Pakistan Inc. - The High Tech. Edition

By: Pakistan Inc. Editorial Committee
In 2004/05, Pakistan Software Export Board (PSEB) undertook a Best Practices Study of Pakistan’s Software Industry (here). This study was the first comprehensive data collection exercise about the industry and since been cited as the only credible source of data on the industry. The 2004/05 data, however, is somewhat dated now […]

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By: Athar Osama
In the Indian IT Industry, there is a popular saying that goes like this: “IT was the only industry that the Indian government didn’t understand well-enough to intervene in and hence destroy”. In Pakistan as well, public policy, has played a fairly controversial role in the development of IT Industry over the years. […]

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By: Athar Osama (An abridged version of this article series is published in Dawn, EBR, July 4, 2005)
One question that often floats around among Pakistani IT/software entrepreneurs, investors, and policymakers alike is whether or not and to what extent does Pakistan today represents an industry dynamic that is similar to India’s from a decade ago? […]

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By: Athar Osama (An abridged version of this article series was published in Dawn, EBR, July 4, 2004)
In this first of this series of two articles, I outlined the primary motivation behind undertaking this analysis. I also laid some ground rules and identified sources for comparing the early performance of India’s software/IT industry with that […]

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By: Athar Osama
The software industry—widely seen as the “great enabler”—provides an opportunity to the developing countries to play a greater economic role in the fast globalizing world. The example of neighboring India—whose ambition and progress towards becoming a “mini (software) superpower” is no mystery from the world—is often cited in the development literature as an […]

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By: Athar Osama
In the first of this series of articles, we looked at a statistical snapshot of software development in Pakistan. While our sample is not representative of the entire software industry in this country, it nonetheless includes a vast majority of the more significant players on the Pakistani software scene. Hoping to develop a […]

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