Arzak Quotes

Pictures and words are wholly inadequate to understand the complex creations and beauty of our world.

Creating back doors to hack in to secure devices will not only undermine consumer confidence in technology but most importantly empower cyber criminals and totalitarian regimes.

In a democratic society freedom of expression and information are protected and government lack of concern in protecting them is a serious issue.

We should refrain from adopting laws that would allow countries with poor scorecard on human rights to exploit backdoors on techs for silencing dissent.

The Nazis destroyed the independence of the press by passing series of draconian laws and it seems we are exactly imitating the same with the freedom of the internet by passing Prevention of Electronic Crimes Bill.

The very success of the internet itself is due to its openness, equality of opportunity and innovation. Platforms like Facebook itself would not have been created if Mr. Mark Zuckerberg was accessing the internet via free basics.

Destruction of privacy via surveillance programs engineered by Great Powers widens the existing power imbalance between the ruling elite and everyone else. Its impact on global south will be colossal.

The South Asia region is not only a hub of global disinformation innovation but also a hub of growing disinformation entrepreneurs who serve a very complex global clientele from private brands to foreign governments.

Data is the driving force of modern economies.

Government of Pakistan should sent out a pro innovation approach if it wants to benefit from the digital revolution.

The cross cutting and fast moving nature of digital technologies mean it is vital to be flexible and well coordinated.

Pakistan is not the best place to start a digital technology company owing to poor technological and financial regulations.

Modern data analysis techniques should embed human rights principles in algorithms making decisions for humans to ensure transparency and accountability.

Every part of modern countries needs a world class, secure digital infrastructure that enables people to access the connectivity and services they need where they live, work or travel. That is why enhancing digital connectivity should be a top priority for governments.

The economic future, jobs, national security, cost of living, productivity, ability to compete globally and geopolitical standing in the world are all reliant on continued and growing success in digital technology.

The country that dominates emerging fields of artificial intelligence, advanced semi conductor designs and quantum computing will have global dominance.

Expecting to fix privacy problem by passing few laws will not work as the cancer is much deeper than this in our surveillance society.

We need to move from the existing culture of compliance in cybersecurity to developing a culture of excellence in mitigating Cyber threats.

The only way to stop big data from becoming big brother is introduce privacy laws that protect the basic human rights online.

If winning hearts and minds matter in Balochistan than the military and civil establishment are doing everything to loose on that end.

Bands of armed ideological examiners revoking the streets of Pakistan is not the rights answer to the fight against extremism.

Connecting any strategic infrastructure to the internet makes it vulnerable to security threats and most government systems connected in South are extremely vulnerable to hacking, data leakages and hijacking.

It is critical that both North and South work collectively for facing the online challenges in defeating the criminals but we also need to ensure that the internet remains a platform for freedom of expression and uncensored information otherwise, it will have a negative impact on social economic development.

Pakistan need to better prepare their citizens for the demands of a changing information economy, and they need to adjust tax and social protection systems to ease the transition from labor market to information one.

People with fewer economic resources have very limited opportunity for joining the global internet economy.

The impact of the internet on economic development is shifting in two important directions. First, given the aging population and near-saturated market penetration in the advanced economies, most of the expansion of the internet related market will take place in developing countries like Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh. Secondly, the globalization of the internet is expected to increase the share of developing countries in the internet economy presenting a historic opportunity for the young and poor in Pakistan to improve their economic condition.

No global corruption scandal can be complete without mentioning Pakistani politicians.

This land is a colony treated like a colony and acted upon like a colony; unless the colonial mindset changes, nothing will change. It will further deepen the exploitation, hatred and marginalisation.

Digital technologies can enable inclusive delivery at scale to close gaps and accelerate progress towards universal coverage. The unprecedented scale and speed at which countries delivered social assistance during the COVID-19 pandemic is a testament to the potential of digital technologies

People expect government services to be as good as the best online experiences in the private sector. Rising to meet these expectations will require change on a scale that government has never undertaken before.

Internet shutdowns are a blanket blackout on information.