Huawei and NIBAF train State Bank’s employees in digital skills
Huawei Technologies Pakistan, in
collaboration with the National Institute of Banking and Finance (NIBAF), has
successfully completed the first training batch for employees of the State Bank
of Pakistan (SBP) aimed at boosting their digital skills.
This training initiative follows the
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed in September 2024, which establishes a
framework for empowering SBP staff in digital transformation and related
fields.
Huawei's goal is to foster digital
empowerment within Pakistan's banking and governance sectors, ultimately
enhancing operational efficiency. The inaugural one-week training program took
place at the NIBAF Campus in Karachi and focused on Datacom certification.
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A certification ceremony was
attended by Mr. Asim Iqbal, Chief Technology Officer and Executive Director of
ITG-SBP, and Mr. Ahmed Bilal Masud, Deputy CEO of Huawei Technologies Pakistan.
Participants received certificates and engaged in discussions about strategic
initiatives to further strengthen Pakistan’s banking governance sector.
Asim Iqbal expressed gratitude for
Huawei’s contributions, highlighting the importance of ongoing training to
enhance the organization’s human resource capabilities.
"Huawei is proud to partner
with the State Bank, marking just the beginning of many initiatives to come.
The banking sector is undergoing significant digital transformation globally,
and we are excited to collaborate with the SBP to enhance capabilities for the
benefit of Pakistan’s citizens. Our motto is to build a Fully Connected,
Intelligent Pakistan, and this is a vital step in that journey," stated
Ahmed Bilal Masud.
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This partnership will extend over
the next three years, offering technical training in areas such as Datacom,
Cloud Computing, Big Data, Cybersecurity, and Artificial Intelligence, aiming
to significantly bolster the workforce in Pakistan’s banking sector.
Source: Urdu Point