KARACHI:Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology (SSUT) signed a MoU with Pakistan Software Sports Board. Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication, Syed Amin ul Haq, attended the “NIC Program Startups Demonstration Pitching Session” at the campus.
The event was attended by Registrar Syed Sarfraz Ali, Dean Engineering Prof. Dr. Muhammad Amir, Dean Faculty of Basic and Applied Sciences, Prof. Dr. Aqeel ul Rehman, Director ORIC, Rabia Noor Enam, Mr. Junaid Imam, CEO Ignite, Hasan Syed, Founder of IdeaGist, Aftab Rashid, Director to the Minister and others.
Speaking on the auspicious occasion, Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication, Syed Amin ul Haq said that the development rate in the world is too fast and world is changing rapidly. Every other moment there is a new technology or a novel idea. We need to keep pace with the rapid change of the world.
He pointed out that Pakistan is such a fortunate country that its 60% of population is youth who are the sign of success and prosperous future. We need to connect them to the modern technology. We are working on 5 G technology that exists partially in 50 countries. Following Prime Minister’s vision of Digital Pakistan, recently 1.1 billion contract was signed with Zong was signed for rural and remote areas of Sindh. In the year 20/21, IT exports have increased by 44% in this quarter and hopefully it would be around 5 billion US Dollars in 2023. All indicators are showing economic progress and betterment
Federal IT Minister Amin ul Haque appreciated the innovative projects that were put on display at the Open House. “Hukum Janab and Aero Engine Craft is doing a great job and similarly Save Every Drop is a useful project in view of the friendly environment,” added the Minister.
Earlier, Welcoming the Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication, Amin ul Haq, Vice-Chancellor SSUET, Prof. Dr. Vali Uddin said, “The vision of Sir Syed University is to meet the demands of challenging times as envisioned by Sir Syed Ahmed Khan by transforming Pakistan into a knowledge-based society through some impact projects and innovation in education, research, and creativity. The university is playing a leading role as a university of engineering and technology in national socio-economic development by meeting the challenges of modern time through creating alliances and partnerships between academia and industry.”
Syed Junaid Imam, CEO Ignite, said that youth are the future and we are the facilitator. Seeking investor or funding is a big challenge. Idea of matching grant has been presented to the government to enact. it is not a big deal to produce a product; the main thing is to make that product saleable and to make it commercially viable. It is better to promote textile-based incubator in Faisalabad and sports-based incubator in Sialkot.
Memorandum of Understanding was also signed between Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology (SSUET) and Pakistan Software Sports Board (PSSB) to seek options for developing the IT sector with collaborated efforts. Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Vali Uddin and Managing Director Usman Nasir signed the MoU on behalf of SSUET and PSSB, respectively.
Chancellor SSUET, Jawaid Anwar along with the Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Vali Uddin, Registrar Syed Sarfraz Ali and Director ORIC Rabia Noor Enam presented the souvenir to the Federal IT Minister Amin ul Haque.