{"id":74641,"date":"2019-07-22T22:05:33","date_gmt":"2019-07-22T17:05:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pamirtimes.net\/?p=74641"},"modified":"2019-07-25T14:54:59","modified_gmt":"2019-07-25T09:54:59","slug":"techscape-organizes-first-tech-fair-in-gilgit-baltistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pamirtimes.net\/en\/2019\/07\/22\/techscape-organizes-first-tech-fair-in-gilgit-baltistan\/","title":{"rendered":"TechScape organizes first Tech Fair in Gilgit-Baltistan"},"content":{"rendered":"

GILGIT: <\/span><\/strong>TechScape organized<\/span> the first ever Tech fair in Gilgit Baltistan in collaboration with Pak-US Alumni network, Accelerate Prosperity Pakistan, Google, GBRSP, Government of Gilgit Baltistan, KIU and Pepsi Pakistan on July 21,<\/span> 2019. The Tech fair was the concluding event of a series of bootcamps organized by the team Techscape for two months where 140 students from more than 30 schools from GB participated<\/span>. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Top 12 projects with brilliant ideas were showcased at the tech fair where top five secured contractual awards from Accelerate Prosperity, Pakistan.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Vice Chancellor Karakoram International University Dr. Attaullah Shah, CEO Ignite-National Technology Fund Yusuf Hussain and Country Manager of Accelerate Prosperity Pakistan<\/span> Imran Shams attended<\/span> the event.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The chief guest Dr<\/span>. Attaullah Shah showed very keen interest in conducting the next tech fair in collaboration with TechScape and appreciated the efforts of the<\/span> young entrepreneurs and team TechScape. \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

CEO ignite Yusuf H<\/span>ussain appreciated the<\/span> innovative ideas presented during the fair<\/span>. \"\"<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

The Country Manager Accelerate prosperity highlighted the importance of the technological innovation and termed theevent as the steppingstone for a paradigm shift of the region towards digitalization. He also\u00a0 appreciated the efforts of the team TechScape.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0TechScape is an ed-tech startup founded by a group young passionate student from G<\/span>ilgit-B<\/span>altistan which aims to empower the youth of the region with the latest state of the art technologies at a very early age and equip them with skills needed to take on the future of work. Techscape organised<\/span> this fair as the first milestone towards transforming Gilgit Baltistan as the Silicon Valley of Pakistan. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0Winners Tech-Fair 2019<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

First Position (Rs.100,000 Contractual Award from Accelerate Prosperity Pakistan): EZY App By: Syed Najum Ul Hassan and Rashid Jan from Aga Khan Higher Secondary School – AKHSS, Gilgit <\/span><\/p>\n

Second Position (Rs.75,000 Contractual Award from Accelerate Prosperity Pakistan): Smart Study App By Ahad Ali Baig, Hassan Zulfiqar, Rayan Ali and Mehran Danish from Aga Khan Higher Secondary School – AKHSS, Gilgit<\/span><\/p>\n

Third Position (Rs.50,000 Contractual Award from Accelerate Prosperity Pakistan) RGS games developed by Shams Tabraiz and Ahsan Raza from Uswa Public School & College Ganish Hunza<\/span><\/p>\n

Fourth Position (Rs.50,000 Contractual Award from Accelerate Prosperity Pakistan) Book Buddies App developed by Anusha Sadruddin, Mahnoor Baig, Shabina Ali and Muskan Nisar from Aga Khan Higher Secondary School Hunza<\/span><\/p>\n

Fifth Position (Rs.50,000 Contractual Award from Accelerate Prosperity Pakistan) Get Worker App developed by Maqbool A<\/span>li shah and Salman Ali from Army Public School & College Jutial Gilgit and Public Schools and College Jutial Gilgit respectively.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

GILGIT: TechScape organized the first ever Tech fair in Gilgit Baltistan in collaboration with Pak-US Alumni network, Accelerate Prosperity Pakistan, Google, GBRSP, Government of Gilgit Baltistan, KIU and Pepsi Pakistan on July 21, 2019. The Tech fair was the concluding event of a series of bootcamps organized by the team Techscape for two months where 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