Experts have agreed that alongside the rest of the world, Pakistan has entered the fifth industrial revolution due to technologically enabled developments. Elaborating, he mentioned that the first stage was the steam engine while the second was based on mass production and electricity. “The biggest example of the fifth revolution in Pakistan is that at present we have around 80 million mobile broadband subscribers and the e-commerce industry is gearing up for a robust position,” Akram said. From emergency to infrastructureCorley shared that Pakistan was closely observing digital passports, particularly in the case of Covid-19. The purpose of this was to make sure that governments utilise the already available technology in the best possible way.

Source: The Express Tribune January 14, 2022 14:50 UTC