By Adnan Rafique
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Science and Technology Chaudhry Fawad Hussain has said that the government would promote innovation in industries for improving their competitiveness in national and international markets.
This was stated by him while exchanging views with a delegation of Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (ICCI) led by its President Sardar Yasir Ilyas Khan that called on him on Tuesday. Fatma Azim Senior Vice President, Abdul Rehman Khan Vice President ICCI, Omais Khattak, Umar Hussain and Rana Qaisar Shehzad Executive Members ICCI were in the delegation.
Chaudhry Fawad said that the Pakistan Council for Science & Technology (PCST) has been tasked to carry out the First Industrial National Innovation Survey (FINIS) to identify the factors hampering the innovations in industries and take remedial measures to encourage industries for undertaking innovation activities that would enhance their competitiveness and promote exports. He said that MoST was working to encourage indigenous production of solar panels to shift gradually to solar energy that was more cost effective.
