P@SHA explained

Pakistan Software Houses Association for IT and ITeS (P@SHA)
Native Name:P@SHA
Type:Nonprofit organization
Founded Date:1992
Location:Islamabad, Pakistan
Origins:Pakistan
Area Served:IT Industry
Focus:IT, Bootstrapping, IT Startups
Awards:Asia Pacific ICT Alliance https://apicta.org/
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)

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 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

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Who We Are?.
  2. Web site: Pakistan's PASHA Launchpad 2013 Open for Startup Submissions. Tech in Asia.
  3. Web site: Diversity praised at P@SHA ICT Awards. 15 November 2014.
  4. Web site: Plan9 sponsors P@SHA ICT Awards, 2014 - Plan9 - Pakistan's Largest Technology Incubator. plan9.pitb.gov.pk. 2014-12-26. 2015-01-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20150104215720/http://plan9.pitb.gov.pk/plan9-sponsors-psha-ict-awards-2014/. dead.
  5. Web site: P@SHA to launch largest technology incubator. Daily Times.
  6. Web site: P@SHA Fund for Social Innovation. 2014-12-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20141007055456/http://www.google.co.in/entrepreneurs/initiatives/pasha-fund-for-social-innovation.html. 2014-10-07. dead.
  7. Web site: P@sha Fund for Social Innovation. Google for Entrepreneurs. 2014-12-26. https://archive.today/20141227103522/https://www.googleforentrepreneurs.com/startup-communities/psha-fund-for-social-innovation/. 2014-12-27. dead.
  8. Web site: P@SHA Fund for Social Innovation. Google Inc.. 2014-12-26. 2014-10-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20141009184724/http://www.google.es/entrepreneurs/initiatives/pasha-fund-for-social-innovation.html. dead.
  9. Web site: P@SHA Fund for Social Innovation. Google Australia. 2014-12-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20141226192031/http://www.google.com.au/entrepreneurs/initiatives/pasha-fund-for-social-innovation.html. 2014-12-26. dead.