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Pakistan
ICT4D Resources on Pakistan
| Quick Facts |
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|---|---|
| Total population |
150 million (est.) |
| Literacy rate (for those 10 years old and older) |
43.92 (male = 54.81; female = 32.02) (as of 1998 census) |
| GDP per capita |
USD 847 (PKR 5,820; USD 1 = PKR 60) |
| Fixed-line telephones per 100 inhabitants (including WLL) |
3.5 |
| Mobile phone subscribers per 100 inhabitants |
7.5 |
| Internet subscribers per 100 inhabitants |
1.5 |
| Broadband subscribers per 100 inhabitants |
0.03 |
| Total Internet bandwidth |
800 Mbps |
| Percentage of population covered by mobile signal |
90.00 |
Source: Digital Review of Asia Pacific 2009/2010
Country Profile (OpenNet Initiative)
Digital Review of Asia Pacific 2007/2008
Digital Review of Asia Pacific 2005/2006
Digital Review of Asia Pacific 2003/2004
Global Information Society Watch 2007
Ministry of Information Technology
General Resources
Development Gateway's Country Resources
The Economist's Country Briefing
Resources on E-Co Hub
A Sustainable Model for Use of ICTs in Rural Pakistan
Major part of Pakistan is comprised of underdeveloped rural areas with low level of educational system. This has in turn become a main hurdle to gain, accept and to implement the new technologies in the agriculture sector as well as other rural sectors. This article proposes an ICT-Training Centre consisting of wireless networked Rural Kiosk Machines placed at every village, which will be updated through a central place of information - the ICT-Rural Development Department.
TeleMedicine in Pakistan
This article discusses existing telemedicine scenario, the role of the Government of Pakistan in telemedicine, initiatives of the Pakistan Space Organization, the Pak-US Collaboration in Telemedicine and the Telemedicine Association of Pakistan.
Regional Human Development Report – Promoting ICT for Human Development in Asia: Realising the Millennium Development Goals
The report’s unique approach lies in its use of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to measure and monitor the impact of information and communication technologies (ICTs) on human development. The report examines country-specific experiences in China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mongolia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Viet Nam, and provides cross-country comparisons on the use of ICTs to achieve the MDGs.
Regional Human Development Report – Promoting ICT for Human Development in Asia 2004: Realising the Millennium Development Goals - Summary
This summary document, with a foreword by Sir Arthur C. Clarke, presents the essence of a pioneering attempt to assess the role of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in human development in Asia. It captures the rich variety of ICT initiatives in nine Asian countries (China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mongolia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Viet Nam) and draws lessons for identifying policy directions.
Pakistan IT Policy and Action Plan
The vision of the Pakistan IT Policy is to harness the potential of Information Technology as a key contributor to development of Pakistan and the broad-based involvement of the key stakeholders is a must for its sustainable development.
(in Korean)