[Conference Proceedings] "ICT for Development in Pakistan"

["Irfan Khan" <khania2@super.net.pk>]

a 4-day conference entitled "ICT for Development in Pakistan" 
http://www.ict4d.org.pk/ was held in islamabad from 9th to 12th 
december 2003 to "identify the potential, which ICTs (Information & 
Communication Technologies) especially remote sensing and GIS can 
provide for better management and utilization of resources available 
for development". 

a number of presentations and speeches were made during the 
confernce. following presentations are available on 
http://www.ict4d.org.pk/presentations/presentation.htm


- Bridging the Digital Divide in terms of Connectivity -Universal 
Service Obligation - Role of PTA  	 

Mr. Talib Dogar Director Engineering PTA


- Bridging the useability, relevance and sustainability divide– local 
content and applications 

Sabahat Saeed Khan Head Knowledge Management IUCN


- Bridging the connectivity divide -Enhancing Tele-Density In The 
Developing World 	

Rizwan Shaukat CEO Voice Tel


- Bridging the livelihoods divide – ICT’s for direct job creation – 
Best Practices 	

Mr. Tom Slone, Chairman Touchstone Communications


- Analysis of National IT policy and its implications. 	

Mr. Mosharraf Zaidi Advisor E-Poor


- ICTs as a means for poverty reduction 	

Rehan Zaidi


- Bridging the livelihood divide –Case study   	

Enpointe Global Services - Omer Saeed MD


- Making ICTS Usable & Useful - Case Study  	

M. Osman Haq - IT Specialist 


- EIROP –Case study  	

Dr. Yahya M. Khawaja UNDP


- The changing world of remote sensing An overview. General 
introduction to Remote Sensing Technologies  	

Dr. Ijaz Sandhu - Associate DeanUniversity of Central Punjab


- Remote Sensing Case Study  	

Dr. Babar Sani  - Director ECIL 


- Regional estimation of evapotranspiration using remote sensing data 

Dr. Asif Sarwar - Associate Professor University of Agriculture 
Faislabad 


- Mapping change in mangrove forest extent in a selected part of the 
Indus delta: Case Study  	

Mr. Salman Ashraf GIS Manager WWF


- Ascertaining Potentials of Satellite Remote Sensing for Water 
Resources Prediction in Sub-Himalayan Catchments of Pakistan  	

Dr. Shahzad JehangirPrincipal Punjab Forest School - Ghoragali, 
Murree.


- Implementation of GIS in Pakistan - record to date – lessons learnt 
and recommendations for the future.  	 

Dr. Mansoor A Hashmi , Head IT & GisNESPAK


- Biosaline Project – Case Study  	

Dr. M. Nawaz Bhutta, NPD,UNDP Biosaline Project and DG IWASRI


- GIS in Pakistan – Case Study 	

Mr. Salman Asif Siddiqui, UNDP-ADBP


- Northern Area Development Project- Case Study 	

Mr. Shamsul Wahab, GIS Specialist – NADP (UNDP)


- Spatial Data Processing for Land Resources Management– Case Study 	

Mr. Gauher Rehman Regional Manager MM Pakistan


- Implications of Land Survey in GIS 	

Mr. M. Mumtaz Naz. Director Survey of Pakistan 


- GIS Best Practice - GIS and its use (a global perspective) 	

Mr. Naveed Zaheer Director, ECIL