Digital Pakistan
USF approves high-speed internet service projects worth Rs11.5 billion
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The Universal Service Fund (USF) Board has approved a total of ten projects worth Rs11.5 billion to provide high-speed internet and optical fiber services to…
Digital technologies can add Rs.9.7 trillion in Pakistan’s annual economic value by 2030
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Digital transformation can help Pakistan unlock up to Rs.9.7 trillion (59.7 Billion USD) in annual economic value by 2030, equivalent to about 19% of the…
Tablet-in-a-School: KPK to introduce tablets in schools as part of digitization effort
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The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government, in its continuous attempt to push for province-wide digitization, has decided to launch an initiative for the purpose of introducing tablets…
Govt aims to reduce the digital divide between rural, urban areas: IT Minister
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According to Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunications Syed Aminul Haque, the government of Pakistan intends to diminish the digital gap between rural and…
Pakistan to hold first-ever digital census in 2023
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In a significant step on the road to digitalization, Pakistan is all set to begin preparations to conduct its first digital census in 2023. As…
Digital Pakistan Policy expected to be launched by the end of August
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The Digital Pakistan Policy (DPP) 2021 – a comprehensive policy dictating the crucial elements needed to tap into the global digital market and empower Pakistanis…
World Bank offers technical support to KP for various projects
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The World Bank (WB) has expressed interest in providing technical assistance and support for establishing projects such as citizen facilitation centres, integrating ease of doing…
Govt firm to transform KP into digital province
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The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has made a historic increase of 137 percent for the promotion of science and technology by allocating Rs2.5 billion rupees in…
PM Khan’s Digital Pakistan Vision: Rs. 31 billion allocated for the development of Science & tech
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Chaired by Prime Minister Imran Khan, the meeting of the National Economic Council (NEC), Pakistan’s top economic decision-making body has approved an Rs. 2.1 trillion…
PM speeds up Islamabad Tech Zone development, approves Special Technology Zone Rules 2021
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Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday directed the establishment of the Islamabad Special Technology Zone at the earliest while reiterating that the development and implementation…
Imran Khan’s Digital Pakistan vision bears fruit, IT sector exports record new growth of 43%
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Pakistan earned $1.52 billion through different Information Technology (IT) services during the first three quarters of the financial year 2020-21, exhibiting a growth of 43.61 percent…
Facebook to enable internet access to 15 million Pakistanis across 8 cities in a landmark “first of its kind” investment
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Pakistanis who are forced to adjust to an Internet quality that is one of the worst in South Asia may want to rejoice as their…
Government funding youth’s hi-tech training instead of spending big on distributing laptops: Usman Dar
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Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Youth Affairs Muhammad Usman Dar has called out the previous government for wasting large funds on laptop…
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