Saturday, 07 November 2015 13:04
General Electric (GE) has announced that it’s going to invest $ 50 million in Pakistan to set up a first of its kind technology and Digital Center in Pakistan. It aims to strengthen digitalization and enhance local capabilities of GE Pakistan and help develop new projects in the energy sector.
According to local media reports, The Center will be grounds for customer and developer collaboration on development of software solutions and Industrial Internet applications and will deliver training to build the skills of Pakistan’s technical & skilled professionals. Investment in local manufacturing will reinforce GE’s commitment to building local talent, lean manufacturing capability and indigenization of technology.
GE Pakistan President and CEO Sarim Sheikh said that Pakistan’s young and vibrant talent pool of software professionals is uniquely positioned to leverage the opportunity.