Open letter to Prime Minister for revival of mobiles manufacturing industry
Former State Minister and Chairman Board of Investment (BoI), Muhammad Azfar Ahsan has sought the government’s intervention to revive the mobile manufacturing industry on a war footing. The industry is threatened with a complete shutdown including the CPEC-based assembling unit, Transsion Tecno Electronics. According to a letter sent to Prime Minister of Pakistan Mian Muhammad…
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Amin, Julian Gorman for collaborations in IT sector
Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Syed Amin Ul Haque has met with Groupe Speciale Mobile Association (GSMA) Asia Pacific leadership headed by Julian Gorman in Barcelona. The agenda of the meeting was to align policy priorities for 2023 and future collaborations between both parties. Syed Amin Ul Haque is in Barcelona to attend the…
Amin Ul Haque meets SGCO Deemah Al-Yahya
Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecom Syed Amin Ul Haque met with Secretary General Digital Cooperation Organization (SGCO) Deemah AlYahya during the GSMA MWC-23 Barcelona summit. During a meeting, the minister said, “Government of Pakistan desires to build a strategic partnership with DCO to leverage the true potential of ICT for the socio-economic growth in…
Canada joins US and EU in banning TikTok from government phones
CANADA will bar civil servants from using TikTok on government-issued mobile devices due to security concerns around data collection. The social media app, which is owned by China’s ByteDance, will be automatically removed and blocked from devices starting on Feb 28, Treasury Board president Mona Fortier announced on Monday (Feb 27). “Following a review of…
ZEAL Future Enablement Program launched at Ziauddin University to develop critical skills for digital media planning
Z2C Limited, a venture accelerator that invests in and launches MarTech start-ups, has taken yet another step towards increasing the quality and quantity of advertising industry talent in Pakistan. Through its Publicis Groupe Delivery (PGD) affiliated export-first digital agency Activ8, the accelerator has partnered with digital agency East River and the media science department of…
Netflix lowers price of plans by up to 50% in over 100 countries
NETFLIX lowered the price of subscriptions in over 100 countries, mostly lower-income regions where the company has fewer customers. “We’re always exploring ways to improve our members’ experience,” Netflix said on Thursday (Feb 23) in a statement. “We can confirm that we are updating the pricing of our plans in certain countries.” The price cuts…
One billion users, but bans mount up for TikTok
TIKTOK’S breakneck rise from niche video-sharing app to global social media behemoth has brought plenty of scrutiny, particularly over its links to China. The European Commission is the latest organisation to ban the app from its equipment, following similar moves in the United States. So is TikTok a spying tool for Beijing, a fun app,…
Facebook-owner Meta to roll out paid subscription
FACEBOOK, the social network that was supposed to stay free “always,” and its stablemate Instagram launched on Sunday a paid subscription service, as the advertising-based business model that has long dominated the internet falters. Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Facebook-parent Meta, announced on Sunday the launch of Meta Verified, a service starting at US$11.99 a…
First CPEC AI lab can become starting point for Pakistan’s digital blueprint: Ambassador Moin ul Haque
Pakistan Ambassador to China, Moin ul Haque has hoped that the first China-Pakistan Intelligent System (CPInS) Lab could become the starting point for Pakistan’s digital blueprint. He made these remarks while visiting the Guangzhou Institute of Software Application Technology (GZInS), the builder of the first CPInS Lab. At the beginning of the year 2022, the…
PTCL Group’s largest E-Sports gaming tournament, GAMEKEY Arena concluded in Lahore
Team AGONxi8 Esports has been crowned the ultimate PUBG MOBILE champion of Pakistan after the squad carried the day at the grand finale of PTCL Group’s largest E-Sports gaming tournament ‘GameKey Arena’ at Nishtar Park Sports Complex, Lahore. Sixteen top PUBG MOBILE squads battled it out to decide the champion in the ultimate showdown, spanning…