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August, 2014 - Volume:2, Issue: 8 IN THIS BULLETIN HIGHLIGHTS: English News 2-12 MoIT in process to review all existing telecom policies 02 Two illegal gateway exchanges busted 03 Framework News 13-22 ''National IT Board'' being set up: PCB-EGD 04 merger approved District Gwadar 23 USF disbursed subsidy of Rs 4.2bn in FY 2013-14 05 Infographic for telecom services Telecom sector to attract $1 billion FDI in FY15 06 English Maps 24-26 Samsung announces winners for promotion campaign 07 Articles 27-30 Qubee''s bill payment made easy with Upaisa 08 33 Pakistani missions install MRP system for passport, 09 ICT Directory 31-39 visa issuance Telecom firms initiate relief efforts for IDPs 10 Urdu Maps 42-40 3G deployment draws handsome investment 11 Zong launches Ramazan Campaign 12 Urdu News 49-43 Microsoft Devices Pakistan donates PCs to TGS 13 BALOCHISTAN - ZONG COVERAGE AREA MAP ARAB WORLD FACEBOOK USERS-2013 MAPS PERCENTAGE OF INDIVIDUALS USING INTERNET-2012 PERCENTAGE OF INDIVIDUALS USING INTERNET-2012 Canada 85.8 Greenland Canada 65.8 Norway 85.8 95.1 Finland Sweden 91.5 Canada Iceland Denmark 94.8 Russia 96.6 94.6 85.8 United Kingdom Belarus 61.4 89.8 GermanyPoland 54.2 84 62.9 Ukraine Kazakhstan France 41.8 Georgia 54 Mongolia North Korea 81.9 Italy Romania 43.1 17.7 49.8 UzbekistanKyrgyzstan 84.8 United States PortugalSpain Italy58.5 Turkmenistan Greece Turkey 38.2 23.4 Japan 84.2 62.1 71.6 58.5 9.6 59.9 46.3 AfghanistanTajikistan China 86.3 Tunisia SyriaIraq 16 Bermuda Morocco Israel Iran 5.9 43.8 26.2 9.2 45.8 95.3 56 70.8 31.4 Pakistan Bhutan Bahamas Algeria Nepal Libya Egypt 10.9 29.9 72 16.5 13.3 Taiwan Mexico 16.5 49.6 Saudi Arabia Macau Cuba India Bangladesh Laos 80 43.5 Guatemala Dominican Republic Mauritania 60.5 Oman 12.5 65.8 25.7 Haiti Mali 15.1 6.5 19.7 45.9 Cape Verde 6.2 Niger 66.5 Philippines 10.6 Senegal 2.3 Chad Eritrea Yemen Thailand 37.5 1.7 Sudan Cambodia 37 Guam Nicaragua Barbados 20.9 2.3 0.9 20 28.9 Guinea 22.7 6 65.4 15.5 Venezuela 75 Guinea-Bissau Nigeria Somalia Vietnam 1.6 Ghana Ethiopia Sri Lanka Philippines Marshall Islands Panama 54.9 3.1 38 Cameroon 1.9 1.5 43.9 Colombia Guyana Liberia 12.3 Uganda Maldives 21.9 37 11.7 42.9 4.6 6.4 16.2 51.7 33 Kenya 44.1 Ecuador Congo (Democratic Republic of the) Malaysia 39 Indonesia 40.4 2.2 Seychelles 67 Indonesia Congo BurundiTanzania 15.8 15.8 Papua New Guinea Tuvalu Peru 50.4 Timor-Leste Legend Brazil 6.6 1.3 4.4 Seychelles 6.5 37 39.2 1.1 Solomon Islands 51.6 Angola Zimbabwe 50.4 19.1 Zambia 8 Palestina %age population Bolivia 15.4 18.5 Fiji Madagascar 46.6 39.5 Mozambique 37.1 2.2 New Caledonia using internet Paraguay Namibia 5.4 Australia 66 36.9 13.9 Swaziland 24.7 83 <=17.7 South Africa Uruguay Chile 48.9 Argentina 58.1 New Zealand 66.5 17.8-28.9 59.9 Internet users by region 82.8 29.0-41.7 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) Chile 96.9 41.8-54.9 66.5 55.0-69.0 69.1-83.0 83.1-97.0 ± 0 500 1,000 2,000 Miles + 92.51.282.0449/835.9288| [email protected] Creation Date: July15, 2014 www.alhasan.com Data Source(s): Projection/Datum: WGS 84 Geographic International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Page Size: A3 PUBLISHER: ALHASAN SYSTEMS PRIVATE LIMITED - ISSN 2312-279X 205-C 2nd Floor, Evacuee Trust Complex, Sector F-5/1, Islamabad, Pakistan. +92.51.835.9288, [email protected] www.immap.org !"#$%$ &"'#!() " *++, " -./)/0/++.(01/.00!'2-./)/01/.03 "24" /# 2 NEWS HEADLINES DETAILS MoIT in process to review ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunications (MoIT) on Friday clarified formulation of telecom sector policies was its exclusive domain being defined as all existing telecom federal government for telecom sector as per Telecom Act. Pakistan Telecommunication policies Authority (PTA) has the designated role of implementing policies formulated by the government Daily Times and to provide inputs to the Ministry for devising policy, said statement. Accordingly, the currently underway initiative of review and integration of all telecom sector related policies to July 26, 2014 cater to needs of the emerging technology and market scenarios, is being spearheaded and the requisite drafts and manuscripts etc are under preparation with the MoIT and not the PTA. Initial review period of the policies including Deregulation Policy, the Cellular Mobile Policy and Broadband Policy etc ended in 2008 but no attention was given to requisite review during tenure of previous government.Minister for IT, Ms Anusha Rehman put due emphasis on this crucial subject immediately after assuming office and the process is underway in a clear, transparent and inclusive process.It has been decided all existing policies would be reviewed updated and integrated into one manuscript to remove chances of conflict and redundancies among provisions for different sub-sectors.Therefore, MoIT and the consultants engaged in collaboration with World Bank have sought comments of all stakeholders including PTA, during the policy review process. The comments of stakeholders including those of PTA and Frequency Allocation Board (FAB) are currently being compiled to produce an official consultation draft. The first official draft of the said policy will be concluded shortly and a large scale public consultation duly advertised in the national media will be launched, based on this official draft, to seek the comments of all public sector and industry stakeholders as well as public at large, media and civil society. The focus of the government is on quality of the output and integrity of the process and its transparency to ensure that the policies laid down will effectively cater to emerging telecom landscape for years to come. Biggest ever ICT expo in KARACHI: The 14th ITCN Asia 2014 - the biggest ICT Expo in the history of Pakistan along with Broadcast Pakistan/Content Exchange Pakistan Expo and Security Asia will be held from Pakistan from Aug 26-28 August 26 to 28 at Karachi Expo Centre. Daily Times Ecommerce Gateway Pakistan has been organizing ITCN Asia for 13 consecutive years, which July 24, 2014 is recognized as the focal point for the IT and telecom industry and is approved event from a UFI (Paris), said a statement on Wednesday.The exhibitions will project a soft image of Pakistan globally and increase trade promotional activities worldwide and ultimately the International Market will witness a growth in productivity and economy of Pakistan. This year’s show has confirmed participation pavilions from UAE, China, UK, USA, India and Singapore.Pakistan’s biggest and most important platform to raise brand awareness and converse about newest launches and activities and to explore the untapped trade opportunities. The event opens endless opportunities to solution providers, buyers and industry researchers in the fields of IT and Telecommunication networks, next generation networks, IP Technology, satellite communications, infrastructure solutions, backhauling, broadcasting, consumer electronics, digital marketing, cyber security, cloud and more. Pakistan is the fastest growing telecom market, with a huge business opportunity. The emerging market trends have influenced the consumer behavior dramatically and consumer demands continuously changes with the development of technology. Next generation technology will increasingly cater the emerging needs of the market and can accomplish most advantageous future revenue and business opportunities from convergence and next generation technology. Pakistan is a country having enormous economic potential to attract investment yet the kick start calls to resolve difficult issues of law and order, energy crisis and the political stability which is vital to give a sense of secured investment. Agreeing with the point that Pakistan has suffered economy due to war on terror and law and order which deserve a supporting hand from the developed economies. Some of major participants are Channel TEK, Prolink , Mobilink, Magix Digital Technology, Celmore, AsiaSat, FortiNet, Ningbo Duacarrier Electronics, Genetec Audio, SONY, Cannon Technologies, KPITB, Open Vox, Hongan Group, City Links, Panasonic, Avivest France, Evertz, Hitachi, Harris, Microsoft, Extreme Networks has been confirmed their participation in 14th ITCN Asia as biggest industry holders. 200 IT internees get ISLAMABAD: The National ICT Internship Programme launched by Pakistan Software Export Board (PSEB) has produced some better results with assurance of employment for more than employmen 200 internees in different IT and telecom companies.The Board launched the programme last Daily Times year in collaboration with National ICT Research & Development Fund and deployed first batch of 380 IT graduates with 16 years academic degrees in ICT companies for a period of four July 21, 2014 months. A senior official at PSEB on Sunday said Pakistan Software Export Board, an apex body of Ministry of Information Technology have made all efforts to secure jobs for interns during last one year. He said the PSEB is making efforts for employment opportunities of more internees who are under internship and working in different ICT companies. The official said creation of employment opportunities is priority of the government and asked the authorities that this is a great programme through which fresh ICT graduates are not only given internship but also secured jobs in ICT companies as per their skills and potential. “As the programme is generating employment opportunities there is a need to ensure continuity for National ICT ©2014 www.alhasan.com 3 Internship Programme to facilitate the IT qualified youth,” he said.