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DigiSkills – Programa Nacional Gratuito de Formación en Competencias Digitales
Pakistan · Islamabad · See the Pakistan profile
Programa gubernamental de Pakistán con 15 cursos en línea gratuitos de competencias digitales; más de 5,14 millones de formaciones completadas hasta marzo de 2026, más de 800 000 mujeres capacitadas, generando 1.650 millones USD en ingresos de exportación vía freelancing.
5.14 million
Formaciones completadas (by Mar 2026)
800,000+
Mujeres formadas
$1.65 billion
Ingresos de exportación freelance de los graduados
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
DigiSkills de Pakistán es un programa gubernamental que ofrece cursos gratuitos de competencias digitales en línea para desarrollar la capacidad de trabajo freelance y de exportación.
Results
Para marzo de 2026 se habían completado 5,14 millones de formaciones en 15 cursos gratuitos, con más de 800.000 mujeres formadas, y los graduados generaron 1.650 millones de USD en ingresos de exportación por trabajo freelance.
Implementation
Implementation detail (cost, timeline, staffing, conditions for success) is not yet available for this practice.
Data sources
Where this practice's information was retrieved from, and when.
- C-NAPSE web research — accessed 2026-06-21
- Ignite – National Technology Fund / Virtual University of Pakistan — accessed 2026-06-21
- DigiSkills.pk – Official Programme Website — accessed 2026-06-21
- Pakistan Economic Survey 2024-25, Chapter 15 – Information Technology — accessed 2026-06-21
- Profit Pakistan Today – Freelance training generates $1.65 billion (May 2025) — accessed 2026-06-21
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