December 23, 2020
PITB has signed Agreements with KPITB and universities of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for establishment of National Freelance Training Program (NFTP) Centers and expansion of National Incubation Centers (NICs). The agreements were signed by Chairman PITB Azfar Manzoor , MD KPITB Dr. Sahibzada Ali Mahmud and representatives of partner universities namely University of Malakand, Institute of Management Sciences Peshawar, and Gomal University Dera Ismail Khan. NICs will be established in Kohat University of Science and Technology, and University of Swat.
Advisor to Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Science and Information Technology Ziaullah Bangash was the chief guest. Special Assistant to CM KP on Information and Higher Education Kamran Bangash, Member Provincial Assembly Fasial Amin Gandapur, Federal Secretary on MoITT Shoaib Ahmad Saddiqui, PITB DG e-Governance Sajid Latif , PITB Additional DG IT Infrastructure Sajjad Ghani, Director KPITB Asim Jamsheed, and Vice Chancellors from the aforementioned universities also attended the ceremony.
NFTP is sponsored by the Ministry of Information Technology & Telecommunication (MoITT) with a vision to provide freelancing training to empower youth and promote technology and entrepreneurship across Pakistan. PITB and KPITB also signed MoU for mutual cooperation in Information Security.