Stories by Anum Malkani

Digital finance

Raast offers opportunities for inclusion, but is not without risk.

Published 17 Jan, 2021 06:54am

Internet economy

Protectionism will not boost our local tech sector.

Published 29 Nov, 2020 06:53am

Policing online forums

Along with education, Web 2.0 is the new battlefield where alternative voices must be suppressed to maintain the national

Published 14 Sep, 2020 07:00am

Regulating ICT

In 2020, we have seen renewed efforts to stifle digital spaces.

Published 26 Jul, 2020 07:27am

The Analytical Angle: How smart containment, along with active learning, can help mitigate the Covid-19 crisis

Policymakers must be empowered down to the district levels to respond differentially based on local data.

Updated 19 Apr, 2020 11:38am

Covid-19 tech gaps

Those who lack digital access are highly vulnerable in this crisis.

Published 05 Apr, 2020 06:25am

Surveillance culture

Pakistan is remarkably adept at harnessing digital technologies to monitor its citizens.

Published 01 Mar, 2020 07:15am

A jobless future

Widespread automation may be a chance to redefine what it means to be human.

Updated 10 Feb, 2020 01:54pm

The gender gap

The idea that feminism has overachieved is a dangerous myth

Published 13 Jan, 2020 07:08am

Digital Agenda 2020

Lack of access to online services will increase inequality.

Published 05 Jan, 2020 06:57am

Database of ruin

Big Tech’s monopoly allows for more censorship and surveillance.

Published 24 Dec, 2019 07:04am

Information warfare

Social media was once seen as a democratising force.

Published 20 Oct, 2019 06:58am

The behaviour change industry

So what is the endgame for the technology sector, and why is the data it has collected so precious?

Published 29 Sep, 2019 07:06am

The gig economy

The ‘future’ of jobs comes with many costs.

Published 08 Sep, 2019 07:04am

Crypto revolution

Can Libra improve financial access?

Published 08 Jul, 2019 07:04am

Rise of fintech

The marriage of financial services and technology is not new.

Published 16 Jun, 2019 06:37am

Big Tech

‘Data is the new oil’ is the mantra of the new age.

Updated 27 May, 2019 12:09pm

Identity issues

Nadra is one of the world’s most extensive identification regimes.

Published 06 Jan, 2019 06:32am

Including women

Financial empowerment is key to bridging the gender gap.

Updated 27 Sep, 2018 07:43am

Financial inclusion

Only 6.9pc of adults here had a mobile money account in 2017.

Published 29 Jul, 2018 07:07am