Technovation with Peter High (CIO, CTO, CDO, CXO Interviews)
Umar Saif, Vice Chancellor of Information Technology University, Pakistan
Technovation with Peter High (CIO, CTO, CDO, CXO Interviews)
In this interview, Umar Saif, Vice-Chancellor of Information Technology University in Pakistan, discusses World Class IT principle four, IT-Business Partnerships, with Metis Strategy. Some of the topics discussed include:
- How he leveraged experiences at Cambridge and MIT to bring back lessons to Pakistan
- How LUMS first responded to the entrepreneurial ethos that Umar brought to the table
- Umar’s innovations and projects that have had real social and private sector impact in Pakistan
- Cultural and logistical constraints faced by tech entrepreneurs in Pakistan, including a murky intellectual property legal space
- The rise of citizen journalism
- Eye on the Trends: Fundamental changes occurring in the education and media fields, which create great opportunities for entrepreneurs like Umar in Pakistan
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