He said that companies like Facebook effect too many people and “it’s important that in critical decision making involve wider section of consumers and data protection must be ensured at all times.”
International Electric Vehicle (EV) manufacturers including MG Motors already setting up facilities in Pakistan, according to Fawad Chaudhry, the Federal Minister for Science and Technology.
However, the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) has approved the Electric Vehicle Policy which will end the monopoly of car manufacturers in the country, he mentioned.
He said EVs can also help improve urban air quality, reduce noise pollution, and significantly reduce the health costs associated with pollution in urban areas.
Fawad Chaudhry invited tech giants like Huawei and others to form new partnerships with Pakistan, while expressing high hopes for the Dubai GITEX 2020 conference.
Back in September, the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) approved the Alsons, becoming the second company for the production of ventilators, as the country seeks to make itself self-sufficient in the manufacturing of PPEs and other related equipment required to curb the COVID pandemic.
Addressing the media at the University of Lahore, he said that Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz supremo Nawaz Sharif will be in Pakistan by the January 15, 2021.
Meanwhile, the minister was of the view that the country needs to increase its exports, in order to achieve economic growth and for that one needs to focus on adopting the technology.
Chaudhry in a tweet post on Friday said that the water recharge station technology developed by the Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources (PCRWR) is being used in Lahore, for the rapid drainage of stormwater.
The development was announced by the Federal of Science and Technology Chaudhry Fawad Hussain, who termed it as a ‘landmark decision’ and was of the view that the decision will place Pakistan in the multi-billion dollars Cannabidiol (CBD) Market.
"From this year, electric buses will start running in Pakistan, and in three years, full manufacturing of these buses will commence in Pakistan," he added.
Pakistan auto sector is dominated by the Big Three i.e. Toyota, Suzuki and Honda, the trio of Japanese auto manufacturers is often criticized by the public for not introducing many improvements in its products, despite charging high prices.
The Karachi born Dr. Mavalvala will succeed Michael Sipser, who will return to the faculty as the Donner Professor of Mathematics, after six years of service, informed MIT.
“We want the entire district of Sialkot to be given the status similar to Gwadar so that the exports of $400 million can be increased to $2 billion in two years,” he said.
