MONITORING REPORT: Pakistan and China have consented to sign 18th Executive Protocol for SandT Cooperation before the end of 2016. The choice to this impact was taken in a meeting between Rana Tanveer Hussain, Federal Minister for Science and Technology and Chinese Vice Minister for SandT Mr. Yen Hejun.
This protocol is being signed at the expiry of the term of 17th SandT protocol (2012-16) amongst China and Pakistan signed path back in November, 2011.
Pakistani Delegation drove by Rana Tanveer Hussain, Federal Minister for Science and Technology alongside Prof. Dr. Muhammad Ashraf, Chairman, Pakistan Science Foundation and Dr. Shahzad Alam, Chairman, PCSIR are participating in the second China-South Asia Technology Transfer and Collaborative Innovation Forum at Dianchi International Convention and Exhibition Center, Kunming, China. The high level state delegates from South Asian Countries are additionally participating in this event. The Ministry of Science and Technology, China is arranging this event to advance all-round Cooperation and development amongst China and South Asian Countries. The Pakistani delegate will likewise meet with its South Asian partners and visit the science parks in China.
Mr. Rana Tanveer Hussain, Federal Minister for SandT additionally tended to the high level state representatives of China and South Asian nations at the opening ceremony of China South Asia Expo. The Federal Minister valued the Chinese activity reported by the Minister Wan Gang for convening the China South Asia Technology Transfer and Collaborative Innovation Forum in Kunming, China.
The China-South Asia Technology Transfer Center (CSA-TTC) in Kunming has extensive hugeness and Pakistan might want China to share its experience and information of SandT with different nations of South Asia to develop viable methodologies for scientific and technological cooperation in this region, said by the Minister. The Federal Minister gave a brief review of initiatives and the administrative and legislative reforms of the present government in the fields of science and technology. The delegates were likewise notified about the numerous linkages of Pakistan at bilateral and multilateral levels for SandT Cooperation like Commission of Science and Technology for Sustainable Development (COMSATS), ECO Science Foundation and the secretariat of the OIC Standing Committee on Scientific and Technological Cooperation (COMSTECH) containing more than 57 member states , the second biggest forum outside UN System.
The high level state delegates were given knowledge of the long haul Pakistani initiatives viz., foundation of ICT and industrial parks, technology incubation centers in RandD organizations and pulling in Foreign Direct Investment in cutting edge technology creation through money related motivating forces and procurement of physical infrastructure.
The Federal Minister praised the Pak-China SandT attempts under the framework of agreement on scientific and technological cooperation-1976 which has brought about the execution of more than 357 things of Cooperation.
The Federal Minister energetically highlighted the significance of China Pakistan Economic Corridor as a point of reference for both the nations and underlined the need to build up the industrial zones along this specific course.