ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Software Export Board (PSEB) organised a high-profile National Freelancing Conference 2021 to obtain feedback on the National Freelancing Facilitation Policy (NFFP) draft from Pakistan’s leading freelancers and associated stakeholders.
The two-day conference was sponsored by Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) as a key partner. Freelancers from across the country participated in it.
While addressing the event, Federal Minister for IT and Telecommunication Syed Amin ul Haque said freelancers have important role in IT industry and steps are being taken to resolve all their issues.
He said that the ministry has set a target of US $ 3 billion in export remittance inflows from Pakistani freelancers in the next three years.
Amin said connectivity is very important for freelancers and the ministry is taking every possible step for the provision of broadband services. The minister for IT also urged women to come forward in the field of freelancing.
Speaking on the occasion, Secretary IT Dr. Sohail Rajput said that the IT sector has a very important role in the economic development of the country.
He said that National Freelancing Facilitation Policy is aimed at facilitating freelancers.
Member IT Syed Junaid Imam and Osman Nasir, Managing Director, Pakistan Software Export Board also addressed.
The National Freelancing Conference obtained input from all stakeholders on the National Freelancing Facilitation Policy to work towards measures that would help Pakistan become a gig economy powerhouse.
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