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Information Development, Vol. 24, No. 1, 66-78 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/0266666907087698

Indicators of the Emerging Information Society in Pakistan

Farzana Shafique

Al-A'khdar Educational Movement, Lahore, Pakistan. alakhdarem2001{at}yahoo.com

Khalid Mahmood

Department of Library and Information Science, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan. khalid{at}dlis.pu.edu.pk

This paper reviews the transformation of Pakistan's agricultural society into an information society and factors causing this transformation. Key indicators of emerging information society in Pakistan are analyzed with the help of literature search, website visits and personal communication with experts. The analysis reveals that many internal and external factors are causing this transformation such as declining natural resources and rapid growth in population and its needs, international debt and dictation by IMF and World Bank in each and every economic and political move. The picture captured through literature and website review reveals that Pakistan's agricultural society is rapidly transforming into the information society. Key indicators for the emergence of the information society in Pakistan include e-government, IT policy, rapid growth of the IT and telecom sector, increased teledensity, Internet services, e-learning, e-health, e-commerce, etc.

Key Words: Information society • Pakistan


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