The 2025-2027 strategic planning meeting of Computer Association Nepal Federation (CAN) with the goal of making Nepal a global IT hub has been completed. The meeting held at Hetaunda of Makwanpur on 16th and 17th of February has decided a two-year roadmap to strengthen the information technology sector of Nepal.
In the meeting, President Sunaina Ghimire Pandey presented an action plan to improve the policy sector. She told the plan to work in various fields with the aim of making Nepal a global IT hub through improving the existing policy, technology development, research promotion and international cooperation for the creation of Digital Nepal.
Under this, policy initiatives such as Data Protection Act, E-Governance Blueprint, Ride Sharing Act, Dot NP Policy, Industry 4.0, Plan to free Nepal from high cyber security threat, Promotion of Made in Nepal software and services, ICT standardization and establishment of IT Board, Reform of Labor Act, Passing of IT Bill, Amendment of Broadband Internet Tax etc. will be carried forward. Did it .
Besides, there is emphasis on providing up to five percent share in foreign investment (FDI), tax exemption in IT industry, programs to promote startups and developing industry-friendly skills through finishing school . It has been committed to take concrete steps to make the Nepali IT industry competitive at the international level, conduct programs for women empowerment through ICT and promote the digital economy. Based on the plans and programs presented in the
meeting, the strategy for the next two years has been decided. Ranjit Kumar Podar, the outgoing president of the CAN federation, pointed out the need for policy making to increase the economic contribution of the technology sector and emphasized that digital literacy, innovation, policy reform and global partnership should be given priority. kept .
