{"id":64634,"date":"2020-04-26T10:17:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-26T05:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=64634"},"modified":"2020-04-24T17:18:06","modified_gmt":"2020-04-24T12:18:06","slug":"pakistan-becomes-first-south-asian-country-to-achieve-g4-status","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/pakistan-becomes-first-south-asian-country-to-achieve-g4-status.html","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan becomes first South Asian country to achieve G4 status"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Islamabad: The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has ranked Pakistan as a 4th Generation Regulator (G4) \u2013 making it the first country in South Asia to achieve the status, according to news sources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ITU recently issued a report titled \u2018Global ICT Regulatory Outlook 2020 (GIRO)\u2019, in which Pakistan achieved a score of 88 out of 100 \u2013 highlighting that Pakistan\u2019s Information and Communications Technology (ICT) regulations are governed by social and economic policy goals.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/work-whatsapp-like-app-official-communication-underway.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Work on WhatsApp-like app for official communication underway<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Out of the 38 countries in the Asia-Pacific region, only eight percent have managed to achieve the G4 status. Pakistan is now among the top five regulators in the region, with a global ranking of 48.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As per the publication, the report is developed on the data gathered from 193 counties that form the foundation for the \u2018ICT Regulatory Tracker\u2019 \u2013 which operates as an evidence-based tool to aid decision-makers and regulators to monitor the rapid evolution of ICT regulation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/govt-form-data-protection-authority-protect-citizens-personal-information.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Govt to form \u2018Data Protection Authority\u2019 to protect citizens\u2019 personal information<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, the report breaks down that Pakistan scored 20\/20 on regulatory authority, 19\/20 on the regulatory mandate, 27\/28 for competition framework and 22\/30 for the regulatory regime. It further highlighted Pakistan\u2019s journey towards collaborative regulation as a special feature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/tax-collection-for-non-telecom-sector-up-by-22.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PTA<\/a>) has reiterated its continuous resolve to achieving new international benchmarks, protecting consumer interest and facilitating the public-private collaborations for the socioeconomic benefit of the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad: The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has ranked Pakistan as a 4th Generation Regulator (G4) \u2013 making it the first country in South Asia to achieve the status, according to news sources. The ITU recently issued a report titled \u2018Global ICT Regulatory Outlook 2020 (GIRO)\u2019, in which Pakistan achieved a score of 88 out of 100 \u2013 highlighting that Pakistan\u2019s Information and Communications Technology (ICT) regulations are governed by social and economic policy goals.&nbsp; Read: Work on WhatsApp-like app for official communication underway Out of the 38 countries in the Asia-Pacific region, only eight percent have managed to achieve the G4 status. Pakistan is now among the top five regulators in the region, with a global ranking of 48. As per the publication, the report is developed on the data gathered from 193 counties that form the foundation for the \u2018ICT Regulatory Tracker\u2019 \u2013 which operates as an evidence-based tool to aid decision-makers and regulators to monitor the rapid evolution of ICT regulation. Read: Govt to form \u2018Data Protection Authority\u2019 to protect citizens\u2019 personal information Additionally, the report breaks down that Pakistan scored 20\/20 on regulatory authority, 19\/20 on the regulatory mandate, 27\/28 for competition framework and 22\/30 for the&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":75,"featured_media":60553,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15016,15017],"tags":[27277,27276,27278],"persona":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-64634","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-developments","8":"category-notices-announcements","9":"tag-international-telecommunication-union-itu","10":"tag-pakistan-becomes-first-south-asian-country-to-achieve-g4-status","11":"tag-pakistan-telecommunication-authority-pta","12":"cat-15016-id","13":"cat-15017-id"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Pakistan becomes first South Asian country with G4 status - Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"ITU has ranked Pakistan as a 4th Generation Regulator (G4) \u2013 making it the first country in South Asia to achieve the status\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/pakistan-becomes-first-south-asian-country-to-achieve-g4-status.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Pakistan becomes first South Asian country with G4 status - Zameen News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"ITU has ranked Pakistan as a 4th Generation Regulator (G4) \u2013 making it the first country in South Asia to achieve the status\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/pakistan-becomes-first-south-asian-country-to-achieve-g4-status.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pakistan Real Estate News &amp; 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