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Pakistan
ICT4D Resources on Pakistan
| Quick Facts |
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|---|---|
| Total population |
190 million (July 2012 est.) |
| Literacy rate (for those 15 years old and older) |
54.9% (2009 est.) (male = 68.6%; female = 40.3%) |
| GDP per capita |
USD 2,800 (2011 est.) (USD 1 = PKR 86.3) |
| Fixed-line telephones per 100 inhabitants (including WLL) |
3.24(2011) |
| Mobile phone subscribers per 100 inhabitants |
61.61(2011) |
| Internet subscribers per 100 inhabitants |
1.86(2010) |
| Broadband subscribers per 100 inhabitants |
0.42(2011) |
| Total Internet bandwidth |
800 Mbps |
| Percentage of population covered by mobile signal |
90.00 |
Source: Digital Review of Asia Pacific 2009/2010
Country Profile (OpenNet Initiative)
Digital Review of Asia Pacific 2007/2008
Digital Review of Asia Pacific 2005/2006
Digital Review of Asia Pacific 2003/2004
Global Information Society Watch 2007
ITU: ICT Data and Statistics (IDS)
Ministry of Information Technology
General Resources
Development Gateway's Country Resources
The Economist's Country Briefing
Resources on E-Co Hub
Survey on ICTs for Education in India and South Asia
The main objective of the Survey is to create a consolidated source of information on the experiences of using ICTs for Education in the South Asian region, as a baseline for future work, and to provide a framework of reference for policy-makers.
ICT for Disaster Management: Real life examples
This compilation of case studies explores some of the sound practices in the Asia-Pacific region in applications of information, communication and space technology for effective and efficient disaster risk reduction and management.
Looking Ahead: The Development of Information Management in Asia’s Public Sector
The paper explores several areas linked to information management systems throughout Asia Pacific, and reveals a strong general trend towards improved management systems. It also highlights the massive growth of data that governments are required to keep and the challenge of keeping up with expected future growth.
A Sustainable Model for Use of ICTs in Rural Pakistan
Major part of Pakistan is comprised of underdeveloped rural areas with low level of educational system. This has in turn become a main hurdle to gain, accept and to implement the new technologies in the agriculture sector as well as other rural sectors. This article proposes an ICT-Training Centre consisting of wireless networked Rural Kiosk Machines placed at every village, which will be updated through a central place of information - the ICT-Rural Development Department.
TeleMedicine in Pakistan
This article discusses existing telemedicine scenario, the role of the Government of Pakistan in telemedicine, initiatives of the Pakistan Space Organization, the Pak-US Collaboration in Telemedicine and the Telemedicine Association of Pakistan.
Regional Human Development Report – Promoting ICT for Human Development in Asia: Realising the Millennium Development Goals
The report’s unique approach lies in its use of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to measure and monitor the impact of information and communication technologies (ICTs) on human development. The report examines country-specific experiences in China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mongolia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Viet Nam, and provides cross-country comparisons on the use of ICTs to achieve the MDGs.
Regional Human Development Report – Promoting ICT for Human Development in Asia 2004: Realising the Millennium Development Goals - Summary
This summary document, with a foreword by Sir Arthur C. Clarke, presents the essence of a pioneering attempt to assess the role of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in human development in Asia. It captures the rich variety of ICT initiatives in nine Asian countries (China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mongolia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Viet Nam) and draws lessons for identifying policy directions.
Pakistan IT Policy and Action Plan
The vision of the Pakistan IT Policy is to harness the potential of Information Technology as a key contributor to development of Pakistan and the broad-based involvement of the key stakeholders is a must for its sustainable development.
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