Funding for Urdu computing

The PTCL Research and Development Fund have approved nine projects worth Rs 10.58 million to promote research and development in various sectors with focus on information technology and telecommunication.

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In another decision, the meeting also okayed Rs 1.9 million grant for ‘Urdu morphological analyzer’ to be produced by Shafiqur Rahman and his team from the National University of Computer & Emerging Sciences Lahore, and a Rs 1.97 million funding for the ‘Computerization of the classical script styles of Urdu and other regional languages’ project to be implemented by Aamir Wali and his team from the National University of Computer & Emerging Sciences Lahore.

The committee also recommended Rs 1.49 million grant for ‘Development of a framework for Urdu handwriting recognition on handheld computing devices’. The project will be executed by Dr Muhammad Akmal Butt and his team from the National University of Computer & Emerging Sciences Lahore during a period of 12 months.

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