Title front - Sindh Board Of Investment, Government Of Sindh

Benefits of the IT City• BearingPoint estimates the creation of 100,000 IT jobs with over US$ 1 billion in foreign exchange perannum in Pakistan.• It is the vision of the Government of Sindh’s vision to establish the IT City to catapult Pakistan onto theglobal stage and cement Pakistan’s place as an emerging and viable hub for global off-shoring.• Kickstart the IT/ITES and BPO industry.• Act as a great enabler for the knowledge worker market.• Would propel Karachi to the forefront of the ITES/BPO sector.• Generate a large number of jobs in multiple sectors such as construction, real estate, IT, R&D and soon.• Will attract FDI by making the BBS IT City, Karachi the instantaneous choice of Fortune 100’s andmajor global corporations.• Will become the hub of innovation through the setting up of more R&D labs thereby spawning morecompanies based on innovation.• Would provide a compelling and advanced work, life and leisure environment for the fast-pacedBPO/ITES industry.• Will put Karachi on the global map as the premier city in Pakistan for innovation and IT development.• A successful IT City is an engine of change and economic development.• It would help attract regional and global participants.• Allows various activities in IT and ICT to achieve critical mass.• Will generate economies of scale.• Will boosts related upstream and downstream industries.Job Creation• The project will generate thousands of new jobs immediately during the construction phase of theproject• Construction employment.• Will absorbs rural labor and semi-skilled workers.• Will permit large-scale participation from women workers.• For every PKR 10m invested in housing, nearly 290 industries in the material sector getactivatedbeside core-manufacturing sectors _ cement, steel and bricksSindh - The Land of Endless Opportunities