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By Mustafa Najoom
There is no stat to put to it, but approximately every social gathering in Pakistan involves at least one person talking about how someone from their family or friends is doing a degree in an IT field – unless they’re one of those folk where everyone in their family is in the medical field.
But why then do we not see a proportionate rise in the supply of skilled IT professionals in our country? Statistics suggest that only 20% of those who enroll in a tech degree end up pursuing a career in the sector – why?
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IT Mei Hai Paisa” is Gaper’s anthem to promote IT as a career path for a common person in Pakistan. No, it doesn’t mean money should be the only driving force behind your career decisions. It only serves to highlight the latent boom the industry is experiencing in our country in the form of startups, digitization of existing systems, and foreign investments (note how several startups have successfully raised funding rounds in recent years).
While global organisations are increasingly moving towards advanced technologies, Pakistani engineers are a little behind. AFP/File
It’s somewhat ironic how Donald Trump came to power on the rhetoric of reversing what he and his supporters called “too much of globalisation”. In fact, he was successful to an extent. He pulled out of, and renegotiated, trade agreements even if he couldn’t bring jobs back home from abroad.
But after Covid-19, the entire narrative and four years of effort took a logistical hit. Everything that could be moved online did, thus blurring the idea of border and space itself. As a result, remote work and distributed teams became increasingly common and embraced by companies of all sizes, especially in the technology arena. Naturally, local entrepreneurs saw a potential market, thanks to the burgeoning of tech talent demand along with an increased familiarity and acceptance for remote work.
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