Consultation for new IT Policy promises inclusion of rural youth
July 29, 2021
ISLAMABAD: Oxfam in Pakistan and Bargad in collaboration with Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication (MOITT) organised a two-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 and this two-day meeting was part of this process. It specifically discussed issues and policy solutions for digital inclusion, says a press release.
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