Business Law

Prof. Aftab Ahmed Butt

MBA

1B

Mohammed Rehan (36) , Abdul-Rehman

(48)
Umer Hassan (61) & Usman Hassan (62)

Outline
Introduction

Impact of
Technology
on
Businesses

I.T. in
Pakistan

Custom
Software
Development
Agreement

Software
Laws/Standa
rds

Information
on software
Piracy in
Pakistan

Pakistan VS
India

Questionnair
e Evaluation

Suggestions

Introduction

History
Size of the industry
largest software vendors
Forbes Global 2000

I.T. in Pakistan
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
of the Government of Pakistan
Ranked 111th among 144 countries in
the Global Information Technology
report of 2014.
27th largest population
PASHA - PSEB
Major Software Companies in Pakistan

Software Laws/Standards

Laws
Consequences
Software User Responsibilities
Economic Impact of Software Piracy

Information on software
Piracy in Pakistan
Penalties
IT Policy of Pakistan
Government commitment to
law enforcement
IT Usage

IT Contracts
Identification of the Parties
Purpose of Agreement
Preparation of Development Plan
Payment
Payment of Developer's Costs
Changes in Project Scope
Acceptance Testing of Software
Ownership of Software
Warranties
Confidentiality
Term of Agreement
Termination of Agreements
Signatures

Impact of Technology
on Business (Positive)

Increase
in
Productivi
ty
Development
in
Infrastructure
Optimal
Use of
Resources

Agricultur
al Growth

Increase
in
Employm
ent
Opportuni
ties
Time
Saving
Cost
Minimizati
on

Impact of Technology
on Business (Negative)
Deficiency
of Capital
Lack of
Infrastructur
e
Monopoly
of
Develope
d
Countries
Backward
Economic
System

Illiteracy
Tradition
alist
Society
Import of
Technolog
y

Comparison of Pakistans
Industry with India
Indias $68.02 billion software exports
Pakistans $25 billion software exports

690,0
students
graduating every
Year

Questionnaire Evaluation

Suggestions

The "IT-Operational Gap

Find out what's needed

Validate plans
Conduct periodic surveys
Communicate openly with operational groups
and clients