Being a Local Country Partner of Google Cloud, Google Workspace & Google for Education in Pakistan, Tech Valley always looks forward to building meaningful partnerships to help different sectors of the country in implementing the best practices and adopt latest technologies in their organizations.  Before the official launch of Google Cloud Platform in Pakistan with the support of the Ministry of IT & Telecom, Tech Valley anticipated the need to engage academia and decided to empower youth by providing them with opportunities to learn cloud technology. 

Umar Farooq, CEO Tech Valley Pakistan, said, “There is a dire need to incorporate advanced technologies and a growing demand for cloud platforms and infrastructures. Our generation and professionals require extensive training and development programs to polish their skills in order to revolutionize the IT ecosystem in Pakistan.”

For this purpose, a Memorandum of Understanding with Professional Development Center of one of the top universities of Pakistan - National University of Sciences & Technology - has been signed under which Tech Valley’s Google Certified team will provide professional development trainings to faculty of the university, help them migrate their systems to cloud and integrate student labs with different Google APIs so they can explore cloud platform and related technologies with an aim to learn and further grow in the field of cloud computing. 

Honorable Federal Minister for Science and Technology, Pakistan - Senator Shibli Faraz was invited as a Chief Guest at this memorable MOU Signing Ceremony. He said, “This partnership encompasses the 5th industrial revolution. This will be one of the many upcoming steps towards emerging and digital Pakistan. Academia, Private Sector & Government needs to join forces in future as well to emerge as a developed and progressive country.”

The wide-ranging project includes building innovative technology infrastructure inside NUST, to provide Google Cloud services & training to the university and the students. It also entails the opening of an important center dedicated to artificial intelligence, training and professional support for startups through initiatives to be defined jointly by Tech Valley, NUST and Google Cloud. The MoU carried out today will contribute towards the digital economy, creating employment opportunities for our youth in the emerging areas, leap-frog the technology curve and establish cutting-edge technology ecosystems.

Lieutenant General Javed Mahmood Bukhari (Retired), Rector NUST, appreciated the efforts of Tech Valley Pakistan and the team for connecting NUST with Google in such a short span of time. Dr. Rizwan Riaz SI (M), Pro-Rector NIC, NUST added that these training will help in adding value for the  professional & youth along with modernizing & enhancing security of the existing applications & infrastructure. 

About Tech Valley Pakistan: Tech Valley Pakistan is a digitally enhanced social enterprise that was founded in 2015 with the mission to inculcate the culture of technology and entrepreneurship along with prioritizing Digitization and E-governance to pave a path for sustainable growth. To further support the vision of Digital Pakistan, Tech Valley has partnered with Google for Education, Google Cloud and Google Workspace.