Ban Proposed on Sale of Used Computers: The ministry of information technology has been asked to draft a proposal for a ban on the import of used computers and IT accessories, on directions of President Asif Ali Zardari. Earlier, LCCI had requested the president to ban the sale of used/old computers. If ban imposed, no vendor/seller will be able to sell used/computers in the market, eventually causing computer prices go high by 4 times at least. Clearly computer manufacturers, Intel being the leader, are grouping up to run this on-media and off-media campaign for ban on sale of old/used computers to capture their share – instead of investing into country for setting up a manufacturing plant in the country, like they have in India. If a computer manufacturing plant is deployed in the country, it will not only serve local economy but will also bring down the prices for new computers.
Before any conclusion on this and imposing ban, Government must realize all aspects and that a common man may not afford to buy a reasonable new computer costing well over 20,000. As per estimates, there are total of 14,00,000 computers in Pakistan, out of which 60 percent are used/old computers, 24 percent internationally assembled new computers while 16 percent locally assembled new computers.

3 Day Web Expo to be Held at Bahria Univ, Islamabad: Blogging has taken the world by storm. It is increasingly becoming the most popular method to express one’s thoughts and feelings on the internet, as well as an effective medium to earn a respectable living. These days, all the business around the world, and specifically the technology industry maintains at least one official web log to announce its latest developments and interact with the consumers.
Pakistan doesn’t lag behind in this field as well. In fact, many top bloggers of the world are Pakistanis who have been featured in a lot of international media outlets.
In an effort to further boost the bloggers, online entrepreneurs, online marketing professionals, and for enhancing the knowledge and technical skills of the students IEEE BUI (Bahria University Islamabad IEEE Student Branch) and BACSAP (Bahrian’s Association of Computer Students and Professionals) are collaborating in organizing the largest The Web Expo in Pakistan.
Following is the plan of The WebX 2010:

1. The Bloggers Workshop (Intro and Blog setup).
2. The Bloggers Workshop (Revenue and Marketing).
3. Bloggers Meetup and Success Stories.
4. Webware Exhibition.
5. Web Design Competition.
6. Entrepreneurship Talk.
7. Workshop on Internet Marketing by Google Pakistan.