Opening ceremony of the 7th International Conference on Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development held at Mehran University

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 Wednesday, February 19, 2025 Hyderabad (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 19th February, 2025) The opening ceremony of the 7th International Conference on Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development organized by Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro, was held. Addressing the opening ceremony, Energy Sector Expert Engineer Irfan Ahmed said that an environmentally friendly energy transition is taking place, electricity is being generated from wind and solar energy, there are many wind power generation projects in Sindh and wind power is also cheap. He said that if the equipment is made in Pakistan, the cost of the projects will be reduced because at present most of the equipment is being purchased from abroad. He said that Pakistan has a lot of natural and natural sources and resources to generate environmentally friendly energy, but we are not using them properly. Engineer Irfan Ahmed said that due to the cost of buying equipment for wind power generation pr...
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The Smart Village project in Sialkot will play a significant role in bringing forward talented youth and solving the daily problems of the residents of the area, says Shiza Fatima Khawaja.

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 Saturday 14 December 2024


Sialkot (News International/ Pakistan News - 14th December, 2024) Minister of State for Information Technology and Telecommunication Shiza Fatima Khawaja has said that the aim of the Smart Village project under the government’s Digital Pakistan Vision is to digitally connect remote and rural areas with internet connectivity so that the quality of life of the people improves and daily matters including health and education become easier to solve digitally.


There is no shortage of talent and skills among the young population of Pakistan, there is a need to highlight their talents. The Smart Village project will play a significant role in bringing forward talented youth and solving the daily problems of the residents of the area. She said this while addressing the inauguration ceremony of Asia’s first Smart Village project in the village of Roors, a suburb of Sialkot, as the chief guest.


This pilot project has been launched in collaboration with the Ministry of Information, International Telecom Union, Huawei, Bidaari and Tele-Education in the village of Roads located in Tehsil Sambrial, 15 km from Sialkot. The duration will be 6 months and 100 girls and boys will be given business and computer skills courses at the Digital Village Center, which will provide employment opportunities for them and is part of Pakistan's Smart Villages project.

Sheza Fatima Khawaja said that Pakistan is the first country in the Asia-Pacific countries where the e-Village facility is being provided. He said that our commitment is to connect the people living in our villages and hamlets to the digital world. He said that the provision of digital facilities related to health and education in Rhodes is the first step. It is happy that the provision of modern computer labs and virtual education is going to be started in the girls' secondary school in Rhodes. In view of the difficulties in providing medical facilities, digital medical consultancy facilities are also being provided. The initiatives of the International Telecom Union, Huawei Pakistan, Tele-Education, Awareness and the Education Department for the project are commendable. Soon, similar smart village projects will be launched in all four provinces.

Regional Director International Telecom Union Etsuko Okuda also spoke and said that the Smart Village Pakistan initiative promotes a whole-of-government approach so that the fruits of digital transformation in sectors like health, education and agriculture can be reached to the rural and remote communities. Samar Abbas of Huawei Technologies Pakistan also spoke and said that the challenges that come with digitalization are huge but the opportunities in Pakistan are even bigger, digitalization is essential for competitiveness which represents an incentive to enhance the ability to play a more significant role in the international community.

Regional Director International Telecom Union Etsuko Okuda along with Director Ministry of Information Technology Hammad Waseem, Executive Director Awareness Arshad Mahmood Mirza and Vice Chairperson Hina Noreen inaugurated the Smart Classroom and Digital Village Center at Government Girls High School Roads.

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