Oxfam in Pakistan and Bargad in collaboration with Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication (MOITT) organized a 2-day consultative meeting on Digital Pakistan Policy (DPP) 2021. It specifically discussed ways to include rural youth especially women, transgender persons and disabled persons in the DPP 2021.
Participants were briefed about the process of developing the Digital Pakistan Policy 2021 by the Ministry officials present at the event. The policy is expected to be launched at the end of August 2021. This 2-day meeting was part of this process. It specifically discussed issues and policy solutions for digital inclusion.
Speaking at the event, Member IT Syed Junaid Imam said that the DPP 2021 is being formulated through a comprehensive consultative process from all four provinces and the two regions (Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir). He said the policy is a start to the digital era for Pakistan and will provide the necessary elements to tab the digital global market.
Digitization is not only about business, it is also for providing services to marginalized groups. Overall objective of the DPP 2021 is economic growth and citizen empowerment, he added
Sabiha Shaheen, Executive Director, Bargad said that policy design is as important as the policy implementation. The real issue is to make policy work for the marginalized groups in implementation.
