By
TRN Online, Kathmandu,
June 11: Minister for Communication and Information Rekha Sharma has said that
the ministry has set a target of providing direct employment to five lakh and
indirect employment to a million in the next 10 years in the information
technology (IT) sector.
She
said that the government has already decided to mark the upcoming year as the
starting year of the Decade of Information Technology and to establish IT as a
pillar of economy.
We
have a plan to develop Nepal as an IT hub, export services worth Rs. 3
trillion within a decade, she said speaking at a programme here today.
The
Minister shared that discussions were being held to form a task force to settle
problems and remove irregularities in the ICT sector. "The task force to
be formed under the ministry will fix action plan with schedule setting
milestones for each year."