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Amir Jahangir, Competitiveness Support Fund11 October, 2007

Innovation Journalism Pakistan

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Journalism in Pakistan

What is missing? Innovation; economic impact of innovation

NewsCurrent AffairsPoliticsSportsEntertainmentTechnologyFinance, Economic and Business News

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Pakistan and Innovation Journalism

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“The goal is to increase public focus on innovation, competitiveness, business and technology,” Omar Ayub Khan, Chairman, Competitiveness Support Fund8th TCI Annual Conference 2005

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Linking Finance to Innovation & Competitiveness,

Competitiveness Support Fund

Partners:

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Innovation Journalism Program for Pakistan

Phase One

Phase Two

Phase Three

International Innovation

Journalism Program at Stanford

Capacity Building of Working Journalists

New Resource Development

Innovation Journalism Program, Pakistan

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Phase 1: International InJo Program at the Stanford University

2006-2009 - 12 leading Pakistani journalists will participate in the Innovation Journalism Fellowship Program.

Each Fellow will refine expertise in reporting on innovation and become a part of the INJO community.

The Program will: Creating a community of Journalists

reporting on Innovation Pakistani journalists establish links with

newsrooms in US and other countries.

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Phase 1: TCI Annual Conferences

Participation of 15 leading journalists at The Competitiveness Institute’s Annual Conferences 2006 -2009

Interaction with journalists and cluster practitioners

Brainstorming on leading issues on innovation and competitiveness

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Media Organizations Involved in the Innovation Journalism Program

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Progress for the Phase 1 (2006-2007)

Participation as INJO Fellows: 2

Participation in TCI Conferences: 7

No. of journalists involved (print): 185

No. of journalists involved (electronic): 70

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Phase 2: Capacity Building of Working Journalists

Interactive workshops and training sessions for working journalists in collaboration with WEF and INJO Program – 9 Pillars of Global Competitiveness Index of the World Economic Forum

InJo Fellows to be mentors for these interactions

Subsequently participants to increase public focus through news, articles and reports

Lectures at Business and Journalism Schools

Journalist of the Year Awards – 9 Pillars

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Innovation Communication

Competitiveness Support Fund & World Economic Forum

Global Competitiveness Report

91 / 125 2006-2007

94 / 114 2005-2006

Global Competitiveness Report

91 / 125 2006-2007

94 / 114 2005-2006

Global Information Technology Report

84 / 115 2006-2007

67 / 114 2005-2006

Global Information Technology Report

84 / 115 2006-2007

67 / 114 2005-2006

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Methodology for the Global Competitiveness Index Has 9 Key “Pillars”

Ranks.

Basic Requirements (50%) Weight Pak 1. Institutions 12.5% 79

2. Infrastructure 12.5% 67 3. Macroeconomy 12.5% 86 4. Health and Primary Education 12.5% 108

Efficiency Enhancers (40%)5. Higher Education and Training 13.3% 104 6. Market Efficiency 13.3% 54

7. Technological Readiness 13.3% 89

Innovation and Sophistication (10%)8. Business Sophistication 5.0% 66 9. Innovation 5.0% 60

Weighting of Global Competitiveness Index 9 “Pillars” - INJO

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Methodology for the Global Information Technology Index has 3 sub-indexes

The NRI is composed of three component indexes which assess:

- environment for ICT offered by a country or community

- readiness of the community's key stakeholders (individuals, business and governments)

- usage of ICT among these stakeholders.

Measuring the Network Readiness Index (NRI)

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Role of Innovation Communication in Economic Growth

Boost Economic Growth

Better Employment/Job Creation

Knowledge-basedEnterprise Dev.

Upgrade Enterprise Competitiveness

Improve Competitiveness of Pak. Economy

COMPETITIVENESS SUPORT FUND

COMPETITIVENESSInnovation

SME AccessTo Finance

EstablishIndustry-Academia

Linkages

BusinessIncubation

ClusterDevelopment

Innovation Communicatio

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Phase Three: New Resource Development Identification of four geographical regions Triple Helix – making media as a part of the Helix Three universities from each region on the basis of their core

focus:Business/EconomicsTechnologyJournalism

Institutions / Universities collect information on competitiveness and innovation on various clusters

Journalism schools to develop content and research with media on innovation and competitiveness.

InJo Fellows will act as mentors along with the journalists involved in the capacity building initiative

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Qaid-e-AzamNUSTFatimah Jinnah Women University

IBANED UniversityMass Comm, KU

LUMSUETPunjab Univ.

University of PeshawarM.I. Sciences

Baluchistan University orBUITMS

Academia and the InJo Program

DairySurgicalHorticultureMotorcycleFurniture

Innovation PolicyMediaICT

Marble and GraniteGemsPharmaceuticalsGender

FisheriesFood SafetyMotorcycle

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Outcome of the Program

The 3 year program will develop capacity of:

• Phase 1: 27

» working journalists with international networking

• Phase 2: 450

» Editors, reporters, working journalists & management

• Phase 3: 300

» Future innovation communication leaders

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-Capacity Building- Transportation & Logistics- Livelihoods- Tourism- Agriculture- Micro and SME - Health- Education- Infrastructure - Media

National Trade Corridor

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Thank You

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Amir Jahangir

Consultant,Competitiveness Support Fund# 53, Street No. 1, F-6/3, Islamabad – 44000, PakistanCell: +92-300-8555161Phone: +92-51-2272042 / 43Fax: +92-51-2270358www.competitiveness.org.pkE-mail: [email protected] / [email protected]

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Back up Slides

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Pillar 1 Institutions (12.5% of GCI Score)

Global Competitiveness Report 2006

Improvements 2005 2006

• Diversion of Public Funds (to investments) 74 67

• Public trust in Government 83 55

• Judicial independence 87 80

• Favouritism in decisions of government officials 68 52

• Wastefulness of government spending 48 42

• Business costs of terrorism 94 55

Weakening

• Property Rights 87 95• Burden of government regulation 101 122• Ethical behaviour of firms 44 82• Efficacy of corporate boards 116 123• Protection of minority shareholders interests 27 57

(Private sector)

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Pillar 2 Infrastructure (12.5% of GCI Score)



• Overall infrastructure quality 77 67

• Railroad infrastructure 59 39

• Quality of port infrastructure 68 52

Weakening

• Quality of air transport infrastructure 53 59• Quality of Electricity supply 86 87


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Pillar 3 Macroeconomy (12.5% of GCI Score)


Improvements 2005 2006• Interest Rate Spreads 67 37

Weakening• Inflation (hard data) 84 99• National Saving rate (hard data) 88 92• Government Surplus/Deficit (hard data) 64 89• Government Debt/GDP ratio (hard data) 68 69• Real Effective Exchange rate 38 45


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Pillar 4 Health and Primary Education (12.5% of GCI Score)


Improvements 2005 2006• Net Primary Enrollment (hard data) 115 112

Weakening• Infant Mortality 105 109• Business Impact of Malaria 62 101• Tuberculosis Prevalence (hard data) 93 101• Business Impact of Tuberculosis 51 99• Life Expectancy at Birth 93 97• Business Impact of HIV/AIDS 84 89• Malaria Prevalence (hard data) 84 87


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Pillar 5 - Higher Education and Training (13.33% of GCI Score)


Improvements 2005 2006• Gross Tertiary Enrollment Ratio (hard data) 109 106• Extent of Staff Training 107 91• Quality of Math and Science Education 86 85• Quality of Educational System 89 74

Weakening• Gross Secondary Enrollment Ratio 110 112• Local Availability of Specialized

Research and Training Services 75 83• Quality of Management Schools 58 71


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Pillar 6 – Market Efficiency (13.33% of GCI Score)


Improvements 2005 2006• Hiring and Firing Practices 49 26• Time Required to Start a Business 33 30• Extent and Effect of Taxation 95 33• Ease of Access to Loan 73 42• Efficiency of Legal Framework 97 91• Cooperation in Labor-Employer Relations 95 77• Intensity of Local Competition 79 73

Weakening

• Soundness of Banks 34 84• Brain Drain 58 73• Foreign Ownership Restrictions 56 72


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Pillar 7 - Technological Readiness (13.33% of GCI Score)


Improvements 2005 2006• Laws Relating to ICT 78 65

Weakening• Cellular telephones

(subscribers per 100 people-hard data) 111 115• Personal Computers

(per 100 people-hard data) 106 113• Internet Users

(users per 10,000 people-hard data) 102 107• Firm-level Technology Absorption 47 85• Technological Readiness 74 77• FDI and Technology Transfer 40 75


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Pillar 8 – Business Sophistication (5.0% of GCI Score) Part of the BCI



• Quality of National Business Environment 75 67

Weakening

• Value Chain Presence 35 47

• Sophistication of Company 67 72Operations & Strategy


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Pillar 9 – Innovation (5.0% of GCI Score)



• Capacity for innovation 74 38• Intellectual property protection 79 38• Government Procurement for 52 47

Technology Product• University /industry research collaboration 72 61• Company spending on research & development 59 51 • Quality of scientific research institutions 63 62

Weakening

• Utility Patents (Hard Data) 78 78• Availability of scientists and engineers 67 78


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