Talking to a group of journalists, SAP Country Managing Director, Saquib Ahmad, informed them that the company was in the process of acquiring regulatory approval to set up a Software Development Centre in Pakistan.
He is optimistic that SAP will receive approvals from different institutions by next year, which is a major milestone to set up the software development house aimed at creating job opportunities for students and professionals by providing them training in in-demand fields.
In recent years, various global social media and IT companies have established their educational units in Pakistan including Facebook which set up innovation labs at LUMs in 2019, and Google launched a Gaming Growth Lab in Pakistan, a virtual program, designed to help to emerge mobile-gaming enterprises expand their offerings and grow their businesses.
At present, SAP is providing digital solutions to leading Pakistani companies in the public and private sectors, enabling them to achieve higher growth. It has been working with leading IT companies in Pakistan, including Systems Limited, IBM, and Siemens work with SAP, he said.