Initially, one Smart Village will be established each in Islamabad, Punjab, Balochistan, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Gilgit-Baltistan. The Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunications (MOIT&T), through Universal Service Fund (USF), launched a “Smart Village” project in four provinces, Islamabad and Gilgit-Baltistan. The project will be funded and technically supported by Continue Reading
In the EIU’s annual Inclusive Internet Index report released earlier this year, it was highlighted that Pakistan still ranks the highest in the world when it comes to gender gap. Though there are several improvements that Pakistan has made to improve internet access — chiefly in affordability due to market Continue Reading
In this episode of Conversations@Jazz, we spoke to The Citizen Foundation (TCF)’s EVP Outcomes Riaz Kamlani and EVP Inputs Zia Akhtar Abbas along with Jazz’s CEO Aamir Ibrahim, who accompanied us in the enlightening discussion about the role of Edtech in bridging the digital divide, improving digital equity, standards of Continue Reading
DigiSkills LMS DigiSkills LMS is an app that enables you to access all the courses offered by www.digiskills.pk. It’s an amazing initiative taken by the Pakistan government, it’s a free program with the mission to train over one million people in developing digital skills. This would ultimately enable people to Continue Reading
In this episode of Conversations@Jazz, we speak to the CEO and Managing Director of Sefam. Seema Aziz is a stalwart in her domain and is one of the first women CEOs to command a leading textile brand in Pakistan. She talks to us about the importance of education in terms Continue Reading
Islamabad — August 1, 2019: The Business Intelligence Group has recognized Jazz Smart Schools program as the “Sustainability Initiative of the Year”. Jazz, Pakistan’s largest digital company has received other awards for this unique program. The group made the announcement in their annual Sustainability Awards program. The sought-after award recognizes Continue Reading
Steered global billion dollar companies to success within challenging regulatory and corporate environments. Presently with Pakistan’s largest corporate tech and digital company called Jazz, Ali Naseer brings strategic decisions, crisis management expertise and government leadership linkages to the company’s growth trajectory. With over 25 years of diverse executive experience with Continue Reading
Originally posted on Dawn Jazz, Pakistan’s leading digital company, and the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) focusing on the need to prioritise digital education. The initiative intends to improve student learning outcomes, teacher efficacy, and the quality of educational content nationwide. This Continue Reading
The second part of the ‘DisruptEd: Ideas that matter’ lecture series took place on June 13-14 in LUMS Lahore and Aga Khan University Karachi respectively. These included a talk on ‘Learning How to Learn’ by Dr. Barbara Oakley. Dr. Oakley is a professor of Engineering at Oakland University. She first spoke Continue Reading
In an effort to digitally empower Pakistan’s youth, Jazz recently held dialogues with The Citizens Foundation (TCF) and Aman Institute of Vocational Training in Karachi. The talk addresses some of the socioeconomic challenges of Pakistan. Especially those that are aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The dialogues explored mutual Continue Reading
