Lionel Messi Named FIFA Player of the Year 2010
From the Blog Globalnewsbulletin's Blog: Lionel Messi Named FIFA Player of the Year 2010 - Barcelona and Argentina player Lionel Messi has been named the FIFA Player of the Year for 2010. The player won the same accolade last year as well. Messi won the prize after three players were short-listed for the title. The other two players were Messi's Barca team-mates Xavi and Andres Iniesta. Spain won the 2010 . Read Full Post
National IT Policy Draft 2010, Not the Best!
From the Blog ProPakistani: National IT Policy Draft 2010, Not the Best! - National IT Policy Draft 2010, Not the Best! is a post from: ProPakistani A well planned system, focusing on a bigger picture and also keeping minor issues in consideration is a recipe for progress of a Nation. Set policies and frame work provide a direction which plays a vital part in achieving certain milestones. Information technology (IT) and IT enabled services are now a decade old industry in Pakistan and therefore National IT policy impacts every sector of the country and virtually every man on the street. The National IT policy of Pakistan was first formulated in 2000, but 10 years of unprecedented growth have made it old and ineffective with today's industry standards. After much pressure from industry stake holders, revised draft of National IT policy was floated on the Ministry of Information technology's, National IT development and promotion unit website. ( Click here to download revised draft of National IT policy 2010 ) Revised draft of country's IT policy was released by Ministry of Information in Nov 2010. What is ICT Policy? Pakistan's first IT policy was released in 2000. Since then it has been a focus of debate. One of the things emphasized in the discourse was need to formulate information and communication technology (ICT) policy rather than just an IT policy. A National ICT policy gives the direction and vision to gather revenue from ICTs in context of a particular country. ICT policy generally covers three main areas: Telecommunications (especially Telephone communications), Broadcasting (Radio and T.V) and Internet. Critical Evaluation of ICT Policy draft 2010 Reading Pakistan's first IT policy 2000 alongside the 2010 draft posted on National IT and development unit website by the Ministry of IT gives a thorough look at the mindset of the framers of this policy. Both the 2000 policy document and the revised draft 2010 privilege a few stake holders at the expense of many. It lacks a deep and thorough understanding of Pakistan IT industry and those who can truly benefit industry and country are excluded. What does this policy is going to accomplish in next five years? This is a big question. Apparently, it tries to bring Pakistan into 21 st Century and making IT sector main pillar of the economy alongside bringing investment in the country and move towards an information society. The vision of the draft seeks "strong, efficient and sustainable improvements in society, economy, culture, regional integration and governance through a robust IT infrastructure and effective IT applications" In past decade IT industry has become a two billion dollar market. However, it is telecommunications not IT, which has been the real success story in the period from 2000 to 2010. Following Points are of Greater Attention: 1. The draft policy 2010 provides examples of different types of exclusion, ranging from out right exclusion to political rejection. The draft pays lip service to issues of gender and accessibility. Political rejection and dispossession are most evident in sections on Agricultural development and food security and the section on Environmental management. 2. There is no mention of majority of Pakistan's rural population who don't engage in trade, are likely to retain productive traditional practices in the next five years, yet earn their lively hood through agriculture. 3. A short section of draft policy addresses digital divide. It includes a planned technology city in the south of new Islamabad airport; not in a remote area where it would be effective in reducing the digital divide. The city will have businesses related to technology, universities and private institutions that are not likely to benefit rural or poor urban populations. The draft policy falls far short of what is needed for the effective construction of democratic social relations. Related posts: MVNO Regulation is Ready for Execution Open Forum on the Review of IT & Telecom Policies National Security and Surveillance – Implications for an ICT Policy MoITT Seeking Feedback from Private Sector for Revamping IT Policy PTA Issues Procedures for MVNOs Numbering Plan Copyright © 2010 ProPakistani.PK . Read Full Post
Facebook Closing News on March 15 is Faked
From the Blog Globalnewsbulletin's Blog: Facebook Closing News on March 15 is Faked - Rumor exploding resting on the Internet this weekend, alleging to Facebook is closing down lying on March 15 for the reason that CEO Mark Zuckerberg "wants his mature life back," and desires toward "put an end to all the madness. Spurious story was on track by a location to that we decline to link, recognized . Read Full Post
Abu Dhabi Group Names New Management Team
From the Blog Globalnewsbulletin's Blog: Abu Dhabi Group Names New Management Team - A message, coming directly from Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Chairman Abu Dhabi Group, has been sent to media, which explains the situation after ongoing changes in the group at management level. Chairman Dhabi group said that Mr. Zouhair A. Khaliq will serve as Executive Director and represent the Group on the boards of . Read Full Post
Greenpoison's iOS 4.2.1 untethered jailbreak won't...
From the Blog Geekword - > Greenpoison's iOS 4.2.1 untethered jailbreak won't... geekword.net — The iOS 4.2.1 untethered jailbreak has been one hard nut to crack. Chronic Dev Team has been very quiet on this matter. But the silence broke recently as p0sixninja, the vocal member of the team posted some tweets which provided useful information about where Greenpois0n currrently... . Read Full Post
Triumph of Anarchy
From the Blog buzzvines - > Triumph of Anarchy buzzvines.com — Let those responsible for killing have what they want, and let the country descend into mediaeval theocrac read more . Read Full Post
Destination of love by Ahmad-i-Jam
From the Blog razarumi - > Destination of love by Ahmad-i-Jam razarumi.com — Sohaib Qureshi has translated 12th century mystic Ahmad-i Jam's verse – thanks to his endeavours Manzil-i ishq az mak n-i d gar ast Mard-i n r h r nish n-i d gar ast Bar sar-i baz r-i sarr f n-i ishq Z r-i har d r- jaw n-i d gar ast Kushtag n-i khanjar-i tasl . Read Full Post
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