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Are computer science graduates up to the mark?

by Kazim Alam in Dawn, November 12th, 2023KARACHI: The perception that few among the 35,000-odd computer science graduates the country produces every year are actually skilled was reinforced on Saturday at +92Disrupt, a two-day startup and technology conference held by Katalyst Labs. The CEO of one of the country’s largest software houses made a 30-minute presentation to drive home a single point: computer science programmes run by Pakistani universities of all stripes are doing a…

Pakistan, US extend scientific cooperation agreement:

By Anwar Iqbal in Dawn, October 19th, 2023WASHINGTON: Pakistan and the United States extended on Wednesday their agreement for cooperation in science and technology for another five years. Pakistan’s US envoy Masood Khan and US State Department’s Director Office of Science and Technology Cooperation Jason Donovan witnessed the ceremony. Mr Muhammad Saad Ahmed, on behalf of government of Pakistan, and Ms Michelle Sheckells from the US State Department, exchanged the documents. The purpose of the…