“TIP for Success” - Empowering Pakistani youthIn Pakistan, we have enteredan age where people are wellaware of Information and CommunicationTechnologies (ICTs)empowerment but despite itsapparent advantages there is avisible deficient for large-scaledeployment of these technologies.The major reasons for thisare the lacking of investmentand liaison between academiaand ventures’ capitalists. YoungPakistani students are trying toreach out for new opportunitieshighlighting the fact that youthof Pakistan is talented and inpursuit to achieve excellence inthe knowledge based economy.Mohammad Ahsan, a computerinformation system engineeringstudent at NED developeda foot mouse. Initially footmouse was exclusively designedfor people with disabilities, butit is suitable for everyone. Itcan help users increase typingspeed and can also be used asa pointing device for gamers.Farhan and Shafiq are thestudents of Electronics from SirSyed University of Engineeringand Technology, Karachi whoinvented an amazing car whichconsumes Solar Energy as itsfuel; Pakistan’s First Ever SolarCar. Regardless of Solar Energythis car can be charged directlywith the electricity. There arelots of amazing features in thiscar but the most special featureis that one has to give correctpassword to start the car.It is a fact that 10% of thepeople in Pakistan are disabledin one way or another. Keepingthis in mind four brilliant studentsfrom Peshawar inventeda remote control car which ishighly easy to drive for thepersons who even just have oneeye and one finger.The invention from tremendousPakistani youth is not limitedto the aforesaid examples butis just the glimpse of our younggeneration’s talent and skills.These distinguished younggenius students are seekingfor manufacturer and investorwho can help produce theseitems in large quantity and alsomarket it.In order to uplift the imageof Pakistan as a technologyfriendly country, build theentrepreneurial ecosystem andthus bring more investmentin the country, ICT Global2012 is offering a “TechnologyInnovation Platform –TIP” tofacilitate the promising ICT studentsand business Start-ups inincubation (under two years)to accelerate their business tothe next level.TIP will provide a launchingpad to get recognition for theirbrilliant projects and meet withIndustrialists, Government dignitaries,ventures’ capitalists,research & development fundingauthorities and competefor an opportunity to win cashprizes up to 200,000 PKR aswell. TIP will be held concurrentlywith the ICT Global 2012(www.ictglobal.com.pk) fromJanuary 7th – 9th, 2012 at LahoreInternational Expo Centre.TIP has received full supportfrom National ICT R&D Fund -Ministry of IT & Telecom, PakistanSoftware Export BoardTMT Trends - Opportunities & ChallengesTechnology, Media andTelecommunications (TMT)will be a major breakthroughthat will transform social &economics dynamics of theglobe. Technological evolutionis at its peak and every dayadding new dimensions to theapproaches of past. New facetswill bring opportunities andchallenges to investors, regulators,operators and users.South Asian region comprisesof Pakistan, Afghanistan,Bangladesh, Bhutan, India,Maldives, Nepal, and Sri Lanka.South Asia contains 1/3rd ofthe World’s GSM populationwhich is far above than itsproportionate global population.During last decade SouthAsian region has witnessedhigh growth in the Technology,telecommunication & mediasectors separately. It is evidentthat convergence will be theoutcome of current technologicaladvancements resultinginto adoption of innovativestrategies to survive, sustainand thrive.4th Dimension is pleased toannounce TMT South AsianSummit, a technology, mediaand telecommunications eventfor the players of the SouthNaurin Sultana(PSEB), Azad Jammu KashmirInformation Technology Board(AJKITB), Punjab InformationTechnology Board (PITB),Pakistan Software HousesAssociation for IT & ITES (P@SHA), Institute of Electrical &Electronics Engineers (IEEE)and Small & Medium EnterpriseDevelopment Authority(SMEDA). Innovative Projectscomprising solutions forDistrict, Provincial & FederalGovernment, Technology Media& Telecommunication, Defense,Finance, Wholesale & Retail,Utility Distribution, Medical& Health Care, Engineeringincluding automobiles, Textile,Education & Academia can takeactively part in this competition.Young people enjoy tremendouspower in Pakistan as they constitute63% of the total population.In this context, TIP aimsto provide the Pakistani youthusing their innovative spirit torevolutionize their society andcommunities and the directionof the future course.Asian region. TMT South AsianSummit with the support ofmajor stakeholders will be anannual industry event. Theevent will provide a knowledgeand experience sharing platformamong the serious playersof the region. TMT SouthAsian summit will be a meetingplace for Investors, Regulators,Operators, Researchers andTechnology providers.The objective of this prestigiousconference is to enablethe decision makers and policymakers to take advantage ofthe emerging trends in theunfolding business environment.The conference wouldhighlight many opportunitiesand challenges associated withtechnological evolution andconsequent transformation inthe TMT Scene.A panel of experts on thebasis of quality and relevancewill review presentationssubmitted in the followingareas of emphasis. Acceptedpresentations will be includedin the conference proceedingsand author(s) will be invitedto present the paper in theconference at AuditoriumLahore International ExpoCenter.56 www.teletimesinternational.comDecember 2011
Muhammad Amir MalikPakistan Internet TrendsThe study determines and assesses the Internet traffic trends of Pakistan. The studyevaluates the usage trends of Internet users in the country to assess the preference forusing Internet as a medium of information, services and entertainmentInternet is an amazing communicationtool through itsopen architecture and globaloutreach. With the passage oftime, internet usage models havemoved away from being morepassive and static text drivencontent to rich digital content.User’s expectations of how theseapplications respond to theirinput however remains the same.They expect the experience tousers, an extensive exercise wascarried out by analyzing the Internettraffic of the country. Thedata has been gathered throughInternational and National Internetgateways been managedby PTCL and Transworld Associates.The results concluded bythe traffic trends are summarizedas follows.The trends of the usage arequite positive keeping view theinterest of the users in utilizingInternet for carrying out variousactivities as well as acquiring informationknowledge, entertainmentand social networking.The general usage pattern statesthat 38% of Internet usersbrowse for social networkingbe seamless, instantaneous andsmooth. It is inevitable that theInternet and power-hungry applicationswill continue to growunabated as more people moveonline.If we compare the ICT trends inPakistan, 72.4% of householdshave a TV, 65% population usesmobile telephony, 33.5% own acomputer whereas only 15.8%are accessing Internet. Over thepast three years, the beam ofthe ICT services in the countryis emerging due to the stronginfrastructure development. Themobile infrastructure and theFiber backbone in particular areplaying key role in attractingmore subscribers base. In recentyears, the application devolopmentand its usage in Pakistanshows high demand of ICT basedservices. The following chartdepicts the increase in this trend.Broadband subscribers in Pakistanhave touched 1.4 millionmark, compared to 900,000subscribers. In order to assessthe Internet usage trends of theDecember 2011www.teletimesinternational.com57
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