Kathmandu, Feb. 25 -- Nepal's information technology industry reached a symbolic economic milestone in 2025, with sector representatives estimating that service exports crossed the $1 billion mark, more than doubling in just three years.

But industry leaders and researchers say milestones alone do not guarantee long-term success. Sustaining the growth, they argue, will depend on improvements in education, digital infrastructure and policy stability as well as the sector's ability to generate hundreds of thousands of new tech-enabled jobs in the coming decade.

The question is whether Nepal has the institutional readiness, education reforms, digital infrastructure and policy stability required to sustain growth - and whether the country c...