Articles with tag: technology

Weapons of Mass Empowerment

Pukhtoon Khan Aug 3, 2007 interacts: 15

The one point agenda for underdeveloped nations of the world to secure real freedom from the exploitation of the imperialist nations.

Let’s not Barter Away Our Food Security for GM Crops

Kamal Siddiqi Feb 26, 2007 interacts: 2

What does all this mean for the Pakistani farmer? On the one hand, GM seeds and crops promise an increased yield. But the catch is that the farmer cannot re-use the seed. This makes the farmer a client of the biotech company for life.

What Ails the BPO Industry in Pakistan?

Noman Faisal Jan 29, 2007 interacts: 257

Problems and the challenges which made Pakistan unable to appear anywhere on the map as a preferred destination for the BPO sector

Electric Illusion

Fozan Zahoor Jan 11, 2007 interacts: 5

Everyday we are taking another step to form what is so called “emotional attachment” with the machine which humans created. Instead of forming bonds between humans, we are forming this relationship with a machine to create our own perfect worl

Computer Literated: Writing Preliterated?

Junaid Sadiq Dec 13, 2006 interacts: 3

What is the future of handwriting in a world when one in three children has a computer in the bedroom.

An Interview with Avnish Bajaj

Rakesh Mani Nov 7, 2006 interacts: 2

Bajaj teamed up with fellow Harvard graduate Suvir Sujan to found baazee.com in 2000, now owned by eBay

The Seventh Wave - Pakistan’s Chance to Achieve Escape Velocity

Imran Mustafa Sep 3, 2006 interacts: 82

Semiconductor Industry and Pakistan

Hightech Rumpus

Shakir Husain Jun 29, 2005 interacts: 8

It only takes a few of these 'outages' for a foreign client to actually terminate a contract based on the perceived inadequate infrastructure. Yet there is hope on the horizon -- a consortium, which includes PTCL, is laying down the SEAMEWE-4 cable, which

Violation of Personal Space

Samina W Perozani Apr 18, 2005 interacts: 5

Email scans are not just conceivable but they are a sad truth which most of us are unable to come to terms with. Evidently, Big Brother has already sneaked his way into Pakistan and is here to stay, whether we like it or not.

Promoting Research in Pakistan: A Few Ideas

Omer Cheema Mar 15, 2005 interacts: 81

This article was presented in National Policy Dialogue Series initiated by Virtual Think Tank Pakistan in collaboration with MoST.

Pakistan’s Software Industry

Athar Osama Mar 11, 2005 interacts: 348

Pakistan’s Nascent, often over/under-rated software industry (depending on how you look at it), maybe ready for a take-off. Provided we make the right choices. This article summarizes the findings of an Original Research Study and draws conclusions.

Happ-E-Birthday

Fizza Mar 7, 2005 interacts: 15

I signed on to MSN. Some of my contacts were ’Online’. Some were ’Busy’. Some were going to ’Be Right Back’. Most of them were ’Away’. But none of them messaged. I quickly changed my nick to ’Birthday

Goodbye Hollywood, Hello Haalivud?

Salman Siddiqui Mar 1, 2005 interacts: 16

Can Pakistan become an animation hot spot?

The Porno Paradox

Rohit Gupta Dec 22, 2004 interacts: 27

Pornographic websites were some of the first to make the Internet a business, and they are still the largest conduits by which new users are exposed to the Internet. The same pattern is being seen in cell phones.

Big Brother is Watching

Waqar A Shah Nov 30, 2004 interacts: 17

A seamless, accurate record of the more than 150 million people coupled with high tech analysis capabilities and powerful knowledge discovery tools will enable NADRA to cast an all encompassing electronic net, an all-seeing eye, so to speak, over the popu

Would e-commerce Replace the Traditional intermediary?

Rafay B Ali Nov 27, 2004 interacts: 1

E-commerce has casued quite a stir among the supply chain partners and the grapevine has it that certain channels may be eliminated.

What Should be the Top-10 S&T Policy Priorities for Pakistan?

Athar Osama Jun 28, 2004 interacts: 4

It is critical that we build upon these successes of the past few years to create a more permanent and sustainable foundation of technology-led growth for the future.

Experience Technology

Rashida Mufaddal Jun 27, 2004 interacts: 4

Nothing would have prepared us for the experience we were about to have. It was as if we had slipped into a sound and deep sleep, the screen had vanished, the people gone, the aids disappeared and left was me on a mountain top watching archaeologists all

OPEN’s New Beginnings

Ras Siddiqui Jun 10, 2004 interacts: 6

He said, “If somebody tells you that it can’t be done, prove them wrong.”

Virtual Courses

Danial Ahmed Jun 9, 2004 interacts: 9

This is a young man’s journey to gather information about and to communicate with someone about admissions in the Virtual university. The university is offering courses in INFORMATION technology and mass COMMUNICATIONS.

Prioritizing Science and Technology

Omer Cheema Jun 7, 2004 interacts: 15

This article presents a few ideas about bringing positive changes in science and technology sector of Pakistan.

Writing the Encyclopedia of Britannica on the Head of a Pin

Mohammad Gill May 17, 2004 interacts: 8

Feynman was not only a great scientist, but he was a great seer and a sage also. He could perceive and think of objects which ordinary scientists found hard to imagine.

The Importance of NADRA’s Swipe-able ID Card

nadia ayub May 13, 2004 interacts: 21

A case for Pakistan's new computerised national identity card

Auction of New Cellular Licenses In Pakistan

Jamshed Nazar Feb 24, 2004 interacts: 14

Thirty-three parties have expressed an interest for these two coveted licenses including several prominent international firms like MCI, MTC-Vodafone, Singtel, Etisalat and Turkcell.

The final story of the day

Quinton Zondervan Dec 5, 2003 interacts: 2

The problem is not that people do not like our computer generated stories based on creative and original ideas penned half a century ago. The problem is that science fiction has become science fact!

The Voice-over-IP dilemma

Irfan HAMID Oct 16, 2003 interacts: 6

Can we do it? Should we do it? Will they let us do it?

Online Education and Less Developed Countries

Bilal Altaf Sep 5, 2003 interacts: 7

Bringing up the literacy rate has been amongst top priorities of individual nations. It is time now to make a combined global effort to bring up the literacy rate worldwide

Message in the Bubble Burst

tayyab rashid Jul 12, 2003 interacts: 75

Our IT policy was put together in 1999 – the year when the longest running US economic boom was peaking. A lot has happened since then. Firstly, US tech stocks collapsed in the year 2000,

Great Empire or Grand Illusion?

Sohail Rabbani Jul 2, 2003 interacts: 93

The world’s only superpower is turning into a banana republic

The Good, The Bad, The Ugly

Sohail Rabbani Jun 11, 2003 interacts: 27

we believe that 2003 should turn out to be the fourth consecutive down year for the U.S. equity markets

TiECon 2003: The Year of the Huddle

Ras Siddiqui May 30, 2003 interacts: 10

a symbolic Football “Huddle” which may very well become a part of Hi-Tech Management style from now on.

Administrative Reforms and the Budget

Amirullah Khan Mar 3, 2003 interacts: 3

The simple truth is that without people’s participation no system, however well designed, can deliver consistently. The budget this year can kick start the process, but did someone say that this is election year?