google deepens partnership with MoiTT to advance digital skills for Pakistanis<\/u><\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alongside the launch, MoITT and Google signed a Memorandum of Understanding to drive the next phase of Pakistan\u2019s digital and AI-powered growth. The partnership focuses on three key areas:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Expanding Digital Skilling:<\/strong> Provide 100,000 Google Career Certificates by 2025, building on 80,000 scholarships already awarded this year, nearly half to women. An AI Skills Lab will also engage 100,000+ developers in AI-first technologies.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Accelerating the gaming and startups industries:<\/strong> Collaborate on policy frameworks for the gaming industry and offer workshops, mentorship, and Google Cloud support for startups under the Pakistan Startup Fund.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>AI for Impact:<\/strong> Launch an AI Leaders Fellowship for 100 organizations in Pakistan \u2013 including public institutions, startups, and corporates \u2013 to adopt AI responsibly, and collaborate on Emergency Location Services (ELS) to improve emergency response systems in Pakistan.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>As part of the MOU, Google and MoiTT will also collaborate to share international best practices for an enabling regulatory environment.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Speaking on the occasion, <strong>Ms. Shaza Fatima Khawaja, Federal Minister for IT &amp; Telecommunication<\/strong>, said: \u201cThis partnership with Google represents a major step toward building a digitally empowered Pakistan. By equipping our youth with future-ready skills and supporting innovation-led industries, we aim to create new opportunities for economic growth and position Pakistan as a regional leader in technology and AI.\u201d&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cWe\u2019re excited to deepen our investments in people, skills, and innovation to unlock the country\u2019s vast potential and help build an inclusive digital future in this AI-powered economy. As our work deepens in Pakistan, we are working towards a stronger local presence in Pakistan, one that will serve as a node for innovation, partnerships, and economic opportunity\u201d, <\/em><strong>added Farhan.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><u>Building on Google\u2019s digital skilling initiatives in Pakistan&nbsp;<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today\u2019s commitments build on our established programs in Pakistan, which to date have empowered <strong>over 1 million<\/strong> teachers, students, developers, and creators with digital skills. These programs include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Providing over <strong>200,000 Google Career Certificate scholarships<\/strong> since 2022\u2014with nearly half going to women\u2014to build a more inclusive workforce.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Training <strong>350,000 students and teachers<\/strong> in online safety, resilience, and confidence through our Digital Safar program.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reaching over <strong>370,000 developers<\/strong> since 2021 to support the country&#8217;s tech talent.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Other notable attendees at the event included Mr. Umar Farooq, CEO, Tech Valley Pakistan &amp; MENA; Mr. Aron Saether-Jackson, CEO, Allied Australia; and Brigadier Azmat Shabbir, Managing Director, NRTC. All speakers commended the collaboration as a milestone toward strengthening Pakistan\u2019s local technology ecosystem, promoting digital inclusion, and advancing a Future Forward Pakistan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a major step toward accelerating Pakistan\u2019s digital transformation and building a Future Forward Pakistan, Google and the Government of Pakistan announced a series of initiatives \u2014 including the launch &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/pcn58.com.pk\/index.php\/2025\/11\/10\/google-and-pakistan-partner-to-launch-chromebook-assembly-line-and-accelerate-digital-transformation-in-the-country-2\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3250,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[496],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcn58.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3249"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcn58.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcn58.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcn58.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcn58.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3249"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pcn58.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3249\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3251,"href":"https:\/\/pcn58.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3249\/revisions\/3251"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcn58.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3250"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcn58.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3249"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcn58.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3249"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcn58.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3249"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}