Digital transformation imperative for development: Chairman HEC
Staff Reporter
PESHAWAR: Prof Dr Mukhtar Ahmed, Chairman, Higher Education Commission, has said that digital advancement had become the need of the hour for every organization to work at par with global trends that’s why digital transformation was highly important for all businesses – from a small entity to a large enterprise.
He stated this during a function held at a local hotel on Saturday, wherein he inaugurated the Cisco International Networking Academy and Support Centre at BRAINS Institute, Peshawar. The event marked by a large number of professionals, including educationists, researchers, industrialists and media persons from Pakistan and abroad.
“The setting up of Cisco International Networking Academy and Support Centre will provide a host of opportunities for the educational institutions, including schools, colleges and universities of public and private sector in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,” said Prof Dr Mukhtar Ahmed, adding that HEC really admired and supported such initiatives to promote innovative IT technologies in Pakistan.
Fahim Anwar, Country Manager, Cisco International Pakistan, stated, “In association with the Cisco Country Office, Cisco International Networking Academy and Support Center at BRAINS Institute will be an IT skills development and career building program for both the public and private sector organizations.”
“Leading the digital transformation, BRAINSTEC (BRAINS Technology Enterprise Center) is an enduring initiative of BRAINS Institute for imparting education, training and research services in emerging hi-tech fields,” told Zafar Ullah Khan, Rector, BRAINS Institute, adding that the joint initiative of Cisco International and BRAINS Institute was to develop highly skilled workforce and prepare the future leaders through access to advanced technology.
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