From ‘small village’ to humanoid teachers, hugging robots: GITEX GLOBAL highlights Dubai’s rise DUBAI: Dubai Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence Omar bin Sultan Al Olama reminisced about the time when... Published 17 Oct, 2024 06:34am
Pakistan WISE holds seminar titled ‘Youth digital pathways for sustainable uplift’ LAHORE: “Youth digital innovation is a powerful force for sustainable development, particularly in countries like... Published 11 Aug, 2024 03:28am
Pakistan Google delegation meets Shaza Fatima ISLAMABAD: A high-level delegation of Google called on Minister of State for IT and Telecommunication Shaza Fatima... Published 22 Jun, 2024 06:47am
Print Pakistan, China sign more MoUs BEIJING: Pakistan and China on Thursday signed multiple Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) to enhance bilateral... Updated 07 Jun, 2024 08:41am
Business & Finance IT sector: Blome says US keen to broaden ties ISLAMABAD: The United States has expressed the desire to broaden cooperation with Pakistan in the information... Published 16 May, 2024 06:28am
Business & Finance CPEC Phase-II initiatives: Huawei wants to collaborate in ‘digital economy’ ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and China want to initiate various development projects relevant to the competitive digital... Published 04 May, 2024 05:48am
Technology Tech and crypto: Dubai attracts 9 MNCs with market value of $82bn Dubai Chamber of Digital Economy revealed that the combined market value of the nine multinational companies (MNCs)... Updated 23 Apr, 2024 01:29pm
Business & Finance Punjab CM highlights potential of digital economy LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif said on Friday that abundant opportunities are available for the... Published 20 Apr, 2024 04:18am
Pakistan CCP launches ‘Competition Assessment of Digital Markets and Digital Services’ ISLAMABAD: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has launched a “Competition Assessment of Digital Markets... Published 06 Apr, 2024 05:28am
Business & Finance World Bank likely to approve $78m worth ‘Pakistan: Digital Economy Enhancement Project’ on Friday ISLAMABAD: The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors is likely to approve, “Pakistan: Digital Economy... Published 19 Mar, 2024 04:53am
Business & Finance Focus urged on responsible AI-driven digital economy LAHORE: A two-day policy dialogue on “digitisation and artificial intelligence: opportunities and challenges in... Published 02 Mar, 2024 04:16am
Business & Finance Digital economy promotion: Roadmap prepared for next govt: minister ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Dr. Umar Saif has said that... Published 12 Feb, 2024 06:25am
Business & Finance PCJCCI underscores need for transforming industrial economy into digital economy LAHORE: Moazzam Ghurki, President Pakistan China Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCJCCI) has suggested to... Published 05 Jan, 2024 03:12am
Pakistan First artificial intelligence training programme announced LAHORE: Punjab Higher Education Commission has announced the first artificial intelligence training program of its... Published 30 Dec, 2023 06:28am
BR Research Digital invoicing in the FMCG industry In the last few years, FBR’s focus (on the face of it) has been shifting towards digitization of the economy,... Published 22 Dec, 2023 09:03am
Business & Finance OIC body, Huawei Technologies sign MoU to raise cybersecurity awareness ISLAMABAD: The Ministerial Committee for Scientific and Technological Cooperation of the Organisation of Islamic... Published 13 Dec, 2023 05:33am
BR Research FDI blues for digital ones While the country’s digital economy has grown considerably since the pandemic years, its investment barometer... Published 29 May, 2023 08:40am
Editorials Self-defeating policy EDITORIAL: Whatever the government might have gained by blocking access to the internet over the last few days,... Published 13 May, 2023 05:59am
BR Research An interview with Jordi Forniés (Ph.D.) - Managing Director Emerging Markets APAC at Meta ‘Messaging as a means for businesses and customers to connect will grow further’ Dr. Jordi Forniés is the... Published 14 Apr, 2023 08:47am
Business & Finance Need underlined for building gender-inclusive digital economy ISLAMABAD: The Women’s Council of SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry organized a conference focusing on... Published 12 Mar, 2023 05:55am
Business & Finance SECP cautions against use of ‘unauthorised lending apps MoneyBox and MoneyClub’ Says both companies are gaining public confidence by using names of licensed NBFCs Published 13 Feb, 2023 07:10pm
BR Research On PTA’s annual report The telecom watchdog’s recently-released annual industry report reads like it was a job well done in FY22 despite... Published 10 Feb, 2023 09:22am
Business & Finance Don’t blame customers in incidents of frauds and scams, SBP official tells banks Says abhorrent treatment of customers by banks keeps them financially excluded Updated 08 Feb, 2023 10:49pm
Pakistan 2nd General Assembly in Riyadh today: 13 DCO member states to discuss strategic directions, initiatives for digital prosperity ISLAMABAD: The Digital Cooperation Organisation (DCO) will host the 2nd General Assembly in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on... Published 05 Feb, 2023 03:10am
Print WB board to consider $78m ‘digital economy’ project next month ISLAMABAD: The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors will consider the “Pakistan: Digital Economy Enhancement... Updated 05 Feb, 2023 09:15am
Print FY21-22: digital payments take a rising trajectory KARACHI, The digital payment ecosystem of Pakistan continued to grow as the overall e-banking transactions witnessed... Updated 24 Dec, 2022 10:06am
Business & Finance Economic cooperation: Pakistan, Singapore agree to unlock potential Understanding reached during FM Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari’s visit to Singapore from December 8-9 at the invitation of the foreign minister of Singapore Updated 11 Dec, 2022 10:10am
Pakistan Google to commence operations next month: Senator ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Senator Afnan Ullah said on Wednesday that Google team would be... Published 24 Nov, 2022 04:28am
Business & Finance Contribution of digital, IT sectors to GDP estimated at 13pc by 2025 ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication has estimated that the contribution of... Published 14 Sep, 2022 04:45am
Business & Finance PCJCCI calls for transforming industrial economy into digital as per Chinese model LAHORE: Wang Zihai, the president of Pakistan-China Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCJCCI), suggested to... Published 01 Sep, 2022 06:56am