The IT Forum represents an important step in building a stronger technological bridge between Romania and Pakistan through the development of new partnerships, expanding market access and the exchange of best practices in innovation and digital transformation, according to representatives of the Ministry of Economy, Digitalisation, Entrepreneurship and Tourism (MEDAT).
According to the source, the Embassy of Romania in Islamabad, in partnership with P@SHA - Pakistan Software Houses Association for IT and ITeS, and the Employers' Association of the Software and Services Industry in Romania (ANIS), organised on Thursday the Romania-Pakistan IT Forum 2025, 'an online event that brought together the energy, creativity and ambition of the digital sectors of the two countries'.
'The forum represented an important step in building a stronger technological bridge between Romania and Pakistan. With more than 100 participating IT companies from both countries, the event demonstrated the growing interest in developing new partnerships, expanding market access and exchanging best practices in innovation and digital transformation,' the release reads.
At the event, Radu-Dinel Miruta, Minister of Economy, Digitalisation, Entrepreneurship and Tourism, and Khalid Hussain Magsi, Pakistan's Federal Minister for Science and Technology, underlined the strategic value of deepening bilateral cooperation in the technology sector.
Their statements were followed by interventions from Romania's Ambassador to Pakistan, Dan Stoenescu, and the Ambassador-designate of Pakistan to Romania, Ilyas Nizami, who highlighted the importance of this dialogue for strengthening economic growth and people-to-people ties, the source noted.
Romania was also represented by Andrei Miftode, Undersecretary of State in the Ministry of Economy, responsible for coordinating the activity and personnel of the General Directorate for PNRR Management and Coordination, as well as the General Directorate for Electronic Communications, Digitalisation Policies and Strategies.
Participants also received a comprehensive presentation of the IT landscapes of Romania and Pakistan from Sajjad Syed, President of P@SHA, and Edward Cretescu, President of ANIS.
Romania was represented by innovators such as UiPath, Bitdefender and SIMAVI, while Pakistan showcased major players such as Mercurial Minds, Alfoze Technologies, Systems Limited and Metaviz Ltd., whose contributions illustrated not only the dynamism of each IT ecosystem but also the concrete opportunities for cooperation in areas such as artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, fintech, software development and IT services,
The forum also included case studies presented by Pakistani companies already collaborating with Romanian partners. These examples demonstrated how trust, innovation and mutual interest have begun to materialise in successful projects, serving as models for future cooperation, the source underlined.
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