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Centre to produce techsavvy human resource
IIUI, PITB sign MoU to encourage entrepreneurship
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ISLAMABAD:
The International Islamic University, Islamabad (IIUI) and the Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB) have signed an agreement for the establishment of the National Freelance Training Center (NFTC) at the university. Training will be imparted to youth at the centre to empower them for employment, said an official. The focus is on producing skilled and techsavvy human resource to cope with the challenges of modern technology.
The agreement is aimed to promote technology and entrepreneurship across the country. Both the university and the board have agreed to jointly work for mainstreaming digital skills. The MoU signing ceremony was held at the Faisal Masjid Campus of the University which was joined by IIUI President Dr Hathal Homoud Alotaibi who also signed the document. PITB Project Management Unit Representatives Qambar Ali and Naila Mehmood were also present
COMMENT | The Mandela of Malayan journalism
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COMMENT | More than anyone else in Malaysia and Singapore, Said Zahari’s name must surely be immortalised as symbolising the struggle for press freedom. The defining moment was, of course, the
Utusan Melayu strike of 1961, when he led his colleagues to resist the newspaper’s takeover by interests tied to Umno, the ruling party then and now.
The strike was remarkable for many reasons; two deserve special mention. First, it involved Malay workers unlike most labour struggles historically associated with ethnic Chinese and Indian workers.
Second, the strike was not primarily over workers’ welfare, but instead tried to resist the takeover and transformation of the previously independent Malay-language newspaper into a ruling party tool.
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IIU, PITB agree on setting up freelance training centre
Islamabad
April 11, 2021
Islamabad: The International Islamic University (IIU) and Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB) signed an agreement for establishment of National Freelance Training Center (NFTC) at the university.
In the center, freelancing training will be provided to youth to empower them for employment. It will be focused on producing skilled and digitally aware human resource. The agreement is aimed to promote technology and entrepreneurship across the country. Both the university and the board have agreed to jointly work for main streaming the digital skills.
The MoU signing ceremony was held at the Faisal Masjid Campus of the University which was joined by IIU President Dr. Hathal Homoud Alotaibi who also signed the document. Representatives of the PITB Project Management Unit Qumbar Ali & Naila Mehmood were also present on the occasion. It was also attended by the Vice President Administration, Financ