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…
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…
Pakistan’s digital revolution
Pakistan stands at the brink of a digital revolution, with AI and the metaverse offering unprecedented economic opportunities. The global metaverse market, valued at approximately $234 billion in 2022, is…
Digital battlefield
Psychological warfare and propaganda to lower an opponent’s morale and resolve is an ancient technique employed by adversaries -- directly or indirectly. However, the means available to conduct these operations…
Digital solution
PAKISTAN’S economic narrative has long been dominated by IMF programmes, balance-of-payments crises, and fiscal deficits. The latest IMF data, showing 23.4 per cent inflation and anaemic GDP growth of 2.4pc,…
Our digital liberty
THE latest GSMA Mobile Gender Gap report (using 2023 data) shows some positive global developments with regards to women’s access to mobile phones and internet usage through these phones. According…
Serving digitally
PAKISTAN’s digital landscape is undergoing a seismic shift. From vibrant, swarming urban tech hubs to remote villages buzzing with mobile internet connectivity, a digital revolution is reshaping the nation. Yet,…
Digital technology & women’s labour
ONLY 52 per cent of adult Pakistani women own a mobile phone and Pakistan has one of the widest mobile gender gaps in the region. Women are 49pc less likely…
Digital junk food
During the Pakistan National Youth Convention on August 21, and in a separate meeting with a delegation of Harvard students, the COAS rightly warned about the perils of junk information…
Bridging the digital gender divide
“People say I am a genius. I might be one, but I am not the only one. There are many other Pakistani girls and boys like me. All those gems…
