List of Institutions Visited and Persons Interviewed

Government

Ministry of Science and Technology

·         Atta ur Rahman, Minister

·         Javed Masud, Secretary

·         Wahaj us Siraj, Principal Staff Officer, IT

Planning Commission

·         Shahid Amjad Chaudhry, Deputy Chairman and Minister of State

·         Quaiser Sohail, Director General

Information Technology Commission

·         Salman Ansari, Member

Punjab Information Technology Board

·         Jawaid Ghani, Chairman

State Bank of Pakistan, National Institute of Banking and Finance

·         Shakil Faruqi, Advisor to the Governor, Director NIBF

International Organizations

United Nations Development Programme

·         Önder Yücer, Resident Representative and UN Resident Coordinator

·         Mohammed Zafar Iqbal, Assistant Resident Representative

·         Kristen Sv. Helgason, Coordinator, South Asia Region

·         Lena M. Lindberg, Deputy Resident Representative and Director, Development Division

·         Naeem Ahmad, Program Management Officer, Development Division

·         Muhammed Mateen-ud-Din, Programme Officer

·         Hasan Akhtar Rizvi, Project Director, Sustainable Development Networking Programme

·         Ahmed Qadir, Deputy Project Director, Sustainable Development Networking Programme

World Bank

·         John W. Wall, Country Director

·         William Byrd, Principal Economist

·         Ishfaq A. Sheikh, Sr. Information Technology Officer

·         Amir Munir Khan, Information Technology Specialist

Academic Institutions

National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences

·         Amir Muhammed, Rector

·         Syed Refaqat, Pro Rector

·         M. Ayub Alvi, Dean

National College of Business Administration

·         Shahid Ali Haidar, Vice President, Development

·         Aamir Iftikhar Khan, Director Studies

Lahore University of Management Sciences

·         Syed Zahoor Hassan, Professor and Dean

·         Muhammad Ramzan, Chief Librarian

Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology

·         Athar Mahboob, Associate Professor of Computer Science and Systems Manager

National University of Engineering and Technology

·         Ansar Ahmed Khan, Chairman, Department of Mathematics and Sciences and Professor of Computer Science

·         Sh. M. Wahabuddin Usmani, Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science

Allama Iqbal Open University

·         Nazir Ahmed Sangi, Professor and Chairman, Department of Computer Science

Planwel

·         Shahab Khan, Director

National Insititute of Information Technology

·         Arshad Ali, Director

Beaconhouse Informatics

·         Khaver Zia, Director

Operation Bader

·         Zia Ullah Khan, Xenosys Corporation

Aga Khan University

·         Shamsh Kassim-Lakha, President

·         John B. Stevens, Director of University Administration and Director General/CEO

·         Robert Baker, Director General, Planning

·         Naseem Z. Siddiqui, Director, Information Technology

·         Nurallah A. Merchant, Sr. Director, CFO

Software Houses and other Private Businesses

Network Solutions

·         Saeed Ghauri, Management Executive

·         Sajjad Kirmani, Director IT and Operations

Acer Computer Pakistan

·         Ijaz Anwer, Country Manager

Hi Tech Business Machines (Pvt) Ltd.

·         Amer Nazir, CEO

Asia Satellite Communication Co., Ltd.

·         William Kwan, Regional Manager

Techlogix

·         Sohail Aslam

SoftNet

·        Aamir Matin, CEO

Telecommunication Companies

PCTL

·         Noor ud Din Baqai, Director

·         Altamash Kamal, Director

NTC

·         Azhar Maud, Chairman

·         Khalid Javed, Chief Engineer, Development

·         Tahir Ahmed, Divisional Engineer, Data Networking and Modernization

·         Miraj Gul, Divisional Engineer, Development

Media

The News/Jang Group of Newspapers

·         Iqbal Hussain, Group Business Development and Systems Implementation Director

·         Arshad Siddiqui, Group Director, IT and Communications

·         Mohammed Suleman, Group Editor, Editorial Management and Development

·         Mohamed Z.A. Syed, Group Finance Director

TeleBiz

·         Zafar Siddiqui, Managing Director

·         Amir Jahangir, Manager, Islamabad Office