China-Pakistan S&T cooperation center inaugurated in Beijing
China-Pakistan Science and Technology Cooperation Centre was inaugurated to facilitate the Chinese technology companies to conduct businesses in Pakistan, strengthening bilateral ties and acting as a bridge between the youth of two countries. Pakistan Ambassador to China, Moin ul Haque and President of Zhongguancun Belt and Road Industrial Promotion Association (ZBRA), Zhang Xiaodong inaugurated the…
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Google Tech Valley To Provide Technological Tools of Learning to Pakistani Schools
To bring innovation in the education sector Google has tied up with a private school with a nationwide presence. Under the agreement, Google Tech Valley signed a memorandum of understanding with the private school to upskill teachers and give exposure to students to universal tools of learning. Google has tied up with several government schools…
Twitter to launch blue check subscription next week, says Musk
TWITTER will tentatively launch its blue check subscription feature next Friday (Dec 2), chief executive officer Elon Musk said in a tweet, after holding off on the launch earlier this week. The social media platform will use different colour checks for organisations and individuals, Musk said. “Gold check for companies, grey check for governments, blue for…
PITB Incubation Wing and Swyft Logistics Sign MoU to Support Local Start-up Ecosystem
An MoU was signed between Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB) Incubation Wing and Swyft Logistics to mutually support the development of the local startup eco system in Pakistan. The MoU was signed by PITB Joint Director Incubation Wing Hammad Khailque and CEO Swyft Logistics Muhammad Uns in a ceremony held at Arfa Software Technology Park….
Pakistan Business users to benefit from Availability of SAP Build
SAP announced the launch of SAP Build, a powerful new low code offering to unleash the power of business users, launched at SAP TechEd conference in Las Vegas, USA, recently. SAP Build empowers users of all skill levels to create and augment enterprise applications, automate processes, and design business sites with drag-and-drop simplicity. It brings…
As Meta and Twitter slash staff, TikTok plans to keep hiring
While much of Silicon Valley is grappling with hiring freezes and job cuts, at least one social media company is still planning to keep hiring TikTok. The short-form video app remains committed to its goal of hiring nearly 1,000 engineers at its Mountain View office, a person familiar with the matter. This specific hiring target is…
Skardu IT park, a step towards molding future of young generations
An Information and Technology Park established in Skardu by the Government of Gilgit Baltistan with the help of Special Communication Organisation would provide a springboard to the young generation, enabling them to surf through the modern-day tech requirements. Gilgit Baltistan Chief Secretary Mohyuddin Ahmad Wani told that GB’s landscape would be altered to bring it…
Two Pakistani teams win Huawei’s annual ICT competition
The Huawei ICT (Information and Communications Technology) Competition is an international annual competition that provides students with a platform to compete healthily and exchange ideas. Two teams from Pakistan participated in the Network Category of the Practice Competition and won prizes. “I graduated from the Mehran University of Engineering and Technology (MUET), where Huawei has…
Mobile import decreases 64.94% in 4 months
The import of mobile phones witnessed a decrease of 64.94 per cent during the first four months of the current fiscal year (2022-23) as compared to the corresponding period of last year. Pakistan imported mobile phones worth US $226.051 million from July-October (2022-23) as compared to the imports of US $644.672 million during July- October…
Govt making efforts to resolve issues of telecom industry: Amin
Federal Minister for IT and Telecommunication Syed Amin Ul Haque said the government was making all possible efforts to resolve the issues of the telecom industry as the economic stability of the country was linked to uplift of it. “We are well aware of the departmental issues confronted by the country’s telecom industry, and struggling…