From colonial legacy to digital era
Are the election results of the 2024 election influenced by external forces and fail to accurately reflect the will of the people? Social media platforms are inundated with comments and…
Export-led growth and effective tax management: Leveraging Digital Product Passport
As the EU tightens its regulations, many countries view compliance as a mere obligation, but the implications of this can have benefits far beyond maintaining trade relations. By aligning with…
HEC, Coursera launch 3rd phase of digital learning, skills enrichment initiative
Higher Education Commission (HEC), in collaboration with Coursera launched on Friday launched the Digital Learning and Skills Enrichment Initiative (DLSEI) 3.0, under which 100,000 students and faculty across universities in…
Enablement of digitalization in Pakistani banking and risk in operations
Introduction: The digital revolution is sweeping across the globe, transforming traditional industries and reshaping how we interact with the world. Pakistan’s banking and financial sector is no exception, experiencing a…
AI in education: need for digital literacy
ChatGPT isn’t a buzzword. It’s much more than a shiny new toy having its hype phase. It is a disruption. And what the conventional education systems, particularly the higher education…
HEC, Microsoft to accelerate digital transformation
Microsoft Pakistan and the Higher Education Commission (HEC) have signed an Education Transformation Agreement (ETA) to help academic institutions leverage new technologies in the learning process. The agreement was inked…
Digital dangers
AMONG the paradoxes of our era is that globalisation has been connecting the world and also fragmenting it. The world is more interconnected than ever before but also atomised. This…
Mineral bounties
THERE is a new(ish) game in town and it is called the scramble for ‘critical’ minerals. In a world dominated by microchips and digital gadgets, and in which capitalism is…
Digital deadlock
Pakistan’s journey towards digitisation, characterised by ambitious policies and bold aspirations, remains constrained by weak implementation, inconsistent political commitment and inadequate financial backing. Over the past decade, frameworks such as…
A fork in the digital road
Pakistan stands at a pivotal moment in its economic evolution, one where ambition and prudence must advance in lockstep. The government's recent establishment of the Pakistan Crypto Council (PCC) marks…
