Minister Sharma: Country's development possible with proper utilization of information and technology

Kathmandu:  Minister for Communications and Information Technology Rekha Sharma has said that the country could be developed through the proper utilization of information and technology.

Minister Sharma while inaugurating the 20th National Technological Festival in Pulchok Engineering Campus from today. Where. she stressed tapping the rapid development of information and technology for the country's development.

'The Cyber Security Policy, 2024 has been passed and there is a lack of several laws in the information technology sector,  The government shall devise the laws required for this sector and the country should be made self-reliant through the development of information technology,'  she reiterated.

Similarly, Stating the government shall always extend cooperation for quality education and technology-related education where Minister Sharma asserted that the government is actively involved in producing human resources in the technical sector as well. She even stated that Pulchok Engineering Campus is a 'brand' in itself and urged its graduates to pay attention to the country's development after earning expertise across the globe.

Likewise, Tribhuvan University Vice Chancellor Shivalal Bhusal opined that not only studying but transforming what one has studied into a skill set has become the international trend these days, and the students themselves organizing the technological expo is significant. He stressed that being involved in technological development and its use is important.

Dean of the Institute of Engineering, Sashidhar Ram Joshi said that Pulchok Engineering Campus is an outstanding institution for engineering studies and it was capable of competing not only at the national level but internationally as well. Campus Chief Dr Indra Prasad Acharya said the exhibition will run for three days.

New IT-related devices and the use of IT in tourism, agriculture, and health, among other sectors, are on display in the exhibition.

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