Lahore: The Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry have imparted training on Amazon to more than 70 entreprneurs.
Punjab Minister for Higher Education and Information Technology Raja Yasir Humayun Sarfraz was the Chief Guest while LCCI Senior Vice President Muhammad Nasir Hameed Khan, Vice President Tahir Manzoor Chaudhry, Convener Standing Committee on Information Technology and Open Source Software Promotion & Development Yasir Khurshid, Chairman Punjab Information Technology Board Zafar Manzoor, Sohail Asgher, Rehman Aziz Chan and Sheikh Sajjad Afzal spoke on the occasion.
Speaking on the occasion, Punjab Minister for Higher Education and Information Technology Raja Yasir Humayun Sarfraz has said that the government has determined the direction of Pakistan’s IT sector. The government will provide IT training to 5000 companies in collaboration with the Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry.
The Minister said that Information Technology has become a culture and the leading international companies are directly associated with the Information Technology sector.
He shed light on the current situation of the higher education sector in Punjab and different initiatives being taken by government. He said that developing a higher education strategy for Punjab, transparency and good governance, setting-up of higher education management, research and learning institutes, modernization and rationalization of the framework for higher education sector are some of the prime priorities of the Punjab government.
The Minister also appreciated role of the Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry for the promotion of Information Technology.
LCCI Senior Vice President Muhammad Nasir Hameed Khan and Vice President Tahir Manzoor Chaudhry said that Information technology and automation are the key to success for the businesses. Entrepreneurs need to learn digital entrepreneurship which is contributing heavily to the economies of various countries.
They said that entrepreneurs should use IT as a tool to create business opportunities, to disseminate information about their businesses and to find out new partners.
The LCCI office-bearers said that information technology and automation can play a major role to increase the businesses whether it is large or small therefore Pakistani entrepreneurs should make right moves to get desired results. He said that young entrepreneurs should have innovative approach and right technology to succeed so that they could harness the power of IT.
They said that Information technology has transformed the way of doing business. Manual business functions have been automated with the development of personal computers, business software and Internet-based intranets. While companies may develop internal business technology to increase the effectiveness of business functions, they may also use personal digital products to enhance operations. Developing different uses for information technology and various computer-related devices can help companies develop a competitive advantage.
They said that information technology and automation allow a business to promote and market its own brand with a large number of customers using social media as a primary source in their purchase decisions. They said that social media is a major element in assisting consumers in their decision marketing process while customers and entrepreneurs could also interact directly through this important segment of information technology.
The LCCI office-bearers urged the government to utilize maximum resources for the promotion of Information Technology in the country enabling it to join the club of technologically advanced nations. Resources such social media networks, e-mail marketing, pop-up banner ads on Internet websites and other technology-based items can help companies saturate the economic marketplace.
At the end, the Minister and LCCI Vice President Tahir Manzoor Chaudhry distributed certificates among the participants of the training course.
