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CHINAPAKISTAN ECONOMIC CORRIDOR ICTS AND DIGITAL ECONOMY A CROSSDISTRICT ANALYSIS OF BASELINE DATA FOR GILGITBALTISTAN

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/grr.2020(V-I).24      10.31703/grr.2020(V-I).24      Published : Mar 2020

China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, ICTs, and Digital Economy: A Cross-District Analysis of Baseline Data for Gilgit-Baltistan

Abstract

    In the fast digitizing world, the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is pivotal for providing greater, efficient, and easier access to many basic services in the everyday life. In the era of globalization, ICT also provides opportunities for self-employment and income generation. It has the potential to pull many isolated regions out of poverty and it provides opportunities. In regard, the purpose of the research is to highlight the current status of ICT usage and infrastructure across various districts in Gilgit-Baltistan. It is anticipated that the installation of fiber optic cable from China to Pakistan along the CPEC route will connect Gilgit-Baltistan to the rest of the world by high speed internet. Using the baseline information, we explore the current ICT related challenges and opportunities, which will help developing an ICT framework for Gilgit-Baltistan in order to take advantage of the opportunities that CPEC promises.

    Access to Computer, Access to Internet, ICT Usage, Mountain Regions

    (1) Aftab Ahmed Khan
    Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science, Karakoram International University, Gilgit, Pakistan.
    (2) Saranjam Muhammad Baig
    Director, Center for Research on CPEC (CRC), Karakoram International University, Gilgit, Pakistan.
    (3) Faqeer Muhammad
    Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Karakoram International University, Gilgit, Pakistan.
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APA

    APA : Khan, A. A., Baig, S. M., & Muhammad, F. (2020). China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, ICTs, and Digital Economy: A Cross-District Analysis of Baseline Data for Gilgit-Baltistan. Global Regional Review, V(I), 207-221. https://doi.org/10.31703/grr.2020(V-I).24

CHICAGO

    CHICAGO : Khan, Aftab Ahmed, Saranjam Muhammad Baig, and Faqeer Muhammad. 2020. "China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, ICTs, and Digital Economy: A Cross-District Analysis of Baseline Data for Gilgit-Baltistan." Global Regional Review, V (I): 207-221 doi: 10.31703/grr.2020(V-I).24

HARVARD

    HARVARD : KHAN, A. A., BAIG, S. M. & MUHAMMAD, F. 2020. China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, ICTs, and Digital Economy: A Cross-District Analysis of Baseline Data for Gilgit-Baltistan. Global Regional Review, V, 207-221.

MHRA

    MHRA : Khan, Aftab Ahmed, Saranjam Muhammad Baig, and Faqeer Muhammad. 2020. "China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, ICTs, and Digital Economy: A Cross-District Analysis of Baseline Data for Gilgit-Baltistan." Global Regional Review, V: 207-221

MLA

    MLA : Khan, Aftab Ahmed, Saranjam Muhammad Baig, and Faqeer Muhammad. "China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, ICTs, and Digital Economy: A Cross-District Analysis of Baseline Data for Gilgit-Baltistan." Global Regional Review, V.I (2020): 207-221 Print.

OXFORD

    OXFORD : Khan, Aftab Ahmed, Baig, Saranjam Muhammad, and Muhammad, Faqeer (2020), "China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, ICTs, and Digital Economy: A Cross-District Analysis of Baseline Data for Gilgit-Baltistan", Global Regional Review, V (I), 207-221

TURABIAN

    TURABIAN : Khan, Aftab Ahmed, Saranjam Muhammad Baig, and Faqeer Muhammad. "China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, ICTs, and Digital Economy: A Cross-District Analysis of Baseline Data for Gilgit-Baltistan." Global Regional Review V, no. I (2020): 207-221. https://doi.org/10.31703/grr.2020(V-I).24