The students from Aga Khan Higher Secondary School in Gilgit won 1^st and 2^nd place prizes for developing applications termed “EZY” and “Smart Study” while the students of the Aga Khan Higher Secondary School in Hunza won the 4^th place prize for developing a “Book Buddies” application. Each project was developed by a group of students.

Engr. Prof. Dr. Attaullah Shah, Vice Chancellor of Karakoram International University, Gilgit was bestowed as the Chief Guest of the event. Other prominent industry leaders present included Mr. Yusuf Hussain, CEO Ignite - National Technology Fund and Mr. Imran Shams, Country Manager of Accelerate Prosperity Pakistan.

Dignitaries present at the occasion were astounded to see the talent of young students and the process undertaken to pitch their ideas and exhibit their android applications and games developed through block programming. Furthermore, they appreciated the hard work of the students and expressed interest for future collaboration.

Mr. Imran Shams, Country Manager of Accelerate Prosperity Pakistan, termed this event a stepping stone towards a paradigm shift in the region on the path to digitalization. He further encouraged the efforts of team TechScape Pvt. Ltd.

Winners of Gilgit-Baltistan Tech Fair 2019

1^st Position

EZY application developed by Syed Najum Ul Hassan and Rashid Jan from Aga Khan Higher Secondary School, Gilgit
Rs.100,000 Contractual Award from Accelerate Prosperity Pakistan

2^nd Position

Smart Study application developed by Ahad Ali Baig, Hassan Zulfiqar, Rayan Ali and Mehran Danish from Aga Khan Higher Secondary School, Gilgit
Rs.75,000 Contractual Award from Accelerate Prosperity Pakistan

3^rd Position
RGS games developed by Shams Tabraiz and Ahsan Raza from Uswa Public School & College Ganish, Hunza
Rs.50,000 Contractual Award from Accelerate Prosperity Pakistan

4^th Position

Book Buddies application developed by Anusha Sadruddin, Maliha Ali, Shabina Shah and Muskan Nisar from Aga Khan Higher Secondary School, Hunza
Rs.50,000 Contractual Award from Accelerate Prosperity Pakistan

5^th Position

Get Worker application developed by Maqbool Ali Shah and Salma Ali from Army Public School and College Jutial Gilgit and Public Schools and College Jutial Gilgit, respectively.
Rs.50,000 Contractual Award from Accelerate Prosperity Pakistan