Pakistan collaborates with TikTok to establish a science and technology feed, aiming to enhance educational reach
TikTok, the popular social media platform, has partnered with Pakistan's Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication and the Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training to launch a dedicated STEM feed in Pakistan. This innovative initiative aims to promote digital learning in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) across the country.
The curated in-app experience offers high-quality, engaging STEM content designed to spark curiosity, encourage critical thinking, and expand learning opportunities for students, teachers, and young professionals, especially in underserved and remote regions like Chitral.
The STEM feed features educational videos in English, Urdu, and regional languages, making STEM education accessible and inclusive across diverse linguistic groups. TikTok is collaborating with leading Pakistani academic institutions to train teachers, educators, and content creators. These training programs equip educators with the tools and techniques to produce compelling short-form STEM videos, thereby nurturing a robust local STEM creator community on the platform.
The initiative aims to build a sustainable learning ecosystem where formal educators and independent creators collaborate to make STEM learning fun, relatable, and discoverable. Federal Minister for IT Shaza Fatima Khawaja emphasized that the partnership supports the government’s digital education agenda by democratizing access to knowledge and empowering youth, including female students, to explore careers in STEM fields. The government is also working on policies to improve digital device accessibility, such as providing smartphones on easy installments.
By leveraging TikTok’s massive reach and creative potential, the STEM feed seeks to make digital education scalable and to inspire innovation among Pakistan’s youth with hashtags like #STEMTok and a dedicated landing page. Fahad Muhammad Khan Niazi, TikTok's head of public policy and government relations in Pakistan, stated that TikTok is investing in Pakistan's future talent through the STEM feed.
State Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training Wajiha Qamar welcomed the launch of TikTok’s dedicated STEM Feed in Pakistan as a step toward making science and technology more accessible and relatable to Pakistani youth. The content is designed to spark curiosity, promote critical thinking, and expand digital learning opportunities. Pakistan's Information Technology and Telecommunication Minister Shaza Fatima Khawaja stated that this initiative aligns with their broader vision to use digital platforms to enhance education and skill development in Pakistan.
Under the DigiSkills program, 100,000 youth were trained in the past year, and the target for this year is to provide AI training to 1 million children. The STEM feed aims to foster innovation and empower youth through technology-driven education in Pakistan. TikTok will partner with the Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication (MoITT), Government of Pakistan, and prestigious academic institutions to achieve these goals. A dedicated hashtag #StemTok and a landing page have been launched to feature local language STEM content.
In summary, this partnership uses TikTok’s platform to enhance STEM education across Pakistan by combining high-quality digital content, educator training, government support, and community building to foster scientific curiosity and skills development nationwide.
- TikTok's collaboration with the ministries of Pakistan focuses on launching a STEM feed, promoting digital learning in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) across the country.
- The STEM feed provides engaging content in various languages, making education accessible and inclusive for diverse linguistic groups, which is a part of the technology-driven education in education-and-self-development.
- By training teachers, educators, and content creators, TikTok aims to nurture a robust local creator community in the art of producing short-form STEM videos, contributing to the overall growth in technology.
- The goal is to create a sustainable learning ecosystem that encourages collaborations between formal educators, independent creators, and the government, thus fostering innovation in science (including STEM fields) and lifestyle.
