Experience is data
While watching a classic cricket match from the 1990s, I realised something: data, a term now central to fields from business to sports, was always present – even before our…
The age of data
Regardless of personal views, it's evident that the bureaucracy and political leadership are fundamental in designing and implementing government policies and hold considerable expertise. This is why it is crucial…
The science of progress
Many exciting developments in the fields of science and technology are rapidly transforming the landscape of those countries that are investing in research and development. Many of these innovations are…
Data in the digital age
From the moment an individual wakes up in the morning to the time s/he sets the alarm for the following day -- and even while sleeping – his/her life is…
New data, old insights
There was a time when systematically collected data about schoolchildren’s learning levels was scarce, spottily collected, and hard to obtain. ‘Reforms’ were the brainchildren of politicians or senior bureaucrats in…
Data-driven developmentDr Murtaza Khuhro
The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) stands as the principal government agency responsible for collecting and disseminating statistical data across various economic, social, and demographic dimensions within Pakistan. Given its…
Real time access to info and data base
The nature of documentation of Pakistan’s economic environment can be classified into three broad segments as under: 1. Transactions undertaken by the documented sector which are also reflected in ‘tax…
Amazing science
In 2020, the Nobel Prize in chemistry was jointly awarded to two women – Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A Doudna – for their work on CRISPR-Cas9, a method to edit…
Science on health
First, the conservatives struck down New York’s requirement for gun owners to prove why they should be allowed to pack heat in public. The ruling ignored, among many practical realities,…
Innovation-driven development strategy to build a strong China in science and technology
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core has taken innovation as the primary driving…
