Subject: MIS
B.Ad 712
By: Muhammad Naeem Khan.
MBA.2nd
Information technology is the technology
that uses computing with high speed
communication links to spread information
to one place to an other.
Computer is an important component of IT. It
makes possible to use IT for solving
problems.
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Computer
Communication network
Know how
The IT industry in Pakistan has undergone a dramatic change in the recent
years led by the government with the aim of making it a major player in the
industry.
With perhaps every global IT company in the world having presence in
Pakistan, and with revenues growing by 30-40% year on year, the IT industry
is probably the most exciting and dynamic sector in the country today. An
industry characterized by about 75,000 professionals, major ongoing IT
projects within the government and the private sector to the tune of hundreds
of millions of US dollars, and world-class software product and services
companies bears testimony to the vibrancy of the IT and IT enabled services
sector in Pakistan. The convergence of communications, computing, and
entertainment has resulted in the blurring of boundaries between disciplines
and IT companies now come in all shapes and sizes. IT has indeed been taken
out of the closet and has been mainstreamed into every aspect of industrial
and economic activity within the country.
IT INDUSTRY OF PAKISTAN AT A
GLANCE
Number of substantial IT companies regionwise breakup
Total number of foreign IT and
telecommunication companies working in
Pakistan
Total industry size
IT and IT-enabled services exports
Number of IT graduates produced per year
Number of universities offering IT/CS programs
Number of IT professionals engaged in exportoriented activities (software development/call
centers etc.)
Total number of IT professionals employed in
Pakistan
Total space utilized in IT & Software Technology
419 Karachi
317 Islamabad/Rawalpindi
400 Lahore
79 Others
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US$ 2.8 billion (WTO-prescribed formula)
US$ 1.4 billion (WTO-prescribed formula)
Approximately 20,000
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More than 15,000
110,000
Eleven IT Parks covering an area of 750,000 sq ft
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The State Bank of Pakistan in its statement for the year
2006-07 reports the export figures of software and ITenabled services to be US$116 million which shows a
consistent annual growth. State Bank of Pakistan adopted
BPM 5 Reporting system to report the IT exports revenue,
which restricted the export figures to US$116 million only in
2006-07. Using the MSITS Reporting System, Pakistan IT
Industry exports are estimated at US$ 1.4billion while the
industry size is estimated at US$ 2.8 billion. It is significant to
note that Pakistan IT exports growth in each of the last few
years has been more than 50%.
State Bank Reporting
Earnings
US$ 116m
Estimated Total IT Industry
Export Revenue
US$ 1.4b
Estimated Total IT Industry
Size
US$ 2.8b
Pakistan offers various competitive advantages over other outsourcing
destinations, such as high quality software development, swift and easy
establishment of business, lowest cost basis and emerging and state-of-theart telecommunication and IT infrastructure. Experts estimate an average
annual growth of 33% in the sector. This will result in the total IT export
revenue crossing US$ 10 billion in the next five years.
ITCN ASIA is, where you will see newer & latest technologies and
solutions in action. It is the foremost electronic business event for the
enterprise decision makers in this region. Spanning 3 days on 11 - 13
August 2009, the Exhibition at Karachi Expo Centre, forms the core of IT
Industry of the world. Yet another opportunity to showcase IT & Telecom
products and interact with serious traffic, ITCN Asia 2009 is a one-stop
shop where you can "test drive" all the products on your hit list. The
Exhibition would serve as a comprehensive showcase of the latest in
technology, equipment and machinery as well as allied services,
simultaneously providing investors with a definite outlook of the
regional IT & Telecom Industry and an opportunity to meet their
prospective counterparts and business partners.
Organized by
From its inception in 2001, ITCN Asia, now
being organized for the 8th consecutive year,
has grown up as the biggest IT & Telecom
extravaganza of Pakistan. Most powerful
brands of the world will showcase their stateof-the-art products and services which would
allow the user community to get exposure.
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The country was awarded a prestigious Government Leadership
Award-2006 for its tremendous achievements in mobile
communications sector during the last three years.
 The GSMA Award is a major honour for Pakistan and recognition
of its progressive telecom policies and effective implementation of
the deregulation process.
 The award exists to recognize the exceptional work by
governments globally in the field of mobile communications policy
and this is only the second time when this award is being given to
any country after Brazil by the GSM Association (GSMA) - a trade
association, representing more than 680 mobile phone operators
worldwide. Pakistan had already emerged as a success story in
the telecom sector and registered an exponential growth owing to
investment friendly policies and effective and transparent
regulations by Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA).
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Chairman
Pakistan
Telecommunication
Authority (PTA), Dr. Mohammed Yaseen, has
said that all arrangements have been
finalized for the inception of new system for
issuance of non-activated SIMs and their
activation after verification from February 01,
2009. He said this during a visit to Call Center
and Customer Services Center of CM Pak
Mobile
Berger Paints Pakistan has selected the Oracle
E-Business Suite to improve and standardize its
business operations. Berger Paints has
purchased key modules from the Oracle EBusiness Suite including financial and inventory
management, purchasing, order management,
process manufacturing, product and scheduling,
payroll and business intelligence.
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA)
has completed establishment of around 350
telecenters across the country for the
provision of basic telecom services in rural
areas. These telecenters, called "Rabta
Ghars", are equipped with modern
communication facilities such as computer,
fax, printer, scanner, telephone and internet
Pakistan's cellular operator Warid Telecom
has said it will soon add 250 more cities to its
network. These include very remote areas
with poor infrastructure and facilities in the
country. According to a company statement,
it is expanding its network very fast in order
to provide its cellular phone services to every
corner of Pakistan. The ongoing aggressive
expansion phase will soon add new cities to
its network.
Amir Jahangir (C) 2006
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The mission of the Information Technology
Pakistan team is to ensure that our
customers are successful in building,
deploying, and migrating to Information
Technology needs.IT Pakistan holds full
capabilities to provide Internet and Intranet
solutions for Enterprise Networking