'Google For Startups' Launches Accelerator Program for Pakistani Startups.

KARACHI -- 'Google for Startups' (GFS) has launched a 3-month, online accelerator program to nurture high-potential, early-stage tech-startups across Pakistan, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines.

The program is committed to support homegrown entrepreneurs implement their solutions while enriching local ideas to evolve. In the last few months, COVID-19 has ushered in an era of profound changes to the way we live and work, causing businesses to rethink strategies and product roadmaps. At the forefront of this change are startups, stepping up to solve for new and unforeseen challenges as they always have done - with agility, innovative technology, and resilience.

Developer-Relations Program Manager at Google - Thye Yeow Bok, announced that; "Applications are now open for Google for Startups Accelerator: Southeast Asia. This year, we are also inviting startup entrepreneurs from Pakistan, particularly the ones who are resolving today's socio-economic issues in key sectors like; healthcare, education, finance or logistics."

He further emphasized that, "Use of Artificial-Intelligence, Machine-Learning or Data-Analysis is being encouraged, to enable smooth functioning of industries, while ensuring social-distancing, as per WHO regulations/restrictions. This will make the world more inclusive, even for the elderly and the people with disabilities."

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