LAHORE ( HAFEEZ REPORT ) Groopic, a Pakistani technology startup founded by four students and researchers of Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), has just closed a US$ six figures investment from Kima Ventures, the seed stage fund that also financed Shopistan recently. Based on details of the funding disclosedRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) Ministry of Information Technology has given its clarification regarding a news item published in print media on 19th June, 2014 under the caption “Twitter restores access to blasphemous content”. The spokesperson of Ministry of IT said that the news item does not portray the actualRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) While chairing a meeting of ICT R&D Fund the Minister of State for IT Ms. Anusha Rahman expressed government’s firm resolve to ensure that industry contributed national ICT and R&D fund plays its assigned role in an appropriate way by fueling research and target orientedRead More →
LAHORE ( MEDIA ) The Punjab government allocated an amount of Rs 7,393 million for the promotion of IT culture in the proposed Punjab budget of 2014-2015. As per budget document, major thrust of the investment in the public sector would be on Development of Management Information System for theRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA ) Broadband subscribers base has reached 3.4 million at end of February this year as around 717,835 new users joined the platform during last eight months. An average annual growth rate of broadband is still above 100 percent in the sector. An official at Pakistan Telecommunication AuthorityRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( bmz report ) Students of Mechanical Engineering Department of the National University of Science and Technology (NUST), along Pakistan’s leading IT and technology enabling company, Interactive Group yesterday unveiled a locally manufactured single seater race car at a ceremony. The Interactive EZY Racing Formula NUST Car will participateRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) Pakistan has been invited to participate in RoboCup 2014 — to be played in Brazil on the sidelines of the FIFA World Cup – and the country might send a six-robot team to the event. Students at Pakistan’s Center for Advanced Studies in Engineering [CASE]Read More →
ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA ) The article presents a study which aims to analyse the role of information technology (IT) in the banking industry. IT has helped the banking industry to deal with the challenges the new economy poses. More than most other industries, financial institutions rely on gathering, processing, analysing,Read More →
PESHAWAR ( MEDIA ) For the first time in the province, an anti-terrorism court (ATC) conducted a trial through video link on Monday, connecting the accused from Central Prison Peshawar to the courtroom where lawyers and the judge were present. One screen with a camera was fixed on one sideRead More →
ISLAMABAD (BMZ REPORT ) After successfully launching its operations in Lahore and Islamabad, Easy Taxi, the largest taxi booking app in the world, has now launched in Karachi. Pakistan’s public transportation system as a whole is less than satisfactory and same goes for Pakistan’s business hub. Commenting on the launchRead More →
By Dr Umar Saif For many citizens of Pakistan, interacting with the government for even the most basic facilities, such as obtaining a domicile, registering a property or acquiring a driving licence becomes a difficult process fraught with uncertainty, corruption and bribery. The rigidity of government processes and lackRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA ) Teradata has announced winners of the 12th Teradata National IT Excellence Awards for 2014. Shahid Khaqan Abbasi Federal Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources was the chief guest and Dr Syed Ismail Shah, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) presented the winner’s trophies at a grand event onRead More →