ISLAMABAD (APP) – In a big stride for science diplomacy, Pakistan and Romania are gearing up to deepen collaboration in cutting-edge fields, together with synthetic intelligence, cybersecurity, renewable power, and inexperienced innovation.
The transfer comes as Federal Minister for Science and Technology Khalid Hussain Magsi met with Romanian Ambassador to Pakistan, Dan Stoenescu, to chart a strong agenda for bilateral cooperation spanning science, know-how, schooling, and innovation.
During the assembly, Ambassador Stoenescu reaffirmed Romania’s readiness to join Pakistan with main European Union-funded programmes akin to Horizon Europe (€95.5 billion analysis and innovation programme), Erasmus+ for educational trade, and the Digital Europe Programme.
These platforms would open doorways for Pakistani establishments to have interaction in joint analysis, high-tech initiatives, and academic initiatives on the world degree.
Khalid Magsi was briefed on Romania’s quickly increasing tech ecosystem, contributing over 6% to its GDP, powered by greater than 200,000 expert IT professionals and internet hosting world giants like Microsoft, IBM, Amazon, and Oracle. Romania can be house to billion-dollar “unicorn” corporations akin to UiPath, Bitdefender, Elrond, and FintechOS, backed by thriving innovation hubs in cities like Cluj-Napoca, Timisoara, Iasi, Brasov, and Bucharest, he added.
Commending Romania’s transformation right into a knowledge-based economic system, Khalid Magsi expressed Pakistan’s eager curiosity in studying from its success story.
Both sides mentioned joint ventures for software program exports to EU and Gulf markets, capability constructing in cybersecurity, educational exchanges, and analysis collaborations in AI, IoT, blockchain, and e-government options.
To institutionalise cooperation, Ambassador Stoenescu proposed a Memorandum of Understanding between Pakistan’s Ministry of Science and Technology and Romania’s National Authority for Digitalization and National Authority for Research.
He additionally advised organising a Romania–Pakistan Science and Technology Forum, with a particular concentrate on IT sector linkages.
“Romania stands ready for practical, results-oriented cooperation that supports Pakistan’s national priorities while strengthening our bilateral partnership,” mentioned the ambassador, inviting Khalid Magsi to go to Romania’s main analysis institutes, universities, and know-how parks.
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