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Govt Renames EV Board to Pakistan Technology Development Board

Govt Renames EV Board to Pakistan Technology Development Board The federal government has decided to rename the Electric Vehicle Development Board the ‘Pakistan Technology Development Board’, in consideration of the Engineering Development Board’s (EDB) limited capacity to deal with new technologies. Sources told Propakistani that the decision was made during the last meeting on the formation of the Electric Vehicle Development Board held at the Ministry of Science and Technology under the chairmanship of the Federal Minister for Science and Technology (MoST), Chaudhry Fawad Hussain. ALSO READ The minister briefed the attendees of the meeting about the conflict of interest of the Electric Vehicles (EV), the Internal Combustion Engine Vehicles, and the role of the Engineering Development Board (EDB). He warned that Pakistan will lag behind the rest of the world if it does not pursue the latest trends in technology. This is not only applicable in the case of EVs but also to o

Building a Resilient Knowledge Economy in Pakistan

Building a Resilient Knowledge Economy in Pakistan Raza Ahmad Khan The author possesses diverse experience in corporate management, entrepreneurship, business incubation, university teaching, and technology transfer. He is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the USA with double masters’ degrees in Industrial Engineering and Manufacturing Systems Engineering with an emphasis on Engineering Management. Under the present government of Prime Minister Imran Khan, we witness a much-desired emphasis on rejuvenating Pakistan through building a resilient knowledge-based economy! In simple words, knowledge (k)-economy is a generation of wealth by exploiting intellectual capital (know-how)! Leading economies of the world have capitalized on this concept to progress their communities and earn invaluable foreign exchange. The STIPs (Science & Technology Industrial Parks) in China, as an example, had sales revenue and exports worth US$373 billion and US$88 billion respectivel

Government of India opens up geospatial mapping restrictions for Indian companies

Government of India opens up geospatial mapping restrictions for Indian companies In a move that will receive positively among companies in India, the Ministry of Science & Technology has announced that they will be freeing up restrictions for geospatial mapping in the country. Indian companies will now have access to mapping data and technologies that have greater depth, resolution and precision. Previously, companies were required to go through an extensive process of pre-approvals and permissions to receive a licence. These hurdles would often discourage smaller companies and businesses from investing in various mapping technologies. With the restrictions removed, the Government of India is allowing Indian companies to collect, generate, prepare, disseminate, store, publish, update digital Geospatial Data and Maps within the territory of India.

Government liberalises geospatial data rules, issues new guidelines

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