Road to 10 Billion $ IT Exports in Pakistan Ft. Syed Ahmad | 395 | TBT Dubai

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00:00 Introduction
02:07 The Current IT Landscape in Pakistan
04:00 Global Talent Migration: Assessing Pakistan's Brain Drain
06:22 Muzamil’s Opinion
07:42 The Influx of Talent in Today's Market
09:40 Issues in the Current Talent Pool
11:23 IT Investment: Private Sector Solutions for Success?
16:48 Where to Invest in IT?
23:00 Growth Insights
23:42 Potential Impact of New Policies on the IT Sector
25:19 Pushing Towards an Informal Economy?
29:28 Current Tax Regime
34:52 The Ethical Deficit
41:00 Roots of the Issue
48:30 STZA’s: What happened there?
57:21 Dollars Parked Abroad, Recent Policy & Financial Dynamics
1:03:18 IT Services Industry vs. IT Enabled Jobs
1:06:35 Future-Proofing Freelancers in the Space
1:10:13 Strategic Global Expansion
1:18:08 Work Culture: Indians vs Pakistanis
1:26:06 Steps to Build Opportunities
1:34:20 Future Outlook of the Industry
1:42:33 Is 10 Billion $ Possible in 5 Years?
1:43:55 Would he work in the Govt?
1:46:26 Current Pasha Leadership
1:49:10 Factors Keeping the Industry Leaders Apart
1:56:04 Ending Note

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