Issue 33 | July-Aug 2018 | Price Rs. 150 Interactive is playing an essential role in solving pressing issues of our society through technology Dr.Dr. ShahidShahid MahmudMahmud Elections 2018 Exclusive interview Device Review from dharna to naya digital Dennis Zhanglei Pakistan Country Manager, Camon X Pro Honor Pakistan Adnan Khan Letters to the Editor Managing Editor Dear Readers, Adnan Khan Marketing Head & Managing Editor Pakistan has gone through a major political change where a relatively newer party has overthrown the years old parties to take Rizwana Khan charge of the country. People have high expectation from Pakistan Senior Editor Dear Editor, Tehreek-e-insaaf and consider its victory a historical event for the nation. Digital development has been one of the top agendas of Fizza Atique Hi Editor, I am your keen reader from PTA right from the start therefore, the ICT industry is also hoping Zainab Saeed Peshawar and I really like your for a better digital landscape in the future. In our feature article, Associate Editors It was most enjoyable to read your fine “Elections 2018: From Dharna to Naya Digital Pakistan” we have magazine. I have just one request, Shaheer Riaz article on “Veon App” in the June discussed in detail what digital ambitions PTI has and how it will kindly write some article about IT achieve them. Technical Expert 18 issue of Phoneworld Magazine. I developments in our KP province. totally agree with the viewpoint that A lot great initiatives have been For any industry to flourish, government support is of crucial Aqeel Shahid Bureau Chief Karachi Veon took haste in launching its half- taken in KPK over the years; our importance. 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Contact Information of Recipent Name: ______________________________________ Address: ___________________________________________________________ Phone: ______________________________________ Declaration No: 1196/2(124)/Press2011 *cheque and bank draft should be in the name of “Phone world Magazine“ *courier charges are included Contents Feature 10 Elections 2018 : From Dharna to Naya Digital Pakistan How Far is Pakistan from becoming a Plans to become a top 5 Cashless Society Smartphone brand within 3 years Dennis Zhanglei National Country Manager, Honor Pakistan Why we need to invest 14 What makes Pakistan a Great Location for Tech Business? more in Technology 27 Smart Moves for Smarter Nation 24 Infocus Interview 30 20 Dr. Shahid Mahmud, CEO Interactive Group 34 Phone Review 18 Oppo Find X 28 Honor 9 38 Tecno Camon X Pro 46 Nokia 6.1 Plus Tech Twists 17 Fun Tech Facts Telecom Campaign 48 A Critical Review of the Latest Ad Campaigns ICT Personality Marry Barra Social Media for vehiclethe first woman Social Good in history to head one of the “Big Three” American Meet the Wishlist automakers Future Phones 50 Phone Express - New Arrivals how they will look like? 37 App World 40 52 Applications and Games for Your Smartphones 44 Issue 33 www.phoneworld.com.pk Advertisement / Article Contact For Further Details Contact /phoneworldmag Marketing Department Phone: +92 51 265 3273-75 Email: [email protected] Adnan Khan 0345-5957155 /phoneworldpk Block 13-R, 2nd Floor Western Side, Office : +92 51 265 3274 [email protected] F7 Markaz, Islamabad FeatURE FeatURE education, infrastructure, financing o Establishment of a Knowledge Institutionalize to global market access. According Economy Authority with cross- E-Governance practices in to Asad Umar, the leader of PTI sectional powers across public administration who presented the Digital Policy, government departments to end around 115,000 youth was working fragmented approach PTI plans to digitize all government in IT industry, if efforts are made in working process in order to fix the right direction this number could o Ensure a forward looking inefficient data collection systems, be further enhanced. PTI aims to regulatory and tax regime to record keeping, intra-coordination award special scholarships to IT make room for new business between various departments, students. He promised that once models and innovation. black economy, tax evasion, and PTI is on power, the country’s IT bureaucratic hurdles in solving o Adoption of a central strategic related exports would be enhanced public issues in federal and direction towards digitization from the current $2 billion to $10 provincial levels. billion under the digital policy. o Digital Transformation Make Pakistan business- Similar ideas were outlined in its Initiative Programme for digital friendly party manifesto. infrastructure PTI promises an enabling and o Citizen services and other The Digital Policy supportive environment to e-government programs encompasses three businesses that show interest in main objectives; o Creation and implementation Pakistani market. creation of more of the National Digital Policy If PTI successfully jobs for youth, to ensure privacy, security, standardization and data sharing transforms its enhance country’s IT across all stakeholders government in to exports and promote digital platform it E-governance to o Creation and implementation Elections 2018 of a regulatory and legal will make public to Naya Digital Pakistan control corruption framework to enable Open Under these four areas a number of institutions more Dharna Government Data and platform From projects were initiated that improved Since IT is at the core of all socio- inclusive, effective for shared services. its government in KPK, PTI did an education, health, entrepreneurship, economic developments, PTI has and transparent he all-rounder cricket outstanding work at technology agriculture and law and order planned an exclusive overhaul of front. KPITB progressed by leaps the IT sector of the country. Besides Making Pakistan a Revival of manufacturing industry legend turned politician, situation in the province. A number of knowledge based Imran Khan, and his and bounds in the last five years IT parks were also built in Peshawar that, there are also number of other and growth of SMEs will also be Pakistan Tehreek-e- under the supervision of PTI and Abbottabad. The overall situation initiatives as well that PTI plans economy through the top priority of PTI government. TInsaf (PTI) claimed a monumental government. of IT improved substantially under to introduce that will directly or The new government plans