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DigiSkills – National Free Online Digital Skills Training Programme

Pakistan · Islamabad · See the Pakistan profile · See the Islamabad profile

Evidence: Descriptive / self-reported Top 29% 88/100 · Ask Evidence Copilot about this practice

Pakistan's government programme delivering 15 free online digital skills courses; 5.14 million trainings completed by March 2026, 800,000+ women trained, with graduates generating $1.65 billion in freelancing export revenues.

5.14 million
Trainings completed (by Mar 2026)
800,000+
Women trained
$1.65 billion
Freelancing export revenues by graduates

Details

Maturity
Established
Promoter
Ignite – National Technology Fund / Virtual University of Pakistan
Period
2018-present
Keywords
Low-income households, youth, women, digital skills, freelancing, economic inclusion

Context

Pakistan's DigiSkills is a government programme delivering free online digital-skills courses to build freelancing and export capacity.

Results

By March 2026, 5.14 million trainings had been completed across 15 free courses, 800,000+ women trained, with graduates generating $1.65 billion in freelancing export revenues.

Implementation

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