Google has officially completed its registration in Pakistan and will soon open a local office, Federal Minister for IT and Telecommunication Shaza Fatima Khawaja announced on Saturday.
The announcement came as the manufacturing of Google Chromebooks has started in Haripur.
“Google has completed its registration in Pakistan and will soon set up its office here,” Shaza said during a press conference. She added that approximately 500,000 to 600,000 Google Chromebooks will be produced in Pakistan each year.
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“This step will bring technology transfer, create jobs, and introduce best practices in local manufacturing,” she noted.
The Chromebook assembly line was launched on November 4 through a partnership between Google for Education’s local partner Tech Valley, the NRTC, and Australia-based Allied. Operations are based in Haripur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. IT Minister highlighted that the government aims to export these Chromebooks and further expand the production line in the future.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has previously emphasized that local assembly of IT products, including Chromebooks, will lower costs for Pakistanis and strengthen foreign exchange reserves by building an export-focused technology sector.
