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PAKISTAN ENGINEERING COUNCIL
Minutes of 3rd Academia – Industry Linkages Committee (AILC) Meeting and Joint
Workshop held on May 25-27, 2009 at Inter Con Inn, University Town, Peshawar
List of participants:
1. Engr. Zahid Arif Convener
2. Engr. Dr. Ehsanullah Kakar Member
3. Engr. Dr. Nasir M. Khan Dy. Registrar / Secretary
4. Engr. Jehanzeb Dy Registrar, PEC Branch Office, Peshawar.
5. Dr. Khalid Khan Director DOST, MoST, NWFP (Special Invitee)
Regrets:
1. Engr. Dr. Suhail Aftab, Member
2. Engr. Dr. Arshad Vohra, Member
1. General:
The meeting commenced at the residence of Engr. Zahid Arif at 07.30 pm with the recitation
from Holy Quran by the Convener (Engr. Zahid Arif). He welcomed all the members, and
explained briefly the road-map of AILC summarized so far in the last two meetings with given
scope/objectives of the committee followed by the brief introduction by all members.
2. Approval of the Minutes of 2nd AILC Meeting:
Minutes of the 2nd meeting held on July 11, 2008 were approved unanimously at the proposal of
Dr Ehsanullah Kakar.
3. First Initiative at NWFP by the Convener:
The Convener gave briefing on the AIGR-Workshop being organized jointly as per the minutes
of 2nd AILC minutes (refers last para of the approved minutes) as first joint initiative in NWFP
with the Directorate of Science & Technology (DOST), MoST, Government of NWFP. He
introduced and requested the Director, DOST (Dr Khalid Khan) invited to attend the 3rd AILC at
Peshawar, to give briefing to PEC Team members regarding efforts being made in NWFP to
develop a “Pilot project” to strengthen the Academia-industry link, and resultantly developed a
Think Tank named as “Academia-Industry-Government Roundtable (AIGR) forum” under
MoST, Government of NWFP.
The main aim of the constitution of Think Tank is to create the required synergies between
industry and the research institutions/universities that are necessary for commercially driven
work and its outputs. Academia can lend easy access to knowledge to the industry for conducting
applied research. In turn, the technology produced by the industry can be used by the Academia
to carry out the basic research on a more detailed and extended level. Secondly, by enhancing
close interaction of research institutions, an added advantage can be achieved that would be in
the form of exploitation of their production and outcomes. To emphasis the need and to address
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all above, an Academia-Industry-Government Roundtable is being established in NWFP and the
1st Workshop among the stakeholders is going to be held on May 26 – 27 , 2009.
While briefing regarding the scope of the AIGR, Dr Khalid of DOST expressed his gratitudes to
Engr. Zahid Arif, the Convener PEC AILC for his visionary leadership who has also been
selected unanimously as the Chairman of AIGR on the proposal of President Chamber of
Commerce & Industry, NWFP in the last joint meeting at Chamber of Commerce & Industry,
NWFP. He further briefed that the efforts has been made to develop a detailed draft working
paper regarding identification of various allied issues, grey areas, required financing for joint
R&D activities, categorizations, review and adoption of various criterions and formulation of
ToRs etc.
The meeting ended with the vote of thanks to and from the Convener with positive hopes that the
coming workshop will pave a way in sparkling the initiative/move in the right direction to
establish as a successful real “Pilot Project” which shall be replicated in other provinces / regions
of the country.
4. Planning cum Consultative AIGR Workshop:
The workshop started as per the programme (Annexed-A) with the recitation from the holy
Quraan. Engr. Zahid Arif, Convener PEC AILC and Dr Khalid Khan were on the stage as
Leader/Chairman and Secretary of AIGR workshop respectively with the Chief Guest, Senator
Ilyas Ahmad Bilour. Chairman of the AIGR, while giving briefing on the need and scope of the
workshop, welcomed the Chief Guest and participants from various organization and industries
including PEC and HEC. Dr Khalid Khan presented the details of the workshop and mode of
working groups during the technical sessions. The beak-up of the programme is attached for
information at Annexed B.
The Chief Guest appreciated the joint initiative by the provincial ministry of S&T and the PEC,
urged both to take firm steps required to strengthen this previously ignored link of academia and
industry, caused slow technology development and failure to provide required indigenous
solutions to local industrial issues/problems and confidence on each other. He assured his
maximum support to organizers of the AIGR workshop, provided the experts from various
stakeholders participating in the workshop come-up with viable working methodology to bridge
these gaps.
After the preliminary session, the technical session of the workshop continued for 2 days as per
given agenda and working papers and number of ideas and presentations were shared by the
leaders of each group. At the end, in the concluding session certificates were distributed by the
Chief Guest, the provincial Minister for Science & technology Mr. Ayub Ashari, Government of
NWFP, Peshawar. At the end, it was decided that Directorate of DOST will compile various
ideas and proposals given by Group members and then will be shared in the next Think Tank
Committee meeting which is having representations from the stakeholders.
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The Chief Guest appreciated all the participants commuting from different parts of the province
and country, and especially to the Organizers for holding such a nice but lengthy experts’ group
meeting in NWFP and providing a unique opportunity to the representatives from Academia,
Industry and Government to discuss / deliberate on the left over issue in length so that a
collective remedy can be thought-out with consensus. He assured to AIGR group to provide all
sort of help & support on behalf of government for the success to achieve set targets. At the end,
while giving vote of thanks to the Chief Guest,participants and the AIGR organisors, the Acting
Registrar of Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC) Engr. Z. M. Peracha assured that PEC will
extend and facilitate all required support through its AILC committee not only to AIGR NWFP
but to all other similar initiatives under the scope of AILC committee of PEC in other province /
regions.
Engr. Dr. Nasir Mahmood Khan
Deputy Registrar / Secretary
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Working Document
Two-days workshop
Academia-Industry-Government Roundtable
Planning-cum-Consultative Workshop
Organized By
Directorate of Science and Technology (DoST), NWFP
in Association with
Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC), Islamabad
at
Hotel InterCon Inn Abdara Road University Town, Peshawar
26 – 27th May, 2009
ANNEX - A
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ANNEX - A
Workshop Program
Day 1:
S. No. Activity Timelines
1 Registration 8: 15 – 9:00
2 Guest to be seated 9:05 – 9:15
3 Recitation from the Holy Quran 9:15 – 9:20
4 Welcome address 9:20 – 9:25
5 Presentation on the AIGR 9:25 – 9:35
6 Speech 1 9:35 – 9:45
7 Speech 2 9:45 – 9:55
8 Address by the Chief guest 9:55 – 10:10
9 Refreshments 10:10 – 10:30
1st technical session
10 Groups taking Positions 10:30 – 10:45
11 Group work 10:45 – 1:00
12 Lunch and prayer break 1:00 – 2:00
2nd technical session
13 Group work 2:00 – 4:00
11 Integration of the group work 4:00 – 5:30
12 Refreshments and closing of day 1 5:30
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Day 2:
S. No. Activity Timelines
3rd technical session
1 Reflections on day 1 by group reps 9:00 – 10:00
2 Group work 10:00 – 1:00
3 Working tea
4 Lunch and prayer break 1:00 – 2:00
4th technical session
5 AIGR open discussion (shift to knowledge based economy)
– challenges & opportunities
2:00 – 4:00
Closing ceremony
6 Guests to be seated 4:00 – 4:05
7 Presentation on the workshop proceedings 4:05 – 4:15
8 Certificate distribution 4:15 – 4:45
9 Address by the leader of the roundtable 4:45 – 4:55
10 Address by the chief guest 4:55 – 5:05
11 Vote of thanks 5:05 – 5:10
12 Refreshments 5:10
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Table of contents
Content Page No.
1. Registration form …………………………………………………………… … 3
2. Workshop program ……………………………………………………………… 4
3. Agenda of the workshop…………………………………………………………. 5
3.1 a. Review and firming up of ToRs for the Roundtable (AIGR)………….. 7
b. Review and firming up of ToRs for the Research, Promotion & support cell
(RPSC)……………………………………………………………………… 9
c. Review and firming up of ToRs for the Research Promotion & Support
Sub-cell (RPSSC) and housing criteria………………………………………… 10
3.2. Criteria for placement of R&D graduates in Industry………………………. 11
3.3.Criteria development for the “Best Research Award of Industrial
Importance”……………………………………………………………............... 12
3.4 Selection criteria of Department/Organization for preparing a five year
research roadmap………………………………………………………………… 14
3.5. Formulation of parameters for mapping of R&D facilities, human resource
and efforts in NWFP ……………… …………………………………………. 15
3.6. Selection criteria for financially sponsoring visits of scientists and
technologists to rural schools/colleges for practical demonstration of S&T
in the selected districts of NWFP………………..…………………………… 16
3.7. Selection criteria of university/academia and industry to submit joint research
projects………………………………………………………………………….. 17
ANNEX - B
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3.8. Formulation of ToRs to carry out a resource efficiency exercise of a university/academia
department/ R&D organization…………………………… 18
3.9. Selection criteria for providing support to R&D efforts(research projects)... 19
3.10. Formulation of ToRs for the sectoral expert groups………………………. 20
3.11 Creation of R&D cell in the Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry Peshawar
and formulation of ToRs thereof…………………………………. 21
3.12. Composition of Think Tank, AIGR and sectoral expert group-suggestions for
improvement……………………………………………………………… 22
3.13 Recommendations on the frequency of the meeting of AIGR, Think
Tank and the Sectoral Expert groups………………………………………… 34
3.14 Methodology of problems/issues identification in the industry………….. 35
3.15. Input on establishment of the Provincial/Regional/National Research
Development Corporation…………………………………………………….. 36
3.16. Formulation of indicators for measuring the performance of the forum….. 37
3.17. Exposure\visits of the members of the Think Tank to developed countries… 38
3.18. Any other item included by the members or the participants………………. 39
4. Feedback form …………………………………………………………………… 40
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Agenda of the Workshop
Day 1:
1. Review and firming up of ToRs for the roundtable, Research Promotion & Support Cell
(RPSC) and Research Promotion & Support sub-cell (RPSSC).
2. Criteria development for the placement of R & D graduates in industry.
3. Criteria development for the Best Research Award of industrial importance.
4. Selection criteria of the department / organization for preparing a five year research road
map.
5. Formulation of parameters for mapping of R&D facilities, human resource and efforts in
NWFP.
6. Selection criteria of scientists and technologists to visit rural schools/colleges for
practical demonstration of S&T in the selected districts of NWFP.
7. Selection criteria of a university and an industry to submit a joint research projects.
8. Formulation of ToRs to carry out a Resource Efficiency Exercise of university/ academia
department/ R&D organization.
9. Selection criteria of research project(s) for providing support to R&D efforts.
10. Formulation of ToR’s for the Sectoral Expert Groups.
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Day 2 :
11. Creation of R&D cell in the Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry Peshawar and
formulation of ToRs thereof.
12. Composition of Think Tank, Roundtable and the sectoral expert groups - suggestions for
improvement.
13. Recommendations on frequency of the meeting of Round Table, Think Tank and Sectoral
expert groups.
14. Methodology of problem/issue identification in the industry.
15. Input on establishment of the provincial/ regional/ national research development
corporation.
16. Formulation of Indicators for Measuring the Performance of the Forum
17. Exposure Visits of the members of Think Tank to developed countries
18. Any other item included by members and participants.
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AIGR Planning cum Consultative Workshop, Peshawar, 26-27 May, 2009-Photographs
Minister ST&IT is distributing certificates during closing ceremony
Participants during the Technical and Policy Sessions / discussions during AIGR
two days workshop