ISLAMABAD – Former search engine Google executive Tania Aidrus has returned to lead Digital Pakistan project, around four years after she stepped down from the flagship project over dual citizenship issue.
The tech pioneer, who helped creating several finest apps and platforms, once again joined the federal government’s digitization project as PML-N led government took significant step towards digital transformation by establishing a high-level committee led by Tania.
Ms Aidrus was appointed as the convener of the Digital Pakistan committee, a notification shared by the IT and Telecom Ministry said.
The committee, chaired by the federal state minister for IT, will compile recommendations for the country’s digitization infrastructure, ensuring transparency and efficiency in government processes.
Tania Aidrus
During Imran Khan’s government, Tania got the key role to lead Pakistan’s transformation into a digital society.
Tania Aidrus completed her Master of Business Administration MBA from MIT Sloan School of Management and a bachelors from Brandeis University.
She started working some 15 years back in tech industry, and aims at internet’s potential to break down information barriers and transform lives and economies.
She led product management and payments at Google’s Next Billion Users (NBU) division, aiding developing countries in transitioning to digital payments from cash.
She also served as Google’s Country Manager for South Asia Emerging Markets, overseeing operations in Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka from the Singapore headquarters.
In 2017, Aidrus co-founded ClickDiagnostics, a mobile health diagnosis company aimed at connecting rural patients with healthcare experts.
