Chairman TAGO, the Arab Organisation for Professional Services, Talal Abu Ghazaleh, said that Pakistan economy and its recent thrust towards industrial and scientific policy initiatives could best be commercialised, for the mutual benefit of Pakistan and Arab World.
He strongly advocated for the formation of Pak-Arabia Business Council for the promotion of Pakistani business with the Arab World and bringing Arab World closer to Pakistan.
This he said during a meeting with the Federal Minister of Science and Technology, Senator Mohammad Azam Khan Swati at PCSIR Rest House here Sunday. He said that he wanted to establish a laptop Computer Industry in Pakistan, which shall produce computer of international standards, as Pakistan has a large number of computer engineers and have a competitive labour force.
Moreover a refurbishing and recycling unit for the used computers will be set up in the country, for providing cost effective computers for teaching and commercial purposes.
Talal said that a number of MoUs in various fields should also be signed during his next visit to Pakistan.
It was also agreed in meeting that two sides need to work together for establishing and innovation in commercialisation centre where the research community and industry work together in relationship to commercialisation of the invention of Pakistan researchers and making them viable and marketable product.
It was also decided in the meeting that Al-Ghazaleh International will set up an advisory centre for the protection of intellectual property rights of overseas and utilising and capitalising the Pakistani talents for innovation at the highest international levels.
The Federal Minster for Science and Technology also explained the plans for restructuring and reforms for the sake of greater productivity and excellence. Talal appreciated this approach and suggested that there should be on going process and continuity for reforms and restructuring in order to meet rapid change of development.
It is worth mentioning here that Abu Ghazaleh is United Nations Global Alliance for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and development succeeding, Chairman of the Intel International, Craig Barret is on visit to Pakistan on the special invitation of the Federal Minister for Science and Technology, Muhammad Azam Khan Swati.
The main purpose of the visit was to establish co-operation between Global Alliance and Pakistan particularly in the field of ICT for development in all fields especially in the field of education, health, science and technology and commerce.
Talking to media, Talal said he was really impressed with the facilities and practical training provided to students at the Institute of Industrial Electronics Engineering (IIEE).
He said that his company would establish strategic partnership with IIEE.
Addressing the students at IIEE, Talal said the philosophy of success in life is not to be afraid of sufferings during the course of learning and not to submit to the failures of life but to make our weakness as an instrument of success.
Azam Khan Swati informed the media that the government has enhanced the budget of science and technology from Rs 7.07 million to Rs 3.2 billion and further additional allocation of Rs 2 billion was expected to be raised to Rs 5 billion.
The Minister said that PCSIR was working at a Thar Coal project at the cost of rupees one billion. He further said that in order to overcome the energy crisis in the country, the PCSIR was working on Bio Gas project with the budget of rupees one billion.
Azam Khan Swati said that the present Engr Qadir Hilal, Member (Technology), Zuzzer Ali Shamsuddin, Director General, S. Murtaza Ashraf, Advisor to the Ministry of Science Technology, Engr Abdul Rasheed Khan, Advisor for Ministry of Science and Technology were also present in the meeting.