Technology for change: Telenor to send Pakistanis to Oslo summit

Telenor Pakistan will send two people to represent Pakistan at the global Telenor Youth Summit in Oslo, informed a press release.

The global event aims at helping young people realise the true potential of mobile communication technology in solving social challenges.

The summit will be held in collaboration with the Nobel Peace Center and will also coincide with Nobel Peace Prize event.

The two Pakistanis, aged 18-25, will share their input and ideas towards bringing positive social change through the use of mobile communication and internet.

The cellular company has invited young Pakistanis to submit their ideas around the theme of using internet and mobile communications for education, entrepreneurship, health, medicine and wellbeing of people in the country. Interested candidates can participate by sharing their ideas on Telenor Youth Summit’s website.

The top 10 voted ideas would be shortlisted and presented to a jury which will select this year’s winners.

Published in The Express Tribune, October 14^th, 2014.