{"id":69282,"date":"2025-12-03T19:10:44","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T14:10:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chinaurdu.com\/eng\/?p=69282"},"modified":"2025-12-03T19:10:44","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T14:10:44","slug":"pakistan-discusses-digital-inclusion-and-disaster-resilience-with-fcdo-gsma-delegation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinaurdu.com\/eng\/?p=69282","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan discusses digital inclusion and disaster resilience with FCDO, GSMA delegation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A high-level delegation comprising Louisa Odell, Innovation and Technology Advisor at Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO); Michael Unwin, Strategic Partnership Lead, Technology &#038; Innovation Unit, FCDO; and Kimberly Brown, Global Head of Mobile for Humanitarian, GSMA, called on the Federal Minister for IT &#038; Telecommunication, Shaza Fatima Khawaja, in Islamabad to discuss the critical role of connectivity and mobile ecosystems in disaster resilience, digital inclusion, and sustainable development. The meeting featured the Minister\u2019s perspective on Pakistan\u2019s innovation and startup landscape and key policy initiatives enabling digital growth.<\/p>\n<p>Federal Minister Shaza Fatima Khawaja highlighted Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif\u2019s Digital Nation Pakistan vision and briefed the delegation on the INSPIRE Semiconductor Program launched by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. She shared that under this initiative, 7,200 young Pakistanis will be trained in advanced semiconductor technologies, supported by the establishment of nine IC Design Labs across university clusters nationwide, to strengthen Pakistan\u2019s hardware and chip-design ecosystem.<\/p>\n<p>The GSMA delegation presented an overview of GSMA Mobile for Development (M4D), its global mandate, and recent initiatives in Pakistan, particularly in mobile internet adoption, digital inclusion, and climate resilience for vulnerable communities through mobile-enabled solutions. 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