Vision2Success

Pakistan is on the cusp of a digitization explosion. Rarely has there been a time in its 72-year history that a new approach (in this case digital and technology) held so much promise and potential and where, with a few tweaks in policy and improvements in IT and telecom infrastructure and connectivity, e-commerce, digital finance, education and agriculture, we can collectively make a significant impact on growth.

The reality: Although the stats seem impressive on the digital availability side, much needs to be done on the digital thinking and digital literacy side of the equation. Digital literacy will require a concerted effort from all stakeholders, and as a developing nation Pakistan faces the typical multi-pronged sword of lack of talent, funds and synchronisation. Pakistan’s digital efforts are mostly made on an individual basis and do not equate to an overall direction-setting, which is essential to achieve systematic change.