National ICT R&D Fund

Ministry of Information Technology Overview of the Company  A Guarantee Limited Company, incorporated in 2006 by the Federal Government, under Section 42 of Companies Ordinance,  Governed by a 13 member Board of Directors chaired by honorable Minister of State for IT.  Core business to fund sound Technical R&D and HRD projects in the field of Information and Communication Technology.  Committed to promote a research culture in academia as well as in the ICT industry with a view to encourage innovation and entrepreneurship through sustained and targeted sector specific funding.

Ministry of Information Technology Vision To transform Pakistan’s economy into a knowledge based economy by promoting efficient, sustainable and effective ICT initiatives through synergic development of industrial and academic resources

Ministry of Information Technology R&D Fund Board of Directors CEO GM Solicitation, Engagement & Evaluation Chief Financial Officer GM Corporate Affairs GM Monitoring GM Projects Project Appraisal Committee Project Management Committee HR Governance Committee Finance & Audit Committee The Company’s approved headcount is 82 Company’s Governance Structure

Ministry of Information Technology Merit for ICT R&D Project Funding Both Solicited and Unsolicited projects covered Alignment with mandate and a dominant ICT component Commercialization Potential Impact upon masses Addition to existing body of knowledge

Ministry of Information Technology Funded Programs/Projects Technical R&D Projects HRD Programs Prime Minister's National ICT Scholarship Program National ICT Internship Program National Grassroots ICT Research Initiative PM Scholarship Program for the Talented Students of Balochistan Establishment of VU Campuses Establishment of ICT Blocks

Ministry of Information Technology Technical R&D Projects Funded Projects92 Approved budget (Rs.)1,522 Million Average budget per project (Rs.)16.5 Million Average duration per project24 Months Thematic Areas CoveredProjects Agriculture03 Education07 Energy05 Health11 Security15 SME07 Telecommunication26 Other19

Ministry of Information Technology Key Achievements Technical R&D Projects 10 international patents filed 10 excellence awards at various scientific forums Over 200 publications in impact factor journals Over 1000 high quality human resource trained HRD Programs Prime Minister's National ICT Scholarship Program 28 students secured top positions at their Universities National ICT Internship Program 250 interns retained by their respective employers National Grassroots ICT Research Initiative 10 projects received awards in various ICT competitions

Ministry of Information Technology Way Forward Organisational Transformation and Strategic Shift Balanced budget portfolio approach Demand side articulation through ICT R&D Think tank/ WGs. Specialized trainings in skills scarcity areas Commercialization and Patent filing support for funded projects Sponsoring ICT focused technical and economic studies Stakeholder engagement activities (seminars, conferences, webinars, etc.) Local and International collaborations with strategic partners Tech City Project (Purpose Built ICT Incubator)

Ministry of Information Technology ICTRDF Business Model Drivers Benefit Realization Framework Commercialization Potential Impact Addition to body of knowledge 200 M 300 M Supply/Demand Side Coverage UnSolicited Solicited Industry Academia Trainings in Skill Scarce Areas Patent Filing Support Commercialization Support Others Balanced Portfolio Research Value Chain Creating Appetite Funding Research Undergrad Grass Root M.Sc./ M.Phil. Research Projects Ph.D. Research Projects Engagement Calendar Seminars Workshops Webinars Conferences Events Focused Studies Economic Models Future Setups Specialized Expert Pool Centers of Excellence (Int’l Collaboration) Centers of Innovation Commercialization Platforms Entrepreneur Development Forums ICT Think Tanks & Working Groups Tech City (Incubators -- Grameen Model) VC Fund Investors Platform Mentors of ICT Thematic Areas Health, Energy, Education, Environment, Agriculture, Telecommunication, SMEs Advanced Research Areas Fuel Cells, Stem Cells, Cold Fusion, RFIDs, Glaciers etc.

Ministry of Information Technology Unsolicited Channel Technical R&D Proposals Pipeline Proposals across various ICT Themes being evaluated and selected for funding Initial Scrutiny (9) Internal Evaluation (47) External Evaluation (40) Ready for Inter- departmental files (4) Final Review (12) PAC Preview (2) (2) 77.9 M M With IE (12) With PI after IE (35) Ready for EE (17) With PI after EE (23) M M M 78.3M 234.1M Evaluated and Rejected Evaluated and Cleared Under Evaluation Total (including initial scrutiny) Number Amount (M) Received in June (5) Carry forward (4) M in 19 th PAC (2) 27.2M

Ministry of Information Technology Idea/Initiative Generation 1 Concept Definition 2 Concept Evaluation & Endorsement 3 Portfolio/ Program Definition 4 EOI/RFP Preparation/ Issuance 5 Response, Evalution & Selection 6 Think Tank Working Group Workshop/ Seminar Local/Int’l Collaboration Sponsored Studies Others Engagements Solicited Channel Specific Solicited Opportunities being identified via various channels and selected via a filtering process

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