Federal Minister for Education and Information Technology, Sardar Assef Ahmed Ali has said that 100,000 youths will be given IT training every year. Addressing a seminar on “Importance of Education in 21st Century” at Al-Hamra Hall on Saturday (Jan-29-2011), he said that he had directed all the concerned departments to chalk-out a comprehensive plan for IT training of the youth, which is the future of Pakistan. The minister said that efforts were being put in order to spread the broad-band system in every nook and corner of the country while 3G Mobile Technology was also being introduced in Pakistan this year. Pakistani youth has great potential in the field of IT and Telecom Technology, he said and hoped that in the field of software, Pakistan would be among top ten countries in future.
Sardar Assef said, we will have to allocate five to six per cent of the GDP for education sector for achievement of Millennium Development Goals by 2015. However, the federal and provincial governments are under immense financial pressure due to huge spending on war against terrorism, which is eating the vitals of our country.
The minister said that elements, who don’t want Pakistan and Islam, are creating terror in the name of Islam, which always advocates peace, love, tolerance and fraternity. Our holy Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) had established a peaceful society 1400 years ago, which is a role model of peace even today, he added.
The attackers of shrines of Hazrat Data Ganj Bukhsh (RA), Baba Farid (RA) and other saints, cannot be Muslim or civilized people, he asserted.
He stressed the need for forging unity among all segments of society to defeat terrorism and extremism once and for all.
Despite the challenges of terrorism, resettlement of IDPs, and the calamities of floods in the country, he said, the government was utilizing all available resources for the promotion of education including the technical and vocational training.
He said, the value of human resource had been ignored during military rules in Pakistan and the successive military dictators believed that population growth was the major factor hampering Pakistan’s development.
Sardar Assef cited that Japan had become one of the biggest industrial and technological advanced country despite losing two world wars as well as having no mineral resources.
The myth of Japan’s success was its focus on human resource, he added.
The Minister also appreciated the efforts and contribution of private sector in the vital sector of education.
On this occasion, Punjab Minister for Youth Affairs and Culture, Dr Tanvirul Islam stressed the need for improving the country’s educational system, while taking along the people having new ideas. “Pakistan has great talent in almost every field, however, we have to set our direction and destination in this regard,” he added.
Earlier, a presentation was given to participants on the Higher National Diploma (HND) offered by Edexcel, which signed an agreement with World Education Centre UK, in this regard.
The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has granted HND an equivalence to a two-year Bachelors degree and students are given admission in the 3rd year in universities around the globe to complete their graduation.
Later, both the ministers have given certificates to the participants of ‘21st Century Teachers Training’ organised by World Education Centre.
Former Punjab Minister Khush Akhtar Subhani was also present on this occasion.
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