PAKISTAN NEWS: 3G/4G users cross the 66 million mark in March 2019, Jazz tops complaint charts: The number of 3G…
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[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]John McAlaney, Bournemouth University and Helen Thackray, University of Portsmouth[/box] Cybersecurity incidents are gaining an increasingly…
Interestingly, the use of technology in insurance sector is far less as compared to other industries. The insurance industry inclines…
What is Insurtech? Insurtech is an umbrella term that refers to the application of contemporary technology to create efficiencies and…
PAKISTAN NEWS: Govt to implement Cyber Crime Act and DIRBS on AJ&K, Gilgit Baltistan: The government is all set to…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Sarah Feldman, Apr 5, 2019[/box] Cybersecurity is increasingly becoming a headache for everyone from C-suite executives to…
The world is changing rapidly and to compete with other nations we need to adopt new technologies. The last 3G/4G…
Currently, in the world there are 12.5 billion internet connected devices such as smartwatches, security surveillance systems and smart home…
We now live in the era of rapid globalization and unprecedented advancement in technology. Technology has become a yardstick for…
The studies revealed that the fourth industrial revolution is under way and digital innovations are benefitting our societies through creating…
PAKISTAN NEWS: Facebook launches Innovation Lab Platform in Pakistan: Facebook and Pakistan’s Ministry of Information Technology along with the National…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Alain Bejjani Chief Executive Officer, Majid Al Futtaim Holding This article is part of the World Economic…
Descon Oxychem is a part of Descon’s Chemicals line of business. The Company offers the largest and the most complete…
The new models are coming up with the scale of the network Additional services in insurance, capital markets, savings, access…
PAKISTAN NEWS: Startup for plastic waste disposal wins Rs0.5m at Dasani Discovery Challenge: Umer Abid and his team have won…
PAKISTAN NEWS: Edotco & Jazz partner to expand telecom coverage in Pakistan: Edotco Group (edotco), the leading end-to-end integrated telecommunications…
An age-old saying is that the most important asset of an organization is its workers. If this saying is valid,…
Standard Chartered Bank (Pakistan) Limited announces the launch of Women in Tech, a global programme aimed at supporting greater diversity…
The experts have recorded that innovation and technology no doubt offer extraordinary opportunities, yet trends show a rising gender in…
PAKISTAN NEWS: Pakistan has the 33rd cheapest mobile data in the world: Pakistan is ranked 33rd in the global index…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Tim Berners-Lee Director, W3C (World Wide Web Consortium)[/box] Today, 30 years on from my original proposal for…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Dionysios Demetis, University of Hull[/box] I can still recall my surprise when a book by evolutionary…
PAKISTAN NEWS: Redmi Note 7 Pro launched with a better chipset: As if the previous Redmi Note phone wasn’t good…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Nicholas Davis Head of Society and Innovation, Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum Edward…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Felix Richter, Feb 25, 2019[/box] When the mobile industry is showing off the latest advancements in smartphone technology at…
Pakistani startup makes it to Google’s launchpad accelerator: Google has announced its fifth accelerator batch, and it includes a Pakistan…
PAKISTAN NEWS: StormFiber and Peshawar Zalmi come together to bring the Yellow Storm to PSL: Peshawar Zalmi has pulled off…
At no point in recent history have calls for Pakistan to industrialize been stronger than they have been now. Industrialization…
PAKISTAN NEWS: PTA & ICANN Hold a Workshop on DNS Abuse and Misuse: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), in collaboration with…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Vedrana Savic Managing Director, Thought Leadership, Accenture Research[/box] Business opportunities have become increasingly abundant, as prices continue…
PAKISTAN NEWS: New Guidelines for Registration of Imported Mobile Phones: The federal government has approved the extension in the launch…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Erez Yereslove Senior Vice President, Globality[/box] Not many of us would see a calculator as a…
On 17th day of September 2001, an ambitious article of mine was published in the Pakistan Gulf Economist. The title…
PAKISTAN NEWS: Under-Invoicing of IT Products Has Cost Pakistan Rs40Bn in 5 Years: Pakistan is witnessing huge under-invoicing in information…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Jon Liao Chief Strategy Officer, JD.com This article is part of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting[/box]…
Quality improvement and the growth of science and technology based education should be the main focus of attention Pakistan faces…
PAKISTAN NEWS: Govt to Launch Online Portal for Registration & Tax Payment of Phones: The government has come up with…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Bernd Leukert Member of the Executive Board, SAP This article is part of the World Economic Forum…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Johnny Wood Writer, Formative Content[/box] What will the factories of tomorrow look like? It’s a question…
PAKISTAN NEWS: PTCL Partners With Cloudflare to Improve Internet Response Time: In an effort to further optimize network performance, PTCL…
PAKISTAN NEWS: E-Commerce in Pakistan witnesses a rapid growth of 94pc: According to a report released by the State Bank…
PAKISTAN NEWS: Microsoft launches all in one office app for Windows 10: Microsoft is making its MS Office suite more…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Richard Baldwin Professor of International Economics, Graduate Institute, Geneva[/box] “Globalization 4.0 has only just begun, but…
PAKISTAN NEWS: Tax structure for mobile phone imports: The government finalized the tax structure for mobile phones being brought to…
No.1 passport UAE has overtaken Singapore and Germany as the country with the world’s most powerful passport. According to Passport…
PAKISTAN NEWS: A Chinese company’s free satellite Wi-Fi: If anybody claims to offer free Wi-Fi, it feels like too good…
PAKISTAN NEWS: Unregistered mobile phones set to be blocked Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), last week, notified to block all unregistered…
It’s 2018; women have made strides in politics, business, technology and culture. But even those friends we considered forward-thinking questioned…
Analysis of cement sector in Pakistan (Operational Units Data) July to June Production Capacity (Mn. Tonnes) % age Incr/(Dec) Local…
PAKISTAN NEWS: Govt Likely to Allow Import of Used Smartphones: In a major policy shift in the telecom sector, the…
Technology is a major part of our lives today; since we wake-up in the morning to the time we go…
PAKISTAN NEWS: Pakistan and Etisalat Resume Talks for Pending Payment for PTCL: Pakistan has decided to reinitiate talks with Dubai-based…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Hilary Sutcliffe Director, SocietyInside Anne-Marie Allgrove Head, Global Information Technology and Communications Industry, Baker McKenzie This…
PAKISTAN NEWS: Global Mapping Giant HERE & TPL Maps to Become Technology Partners: TPL Maps (Pvt) Ltd, Pakistan’s first and…
PAKISTAN NEWS: Huawei Launches the Midrange Y9 2019 in Pakistan: It’s that time of the year again. Huawei is bringing…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Felix Richter, Oct 19, 2018[/box] Tech companies, be it idealistic start-ups or well-established billion-dollar empires, often have…
PAKISTAN NEWS Paypal Service promotion in Pakistan likely: Finance Minister Asad Umar stressed that Pakistan needs a reliable online payment…
PAKISTAN NEWS: mycart.pk Named ‘Best Online Grocery’ at 13th Consumer Choice Awards: mycart.pk, the leading Pakistani grocery store, has been…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Børge Brende President, Member of the Managing Board, World Economic Forum Murat Sönmez Managing Director, Head of…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Rohit T. Aggarwala Head of Urban Systems, Sidewalk Labs Katie Hill Advisor, Omidyar Network Robert Muggah…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Sarah Feldman, Oct 4, 2018[/box] Thursday kicks off space week, an international week where science and technology is…
PAKISTAN NEWS: Pakistan Railways to Launch Wi-Fi and Online Tracking System: Pakistan Railways will provide Wi-Fi and tracking system facility…
PAKISTAN NEWS: Facebook misuses phone numbers intended for two-factor authentication Facebook has been using the phone numbers that you gave…
PAKISTAN: Zong 4G continues its speed and network expansion momentum like an F-16: Pakistan’s Leading Data Network, Zong 4G, has…
With rising mobile phone adoption, maturing 3G/4G telecom services, rapidly growing mobile money solutions and innovative initiatives like QR codes…
PAKISTAN: YouTube Kids Now Lets Parents Control What Content their Children Can View: YouTube Kids has added a new feature…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]So-Young Kang Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Gnowbe This article is part of the World Economic Forum…
PAKISTAN: Ufone launches prepaid data roaming offer for UAE and Saudi Arabia: Keeping up to its all-time commitment of making…
PAKISTAN: LG unveils curved gaming monitors to compete against Samsung’s offerings: Just like Samsung did recently, LG is using its…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]This article is published in collaboration with VoxEU[/box] Blockchain is all the rage. We are constantly…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Natalie Pierce Project Specialist, Social Engagement, World Economic Forum, [/box] Now more than ever, people under the…
PAKISTAN: Samsung is Working on a Self-Healing Oleophobic Coating for Smartphones: With the display being one of the more important…
PAKISTAN: Hisense Enters Pakistani Market With Its Locally Produced LED & Laser TVs: Chinese LED TV manufacturer, Hisense, has announced…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Juergen Voegele Senior Director, Food and Agriculture Global Practice, World Bank[/box] Technology has revolutionized agriculture at…
PAKISTAN: Youtube’s Update Has Made It Slower on All Browsers Except Chrome: Mozilla claims that Google has made YouTube load…
PAKISTAN: Moody’s Withdraws Negative Outlook Rating for Jazz: Moody’s Investors Service (Moody’s) on Thursday withdrew Pakistan Mobile Communications Limited’s (Jazz)…
PAKISTAN: Jazz and Careem Collaborate to Provide Exciting Offers to Users: Jazz has collaborated with Careem to offer various promotions…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]This article is published in collaboration with Chatham House[/box] This article is part of the World…
PAKISTAN: Gmail messages ‘read by human third parties’: Google has confirmed that private emails sent and received by Gmail users…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Robert Muggah Co-founder, Igarape Institute and SecDev Group Camino Kavanagh Visiting fellow, Department of War Studies,…
Pakistan: Facebook Launches Instagram Lite For Emerging Markets: Facebook has introduced a stripped-down version of the social photo-sharing app Instagram.…
In Pakistan, three sectors that have witnessed tremendous growth in terms of innovation and users are Information Communications Technology (ICT),…
PAKISTAN: PTCL Achieves ISO Certification For Cloud Infrastructure Services Security: PTCL has become the country’s first telecom operator to achieve…
PAKISTAN: Asus Unveils Zenbook S Ultra-Portable With A Unique Hinge Design: Apart from announcing laptops with touchscreens instead of touchpads,…
Islamic Development Bank (IDB) – a multilateral developing institution of the world initiatives are aimed at youth, technology and innovation.…
PAKISTAN: Check out the Durshal innovation lab in Peshawar in all its glory: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information Technology Board (KPITB) has…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Fred Krupp[/box] In any era, the hard work of environmental progress requires the best available tools.…
PAKISTAN: Optix adds Netflix CDN to its data center to make streaming faster than ever: With the Netflix craze in…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Corinna Frey, Cambridge Judge Business School and Marian Gatzweiler, University of Edinburgh[/box] The term “refugee camp”…
PAKISTAN: Uber’s bike-hailing service is now available in Karachi: Uber, the global smartphone app that seamlessly connects riders to drivers,…