KARACHI, (MILLAT/APP): In line with its commitment to foster
technology in the country, Usman Institute of Technology (UIT),
Karachi, hosted the 7th COMNET National Conference.
Themed `The Next Generation ICT Infrastructure’, the conference
explored the challenges and complexities of both global and local ICT
infrastructure and how Pakistan can benefit from these technology.
An official of the UIT said on Tuesday that the objective of the
annual conference was to highlight the importance of a stronger and
more sustainable infrastructure for Information and Communication
Technology.
The ICT sector has made tremendous contributions to digital and
financial inclusion in Pakistan and carries immense potential to
revolutionize the country’s technological landscape,
The conference was witnessed by high profile IT, ICT and Telecom
gurus, top industry professionals including CEOs and CTOs, high-level
academics including deans, directors and faculty members, as well as
students of various engineering, science & technology institutions
from Pakistan.
The event opened with a Conference Session on ICT Infrastructure
where Ashraf Kapadia, Country Manager Pakistan at AT&T, Zia Ullah
Khan, CEO at Panacloud Pvt Ltd., Ms. Sophia Hasnain, Trends and
transformational consultant, Daniyal Saleem from Microsoft Pakistan
and Waqaruddin Usmani, visiting faculty in different universities of
Karachi shared their thoughts on the subject.
The conference session was followed by a Panel Discussion on
`Bridging the Gap between Industry and Academia’ joined by CTOs of
organizations and academic Deans.
The event also encompassed a number of other vibrant activities
such as competitions in Clash of Codes and Clash Royale, and a
Technical Workshop on `Computer Communication Networking’.
`We are proud to have hosted the prestigious COMNET National
Conference for yet another year and are delighted that UIT is playing
its part in introducing the latents technology in Pakistan’, said Dr.
Zahir A. Syed, Director, UIT.
`We want to keep creating newer and better opportunities for
students, industry professionals and academics to connect, identify
challenges, and work out real-world solutions through technology.
COMNET 17 has served that essential purpose by bringing the ICT sector
in the spotlight as it is directly linked to Pakistan’s well-being of
economic growth’, he added.