BEIJING: Pakistan and China have agreed to collaborate in developing innovative digital technology products and solutions.
An understanding to this effect was reached during the visit of Pakistan’s Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal to the iSoftStone Information Technology Park in Beijing on Wednesday.
The two sides exchanged views on future cooperation in the field of Information Technology.
The Pakistani side on the occasion also delivered a presentation on technology integration in the construction of China-Pakistan Economic Cooperation.
The Minister visited the headquarters and exhibition area and was shown a demonstration of the latest products, services and solutions being provided by the company.
He was given a briefing on the company’s business development in the Middle East and Central Asia.
The minister, along with the Pakistani delegation, was received by Vice President of International Business Department Yin Lu and Vice President Intelligent Electronics Li Chuan, a news release said.
iSoftStone is a leading Chinese enterprise in innovative digital technology products and services. It provides software and digital technology services, computing products and digital infrastructure services， digital energy and smart computing services.
The company has served more than 10 important industries with 1100 domestic and foreign customers, of which more than 230 are Fortune Global 500 companies or China’s top 500 companies.
iSoftStone has been well recognised and won many awards, such as “2023 China’s Top 100 Companies with Comprehensive Competitiveness in Software and Information Technology Services” and many others.
Federal Minister Prof. Ahsan Iqbal visited #iSoftStone IT Park in Beijing to explore opportunities for strengthening IT cooperation for CPEC. During the visit, Minister Iqbal and the Pakistani delegation were briefed on the company’s innovations and business growth in the Middle… pic.twitter.com/AauJQpUmeC
— Ministry of Planning and Development (@PlanComPakistan) December 18, 2024
It is pertinent to mention that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif during a meeting with Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Jiang Zaidong in September this year said that Pakistan was looking to enhance its cooperation with China in key areas, including information technology, artificial intelligence, and modern agriculture.
The prime minister commended the Chinese leadership’s vision for consistently strengthening Pakistan-China strategic relations and upgrading the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
