1. Voice-Over-Internet Protocol (VOIP)
Goes Mainstream More and more people abandoned traditional
phone service for a combination of
internet-based telephony and a cell-phone.
VoIP is catching fire in the corporate world
today. Skype and other VoIP services have
added integrated communications services,
calendar, directory and other conveniences to
appeal to consumers and small businesses.
2. China's Power and World Economic Influence
Grows The global economy and competitive markets
shifted from US dominance to China dominance.
China became a major market for the technology
industry. Chinese companies made major
inroads.
3. Working at Home Goes Mainstream While Small
Business Thrives Trend towards virtual offices accelerated
as companies sought ways to reduce costs and
accommodate the growing trend towards a
balance between work and personal life. 2005
was the year of the small business worldwide.
Small businesses increasingly contributed to
economic growth and recovery.
4. Offshoring Activity Picks Up The biggest IT challenge facing
organizations was undertaking a variety of
neglected initiatives that could increase
margins or even spur revenue growth, while at
the same time more cost-effectively managing
infrastructure. There was more outsourcing.
Organizations in developed countries
outsourced routine network management and
maintenance, freeing in-house IT managers to
tackle the more strategic concerns.
5. As the World Shrinks, the World Market
Expands Markets and trade grew significantly
particularly in the retailing sector.The Euro
and China's currency grew in strength.
6. Cell Phones look more and more like PDAs
and vice versa Mobile phones and PDAs continued to
inherit each other's features and
capabilities, and become more and more
personalized sources of information about the
world around us.Significant changes in how
people use their phones (cell phone) happened.
The perception of a phone as a simple device
with one purpose was severely reduced.
7. Continued Sophistication in Corporate
Internet Usage Internet commerce continued to grow.
Internet-oriented marketing matured to the
point where search engines, email, instant
messaging, and weblogs all morphed together to
create compelling, always-on, and potentially
fully mobile online interactions with
marketers.
Information
Technology boom in Pakistan
Information Technology (IT) and
telecommunication have witnessed a boom
in Pakistan in 2005. IT is the current
choice of many developing and developed
countries to upgrade their online
systems to compete in the global market
as E-commerce has found a strong
foothold in the world and enhanced the
productivity.
Revolutionary advances in IT reinforce
economic and social changes faced by the
business community. From this revolution
emerges a new kind of economy in which
IT information is a critical resource
and the base for competition. Old ways
of doing business will be challenged and
sometimes defeated. Government
intervention to harness the growth of IT
for national development is necessary on
several fronts as a policy maker and
major user. Also, governments must
supervise and coordinate IT education -
the key to human and economic
development.
Of a total of 500 IT companies working
in Pakistan, 100 are ISO certified and
45 universities offering IT/CS
programmes in Pakistan produced 6,500 IT
graduates in year 2005. Total 207 ISP’s
are working, catering to the needs of 10
million internet users and its shows a
good future of IT in Pakistan. The
internet was spread from 530 cities in
2001-02 to over 2000 cities in 2005 as
well as Internet users are rapidly
increasing. In year 2005, most of the
funds allocated for the E-governance,
targeted
HRD and software development programmes.
During financial year 2004-05,
IT Policy lays maximum emphasis on Human
Resource Development (HRD) in the
country in general and in the government
institutions in particular. Pakistan
Software Export Board is responsible for
the development and promotion of
Pakistan’s software industry.
At present, 78 international and 29
domestic call centres, having 2,500
seats, have been established. Moreover
six IT parks have already been
established in the country in public and
private sector.
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