Former Google executive Tania Aidrus has once again become part of the federal government’s digitization project, following the approval of incumbent premier Shehbaz Sharif. Aidrus, who headed Digital Pakistan’s initiative in December 2019 during the rule of ousted prime minister Imran Khan, was appointed as ‘convener’ of the Digital Pakistan committee, according to a notification issued by the Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication. The committee, headed by the federal state minister for IT and including the secretary of the IT ministry, will compile recommendations for the country’s ambitious project pursuing digitization infrastructure in various sectors in line with modern technologies and innovations. Aidrus, who spent more than half her life outside Pakistan, holds an MBA from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Sloan School of Management and a BSc from Brandeis University. Prior to her appointment as a Google executive, she co-founded a mobile health diagnosis company called ClickDiagnostics. She was inducted into the federal cabinet led by ex-PM Khan in 2019 as special assistant to the prime minister, but faced an unceremonious exit in July 2022 due to her Canadian nationality. Some reports also suggested that the establishment of a non-governmental organization (NGO) may have contributed to her departure.
Tania Aidrus Rejoins Pakistan’s Digital Pakistan Committee
