The first industrial revolution was initiated in 18th century in which new manufacturing processes were introduced with the help of steam-powered engines. Then, in late 19th century the world went through the Second Industrial Revolution which is also called Technological Revolution. This revolution was characterized with a boom in the manufacturing industry and mass production with help of scientific applications. Moving ahead, Electronics and Information Technology were responsible for drifting …
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There are two different schools of thought in Pakistan vis-à-vis digital disruption. One school of thought deems Pakistan as one of the countries, which is rapidly catching up with the rest of the world, however, the contrary viewpoint suggests that Pakistan is still lagging far behind in terms of adopting the technological revolution prevailing globally. There is no denying that Pakistanis are deemed young, educated and to a great extent …
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Over the years Pakistan has witnessed boom in information technology and telecommunication. The successive governments kept the lowest possible import duty on computers, which increased number of users of computer manifold. This was followed by induction of cellular telephony, the latest being introduction of 3G and 4G technology. With smart phones also being available at affordable cost now the users can receive/send e-mail, complete bank transactions, pay their utility …
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