Awareness session organised

KARACHI: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) in collaboration with the National ICT R&D Fund Co and PLUMgrid arranged an awareness session on Cloud Computing / Openstake at the PTA Headquarters, a statement said on Wednesday.
PTA Chairman Dr Syed Ismail Shah, senior officers, representatives from the industry and academia attended the session, it said.
The PTA chairman said that the authority is focusing on creating awareness on the upcoming technologies for the benefits of the economy.
Cloud computing is being used to store large data in developed world; hence, providing new opportunities for the young technology experts. National ICT R&D Fund Co CEO Asif Roomi pledged support for the project.
Dr Affan A Syed, director engineering, PLUMgrid, gave a presentation to the participants on cloud computing.