The qualifier of a Central Superior Services (CSS) exam is considered certified among the few extraordinarily genius beings capable of serving the country at higher governmental cadres. For a common person, the image of ‘bureaucracy’ (or those passing out these CSS exams) refers to a clan of super-genius officials busy in preparing policies centered to their own benefits. It is deemed, generally, that their chairs [...]

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AJK government has always welcomed the promotion and integration of Information Technology to its structure. AJK’s IT board has been established and the board aims to be a model IT board on international fronts. Established in 2001, the board has the authority to monitor, initiate, develop, evaluate and propose all IT related project all over the state. The IT board is part of a master [...]

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Developed by Google, the Linux-based Android operation system for smartphones has been gaining immense popularity in the mobile market. It has received significant attention from customers in Pakistan’s growing mobile market. In terms of mobile phone users Pakistan ranks 8th worldwide and 5th in Asia. In a world having 5.6 billion mobile-phone users, China tops the ranking by having the maximum number of mobile phone [...]

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Read this post in Urdu Owing to countless controversies demanding the implementation of proper monitoring regulations for internet cafes, the Punjab government is going to forward a bill titled “Net Café Regulations Act (Punjab Cyber and Gaming Café Regulations Act) 2012”. The bill is likely to be tabled in Punjab Assembly after consultation with concerned stakeholders after announcement of budget in June 2012. According to [...]

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Ministry of Information Technology initiated National Information and Communication Technology ICT&D Fund in order to accelerate the development of ICT infrastructure for research, development and educational purposes. National ICT R&D Fund is offering fully funded scholarships for talented students from rural/non-metropolitan areas of Pakistan with the objective to develop human resource capacity in ICT fields in Pakistan. The Prime Minister’s National ICT Scholarship Program 2011 [...]

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Read this post in Urdu Throughout various religious and moral teachings, the women’s role for a society has been given importance and there are severe consequences in case of ignoring such matter. Frankly speaking, there does exist many disparities between males and females in our society. According to a major school of thought, not only restricted to the rural areas, women are only considered suitable [...]

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Bridging the digital divide has remained a hot topic among thinkers including political scientists as well as technologists and entrepreneurs. There had been many claims made about successful implementation of a strategy to bridge the digital divide. In the beginning days of internet, the term ‘flat world’ was coined by Thomas L Friedman in his book “The World is flat”. The word ‘flat’ referred to [...]

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Read this post in Urdu The desire of having different applications on one’s handheld phone-set has further increased after the advent of Smart phones. To cater to such demand of users, telecom service providers have been observed rapidly increasing the availability of different applications. Mobile apps have been used to a larger scale in developed countries, particularly in Europe and North America. One’s use of [...]

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Owing to increased importance of getting acquaintance with Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), International Telecommunication Union Connect Arab summit was held at Doha, Qatar. About 540 participants, including some top government officials, from about 26 countries participated in the event. It was stressed that in addition to attaining good technological status, proper grip over ICT is mandatory because most of international ICT corporations are based [...]

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Information Technology (IT) got its first reference in 1958 in Harvard Business Review as “a new technology having no single established name”. Later the term got its proper definition as usage of micro-electronic based processes for transferring, processing and storing all sorts of information. In today’s knowledge-based economy, proper utilization of IT assures access to knowledge which is the prime gate to economic as well [...]

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At current times in our country’s history, when energy is the hottest topic in almost all spheres, there is a need to take measures on exigent basis. Authorities, stakeholders, public and international agencies, all share the same responsibility to take preventive measures against the oncoming omens of energy starvation. According to experts, the next general elections will see the voters prioritizing energy and valuing assurance [...]

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Owing to the technology having improved and sharpen our lives to a much larger degree, in addition to stressing its involvement in different facets, inclusion of Information Technology (IT) applications in health sector also need proper attention. Health Information Technology (HIT) refers to the use of IT and its applications by health personnel, patients and service providers etc. The usage may cater to cover a [...]

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