An official of the IT ministry reported that in 2022, 1,638 new IT companies registered with the Pakistan Software Export Board (PSEB).
An official of the IT ministry reported that in 2022, 1,638 new IT companies registered with the Pakistan Software Export Board (PSEB). A total of 1,463 independent contractors and 761 call centres, he claimed, registered with the PSEB during the same time period.
He claimed that in order to foster more businesses in these sectors and increase exports, the ministry was also setting up specialized incubation centres in the fields of gaming, animation, aerospace technologies, agriculture, and textiles.
He stated that Ignite was launching an accelerator programme for the provision of early-stage investment to help young startups maintain their operations.
In order to expose the local startup ecosystem to foreign investors, Ignite is working with international partners like Plug & Play, Orbit, DMZ, 500 Global, and Hub 71. According to him, 33 million people—or 75% more than the target—have signed up for freelance courses through Ignite’s DG Skills Programs.
The largest training programme in Pakistan, DigiSkills.pk, offers the top free online courses in freelance skills along with e-certificates.
The Pakistan Software Export Board (PSEB) is a top-level government agency tasked with promoting Pakistan’s IT sector in both domestic and foreign markets.
Through a number of initiatives and programmes, PSEB supports the IT sector. In accordance with a Cabinet Division notification dated June 12, 1995, PSEB was created by executive order.
Pakistan Software Export Board‘s primary function is to promote Pakistan’s IT sector (PSEB). By acquiring worthwhile business leads, setting up offices in strategic foreign locations, and concluding joint venture agreements with foreign partners, IT companies have frequently benefited from PSEB initiatives.
World-famous research organisations like Gartner, the World Bank, and McKinsey have consistently supported PSEB’s international marketing initiatives and placed emphasis on growing or enhancing presence of IT companies of Pakistan in important international markets, which will support IT-focused export revenue.