DYS15: IT board’s three-day conference concludes

Over 60 sessions were conducted by professionals from across the world.


Hidayat Khan May 09, 2015
Students from different educational institutions and techies from across the province flocked to the three-day event. PHOTO: EXPRESS

PESHAWAR: After completing 60 sessions successfully, the Digital Youth Summit 2015 concluded on Saturday. Technology professionals, specialists and entrepreneurs from across the world participated in the event put together by Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Information Technology Board and World Bank.

Students from different educational institutions and techies from across the province flocked to the three-day event.

Kashif Azhar, a University of Engineering and Technology (UET) Peshawar student, said the summit provided an ideal opportunity to share ideas and learn how the new media and digital communication are shaping up our lives and fostering growth. He said the province’s law and order situation has never been the most welcoming for start-ups and entrepreneurial ventures.

“Our universities train us in finance, marketing, accounting and education sectors only. Entrepreneurship has never been part of the curriculum,” he said, adding if the government provides incubation infrastructure, the sector can create thousands of employment opportunities. “I felt encouraged after attending the seminar conducted by Dildar Ali of KADO I-Tech.”

Haseeb Awan, a resident of Peshawar, shared details about his venture BitAccess. The co-founder said the application makes Bitcoins – digital currency – easily accessible. “Make your customers the face of your product,” he said, during a session moderated by World Bank’s Ravi Kumar. Awan said starting a venture from scratch is never easy and requires a lot of hard work and determination. “A creative and able team is extremely important for a start-up to do well,” he said.

IT firm DPL’s CEO Syed Ahmad was the keynote speaker at the summit. During his address, Ahmad said one needs to be fully prepared before embarking on the journey. “Trial and error will eventually teach you how to do it right,” he said.

Also speaking on the occasion, World Bank consultant Raza Shah said technology is being used around the world in order to improve the lives of citizens. “Service delivery through e-governance benefits the people immensely,” he added.

Published in The Express Tribune, May 10th, 2015.

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