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
On Sunday, December 8th, Code for Pakistan organized a Women SDG Challenge Cup 2019, an initiative by Jazz in partnership with Code for Pakistan and OPEN Islamabad. The event took place at the National Incubation Center in Islamabad. The Cup aimed to give a spotlight to powerful and inspiring women Continue Reading
On Monday, December 2nd, Maleeka Bokhari, Parliamentary Secretary for the Ministry of Law and Justice delivered the opening keynote speech at a panel discussion on, “Multi-Stakeholder Approach for Innovation in Delivering the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).” The event was a combined effort by Code for Pakistan, Jazz, and OPEN Islamabad. Continue Reading
Conversations@Jazz shares with you its 25th interview for the season. And since it’s the 25th anniversary, we take stock of what worked best! We share this episode with Chief Customer Experience Officer at Jazz, Sadia Khuram and Co-Founder and VP, Bramerz, Badar Khushnood. In this special episode, we discuss the Continue Reading
Jazz brings you another edition of Conversations@Jazz! This special episode took place at IBA Karachi with ex-Finance Minister of Pakistan, Dr. Miftah Ismail, Dean and Director at IBA Karachi, Dr. Farrukh Iqbal, and esteemed journalist for Dawn News, Ramsha Jahangir. Hear Aisha Sarwari, Head of Communications and Sustainability, discuss digitalization 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
The Jazz Smart Schools programme has been nominated at this year’s Global Good Awards under the category of ‘Best Education’. Global Good Awards is a prestigious platform that rewards organizations working towards improving people’s lives, protecting the planet and strengthening the economy. Other nominees under this category are Manchester Airport Continue Reading
Jazz, Pakistan’s leading digital communications company, and Enfrashare (Private) Limited have signed off on a partnership. The commitment is to accelerate growth in telecommunications infrastructure. This partnership will propel Jazz in strategically expanding its digital infrastructure robustness across both the rural and urban sections of the country. Enfrashare will develop Continue Reading
