Pakistan–China Digital Collaboration
Context:
Pakistan and China have signed 24 Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) in Beijing to deepen digital and IT cooperation, aligned with the next phase of the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
Summary
• 24 MoUs signed under the Joint Working Group on IT Cooperation.
• 1 government-to-government, 7 government-to-business, 16 business-to-business.
• Objective: Create a “digital corridor” to strengthen ICT infrastructure, AI adoption, and IT exports.
• Focus on innovation, digital capacity-building, and expanding opportunities for Pakistani tech firms.
• Skill development: Target to train 3 lakh (300,000) Pakistani youth in advanced digital skills.
• Strategic linkage: IT cooperation positioned as a core pillar of CPEC Phase-II.
• CPEC context: Launched in 2014, connects Xinjiang with Gwadar Port, now expanding from physical to digital connectivity.
