Pakistan, Aug. 22 -- The Government of Pakistan and Google on Friday signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to accelerate the country's digital transformation, expand digital skills and promote artificial intelligence-driven innovation, with an ambitious target of taking Pakistan's IT exports and digital economy to $30 billion by 2030.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif witnessed the signing ceremony and hosted a special reception in honour of the visiting Google leadership delegation, a Prime Minister's Office news release said.

Addressing the ceremony, Shehbaz Sharif described the agreement as an important milestone in Pakistan's partnership with Google and said it would help empower the country's youth with modern tools, tech...