Federal Minister for Science and Technology Shibli Faraz has said that Pakistan Diaspora in the developed countries could contribute a lot towards the development of Pakistan's economy as they have expertise in the modern technologies, research and product development. He made these remarks while chairing a webinar on Developing Export Economy with the help of Diaspora Community through the use of Science and Technology projects. Experts of leading companies from Silicon Valley and other parts of the world participated in the webinar. This webinar is the first instance where the contact has been established with the leading experts of different fields from around the world. The discussion revolved around the issues regarding the development in the field of Science and Technology and the way forward. Federal Minister said that such linkages will contribute a lot towards tapping the potential of Pakistani Diaspora which is more than willing to steer their motherland on path of progress and prosperity. He stated. that Prime Minister Imran Khan accords highest priority to the facilitation of overseas community. He added that we would like to utilize their expertise in strengthening of research and development structure, application of modern technologies and product development. He stressed that value addition was of core importance in export economy which can be achieved through these measures. He highlighted that the Government under the leadership of Prime Minister Imran khan is making all out efforts to ensure ease of doing business in the country which is of pivotal significance in promoting economic activity in the country. On the suggestion of Federal Minister it was agreed that such meetings will be regularly held on fortnightly basis on the format of area wise focused discussions. Federal Minister was also informed that a dedicated 200 million dollars fund will be raised by Diaspora community out of which 100 million dollars will be for vaccines and another 100 million dollars for RnD.
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