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08 Apr 2015
1st IT Park In Islamabad Gets Financial Backing From Exim Bank Korea
1st IT Park In Islamabad Gets Financial Backing From Exim Bank Korea At the 28th Board of Directors meeting of PSEB in Islamabad, Minister of State for IT, Mrs. Anusha Rahman, announced that Exim Bank Korea has agreed to financially back the establishment of the first IT park in Islamabad. The bank’s official feasibility study will
08 Apr 2015
Don’t Waste Thousands of Rupees on Online Clicking Jobs
Don’t Waste Thousands of Rupees on Online Clicking Jobs Ever heard of online jobs, CAPTHA jobs, ad clicking jobs, ad posting jobs or similar sort of other jobs that require initial registration worth thousands of rupees? If no, then you are probably not aware of one of the biggest on-going scams in the country. But those
08 Apr 2015
E-government Plan Being Worked On For Good Governance
E-government Plan Being Worked On For Good Governance A master plan for E-government is being worked on for good governance, transparency and accountability in Pakistan, according to Anusha Rahman, Minister of State for Information Technology and Telecom. The plan would cover providing E-services to the population in the most effective possible manner. The services would
08 Apr 2015
Critical Pakistani Networks Compromised By Iranian Hackers
Critical Pakistani Networks Compromised By Iranian Hackers In another series of disturbing revelations, Iranian hackers have penetrated and stolen information from governments and private companies around the world. Pakistan is among the countries affected by the hacks. According to researchers, this operation has been going on since 2012. Cylance, the security company that has authored
08 Apr 2015
Tune.Tv Aiming to Lead the Online TV Market
Tune.Tv Aiming to Lead the Online TV Market Online digital advertising is growing rapidly in Pakistan and now demands serious attention. TV viewership is shifting from Cable and Satellite to watching TV content over Internet and according to estimates, the global TV content ad spend on the web will take over the conventional TV
08 Apr 2015
National Mobile App Competition Announced!
National Mobile App Competition Announced! Planning Commission of Pakistan, in collaboration with private sector, has announced Pakistan’s first National Mobile Competition. Primary aim of the competition is to engage talented IT professionals and youngsters in making Apps that will improve the Government services, transparency, and quality of work. According to details, startups, students, professionals
08 Apr 2015
ZONG IT Systems Appraised at Level 2 of the CMMI
ZONG IT Systems Appraised at Level 2 of the CMMI Zong Software Development & Automation Department has recently been appraised at Level 2 of the CMMI (Capability Maturity Model Integration). CMMI is a process improvement approach that provides organizations with the essential elements of effective processes that ultimately improve their performance. At CMMI level 2,
08 Apr 2015
Pakistani IT Delegation Signs MOUs with Chinese Companies
Pakistani IT Delegation Signs MOUs with Chinese Companies An IT delegation comprising of delegates from Pakistan Software Export Board (PSEB), CEOs of IT companies, and COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT), recently visited China to enhance bilateral cooperation and trade between the IT sectors of the two countries. Pakistani delegation was headed by Mr.
08 Apr 2015
Nest Tech Incubator Opens Applications For First Batch Of Entrepreneurs
Nest Tech Incubator Opens Applications For First Batch Of Entrepreneurs The Pakistan Software House Association, or P@SHA, is poised to launch the largest technology incubator in Karachi in collaboration with its global partners Google and Samsung. As reported earlier, the incubator is known as The Nest I/O, and will most likely be operational by the end of
08 Apr 2015
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