Former IBM Official and NUST Executive Appointed as Chairman Special Technology Zones Authority
Prime Minister Imran Khan has appointed Amer Ahmed Hashmi as Chairperson for the Special Technology Zones Authority (STZA), according to a notification issued by the cabinet division.
In accordance with the Ordinance for the establishment of Special Technology Zones Authority on December 2, 2020 by President Arif Alvi, the new authority will focus on the growth of the scientific and technological ecosystem in the country, primarily through fostering the development of technology zones and high-tech industrial parks, thereby contributing to the acceleration of the evolution of the national system of innovation.