Ponder Alliance

HISTORY- Ponder Alliance was started by few likeminded IT professionals in 2003 to address issues at that point of time- Pakistani IT industry witnessed a downfall after year due to dot com bubble burst- Majority of the IT service providers in Pakistan either have closed down their operations or operating in survival mode, were not progressing- In 2002, some likeminded professionals sat down and discussed the declining state of Pakistani IT industry- April 2003, Ponder Alliance was formed to address the issues faced by the IT industry. OBJECTIVE: Reduce the gap of education system at University level and local IT industries in Karachi. Form a neutral platform consist of three stakeholders- Industry professionals - Senior Faculty - Students Identify the weakness or issues faced by universities and provide them assistance or solution. We have identified 7-areas of problems- Final Year Projects - Students Internship - Guest Speaker session - Curriculum advise - Faculty Development - Career Guidance - Research project from local industry