Creating Tech Jobs

Imagine a world, where a layperson with at least a high school education can earn a minimum of 1 lakh Nepali rupees. Staying at home, close by with their family, not only are families intact but the country is also advancing technologically. Imagine Nepal as a country that attracts and fosters technology-based businesses, entrepreneurs, and startups all across the globe. Imagine large tech companies recruiting Nepali tech employees in drives. Imagine Nepal’s home-grown applications taking over App Stores and Play Stores across the globe.

That imagination is not far from reality. That imagination can become Nepal’s future in the next ten years. For that, we need to upgrade our entire tech ecosystem, from investments in education, and digital infrastructure to laying down necessary legal frameworks.

Education: How well is our education system contributing to students’ employability? Investment in education should focus on skills and employability of students post-graduation. Generating human resources deft at technological skills through informal education and trainings by organizing bootcamps will be prioritized. Graduates of such bootcamps will be guided through hiring processes across various tech jobs.

Legal frameworks: What kind of taxation laws are necessary to encourage people to engage in tech companies? What kind of tax incentives for investors, grants for startups, and government-backed loans or guarantees are crucial? What kind of policies on data centers, data storage, cybersecurity, digital signature, cloud, etc should be created?

As part of our larger goal of introducing a bill catering to the information technology sector, we completed our first IT Bill Hackathon on March 18, 2023.