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Sep

Digital Connectivity in Pakistan by Mr. Parvez Iftikhar connect

Mr Parvez Iftikhar An ICT professional with more than 40 (forty) years of practical experience, Parvez Iftikhar is passionate about spreading the fruits of Information Communications Technology (ICT) to everyone, particularly those living in remote rural areas. He is presently working as a consultant in various developing countries of Asia and Africa, mainly for ITU,

01

Jul

ISOC pakistan chapter training-program-2020

This is a pilot program launched by Internet Society to develop community leaders that will be trained in their area of interest and expected to undertake initiatives for awareness on Internet challenges in their countries. The program is thus based on important topics of our 2020 Action Plan projects: •Shaping the Internet •Securing Global Routing (MANRS) •Building

26

Jun

Pandemic phishing is luring many

This Article is an original post on Linkedin A new trend has emerged from the COVID-19 pandemic — that of opportunistic cybercriminals preying on Internet users looking to stay informed on the latest coronavirus updates. In the first quarter of 2020, Google’s Safe Browsing service recorded a steady increase in the number of phishing sites — websites

08

Jun

Building a Wireless Community Network (TQ Network) 2020 Chapters Training Program

Background We have got opportunity under the umbrella of ISOC and its Islamabad chapter that we have been selected in global training fellowship program by ISOC for which we chose the topic of “Wireless Community Network”. We have selected this topic cause in Pakistan many rural areas are destitute with internet facility that is cheap

08

Jan

Investing in Indigenous Connectivity Is an Investment in Our Future Online

There’s one New Year’s resolution we can bank on to improve the health and livelihoods of millions of people across North America this year, and it doesn’t involve buying into health fads or gadgets. The newly-released 2018 Indigenous Connectivity Summit (ICS) Community Report shows a strong correlation between Indigenous connectivity and the well-being and sustainability of rural

04

Oct

The Most Important Participant in the Internet Ecosystem

The Internet is borderless, decentralised and indiscriminate, and it can empower people across class, colour and social status. But one question has always intrigued me: How can the universality of the Internet be ensured and sustained? I received the theoretical response to this question at the Pakistan School on Internet Governance in 2016 where I learned about

02

Apr

Digital Empowerment of Women in South Asia

The Internet Society Pakistan Islamabad Chapter (PK IBD) organised a webinar on “Digital Empowerment of Women in South Asia” on 15 March, 2018. ISOC Chapter leaders, members, and staff participated in the webinar where the regional and global women-centric initiatives were shared by the speakers. The undersigned welcomed the audience on behalf of the Internet Society Pakistan Islamabad Chapter