[August 5th 2008: Karachi, Pakistan] The growth in Pakistan’s IT and Telecom sectors in the past few years warrants recognition at an international level. With much aggressive work on so many verticals, every contribution towards growing the industry makes a difference and each member of Pakistan’s various industries helps us to achieve more progress, better and faster.
Keeping this in mind, IDG is launching the local edition of its flagship publication, CIO, the world’s largest Technology Business Leadership Brand. Working with the local players and markets to push information and successes that we experience across Pakistan, the pages of CIO Pakistan hope to provide the industry with the kind of support and coverage it deserves. August 5, 2008 will mark the formal launch of CIO Pakistan, a business unit of the International Data Group, its other products and platforms along with IDG-endorsed Technology Pioneer Awards at the Karachi Sheraton Hotel. CIO ‘Technology Pioneer Awards’ will acknowledge the top business professionals for work done to enhance Pakistan’s technology industry in the last 10 years. A CIO panel reviewed the prospects and analyzed them with respect to their effect on their industry and decisions were based on operational activities, practices, creativity and innovations in all aspects, their achievements, and how the candidates benefited their industry and country. The award categories are:
- Pioneers in Telecommunications
- Bringing Global Technology Brands into Pakistan.
- Pioneers in the Local Industry.
- Pioneers in Contributing to IT- Education in Pakistan.
- Taking Technology Global: Building Pakistan’s Image Abroad.
- Pioneers in Innovation.
- Inspiring Innovation.
- Pioneers in Governance.
- Recognizing Special Contributions to the local Industry.
- Youth’s Achievements in Technology.
The event has been organized by CIO Pakistan in conjunction with Terrabizo Group.
About IDG
International Data Group (IDG) is the world’s leading technology media, events, and research company. IDG also publishes more than 300 magazines and newspapers, based in more than 90 countries. CIO Pakistan being an extension of the IDG group focuses on key issues and business challenges and is becoming an interactive community trusted by Pakistani CIOs and other high-level IT executives.
