Nepal Aims for 5 Lakh Digital Economy Jobs by 2035
Summary
Nepal has set a target of creating 5 lakh direct digital economy jobs and 10 lakh indirect jobs by 2035, with the sector’s contribution to GDP expected to reach 12 percent. E-governance officials say the country must move beyond simply shifting queues and paperwork online to achieve real digital transformation.
Key Points
- Nepal aims to create 5 lakh direct and 10 lakh indirect jobs in the digital economy and IT sector by 2035.
- Officials expect the digital economy to contribute 12 percent to Nepal’s GDP and generate more than 9 kharba in annual exports of services and products.
- Dipesh Bist said real digital transformation requires integrated information exchange across government offices instead of repeated document requests.
- He argued that digitization and digitalization are not the same as genuine digital transformation.
