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Pak IT industry has grown to $2b: PSEB
The board of directors of the Pakistan Software Export Board (PSEB) was informed here on Wednesday that tremendous growth of 57% was seen in the IT sector over the last one year and Pakistan’s IT industry has grown to a size of two billion dollars. The meeting of board of directors of the Pakistan Software Export Board (PSEB) was held here at the PSEB head office and was chaired by Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecom Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari. Yusuf Hussain, Managing Director, PSEB presented a strategic road map for Pakistan IT Industry. While presenting the profile of the IT industry, Yusuf Hussain highlighted the tremendous growth of 57% in the sector over the last one year. He added that Pakistan IT industry has grown to a size of two billion dollars (using WTO formula mode 2 - the same formula used by India and other countries to calculate the industry size).
The PSEB has over 900 member companies including some world-class companies like MIXIT, Scrybe, NetSol, TPS, Pixsense, Folio3 and Si3. These companies have benefited from various PSEB initiatives, which have helped them track international clients. Some of these companies have also set up their offices in various parts of the world. Yusuf Hussain mentioned the following strategic areas implemented by PSEB to promote the industry. These include Marketing & PR, Industry HR Development, Company Capability Development, IT Parks, Strategy & Research, Industry Finance and Public Policy. As a result of these programs, there are more than 125 ISO and CMMI certified IT companies in Pakistan.
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