Staff Reporter
Islamabad
Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication along with Tech Valley Pakistan, Telecom Foundation and Virtual University has launched a nationwide program with Google to help kids learn coding along with other IT skills.
A ceremony in this regard held here at the committee room of the Ministry of IT and Telecommunication on Wednesday, said a press release.
Federal Minister inaugurated the Google CS First Programm. Secretary IT Shoaib Ahmad Siddiqui was also present on the occasion.
CS First is an early age coding program for kids aged between 9 to 14 and consists of a free computer science curriculum that makes coding easy to teach and fun to learn through video-based activities, with different themes like sports, art, and game design.
“CS First Program is the comprehension of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s vision of Digital Pakistan and is an important stepping stone in introducing digitalization in Pakistan”, said Syed Amin Ul Haque, Federal Minister for IT and Telecommunication. He said CS First Program will prove best platform for Pakistani students.
The platform which will be used in this regard is “Scratch” platform, a specialized tool researched and developed by MIT.
As an official Google partner, Tech Valley Pakistan will assist the MoITT with the roll-out of the program, starting from the Telecom Foundation schools.
