P@SHA/PASHA (Pakistan Software Houses Association for IT and ITeS) (1992–Present) is a non-profit functional trade body and registered association for the IT industry in Pakistan, primarily to promote and develop the software and services industry in Pakistan and to protect the rights of its members.[1]
| P@SHA | |
 | |
| Founded | 1992 |
|---|---|
| Type | Nonprofit organization |
| Focus | IT, Bootstrapping, IT Startups |
| Location | |
| Origins | Pakistan |
Area served | IT Industry |
Key people | Chairman: M. Zohaib Khan, A2Z Creatorz. Secretary General: Nadeem A. Malik Senior Vice Chair: Ali Ihsan, Frag Games Vice Chair: Khuram Rahat, Botnostic Solutions (Pvt.) Ltd. Treasurer: Shahzad Shahid, TPS Pakistan (Pvt.) Ltd. Other CEC Members: Bilal Hashmat (CureMD), Mohsin Ali (Inbox Business Technologies (Pvt.) Ltd.), Mudassir Saleem Malik (AppsGenii Technologies (Pvt.) Ltd.), M. Azam Mughal (SecureBeans), M. Jamil Anwar Goheer (Virtual Force (Pvt.) Ltd,), Dr. Shoab Khan (C.A.R.E) |
| Award(s) | Asia Pacific ICT Alliance [1] |
| Website | pasha |
P@SHA is funded by its member companies, and organizes activities that promote the image and achievements of the industry.[2] It works with the Government of Pakistan to develop IT friendly Environment in Pakistan. P@SHA won several Asia Pacific ICT awards and is a body which conducts ICT award in Pakistan.[3][4][5]
Google, with the collaboration of P@SHA, created a social Innovation Fund to fund technological innovation in Pakistan.[6][7][8][9]
Initiatives
edit- Policy Advocacy
- ICT Awards
- NEST I/O
- ProWomen
- Events / CXO Meetups
- P@SHA Freelancer Community
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Who We Are?".
- ^ "Pakistan's PASHA Launchpad 2013 Open for Startup Submissions". Tech in Asia.
- ^ "Diversity praised at P@SHA ICT Awards". 15 November 2014.
- ^ "Plan9 sponsors P@SHA ICT Awards, 2014 - Plan9 - Pakistan's Largest Technology Incubator". plan9.pitb.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 2015-01-04. Retrieved 2014-12-26.
- ^ "P@SHA to launch largest technology incubator". Daily Times.
- ^ "P@SHA Fund for Social Innovation". Archived from the original on 2014-10-07. Retrieved 2014-12-26.
- ^ "P@sha Fund for Social Innovation". Google for Entrepreneurs. Archived from the original on 2014-12-27. Retrieved 2014-12-26.
- ^ "P@SHA Fund for Social Innovation". Google Inc. Archived from the original on 2014-10-09. Retrieved 2014-12-26.
- ^ "P@SHA Fund for Social Innovation". Google Australia. Archived from the original on 2014-12-26. Retrieved 2014-12-26.
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