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Pakistan’s Government is very motivated and wants its citizens to acquire skills that will enable them to gain employment and add to the national human capacity. In global terms private education is a rapidly expanding market and it is occurring in all types of economies: developed, middle income, and the emerging economies. The demand for education is growing as is the population of the youth which enables the demand of the work force. According to the study done by DAPP’s Leadership Group, this demand is driven not only by huge demographics but by new aspirations to use education as a vehicle for social mobility and to deliver widespread economic growth. Many emerging economies like Pakistan are experiencing huge expansions in their population.

Good education is the key to national economic growth: The returns from an investment in education both socially to the State and privately to individuals can be significant. DAPP’s study defines the social and private rates of return as the following: “The social internal rate of return refers to the costs and benefits to society of investment in education, which includes the opportunity cost of having people not participating in the production of output and the full cost of the provision of education rather than only the cost borne by the individual. The social benefit includes the increased productivity associated with the investment in education and a host of possible non-economic benefits, such as lower crime, better health, more social cohesion, and more informed and effective citizens. In its most comprehensive form, the costs equal tuition fees, foregone earnings net of taxes adjusted for the probability of being in employment minus the resources made available to students in the form of grants and loans.”

Tackling the Shift in Society and Economy: Today, technology and information have touched every corner of the world. As technology is used by people, it is also affecting their attitudes, work patterns, and social dynamics. Innovation processes leverage the economy’s assets in talent, capital, and R&D to translate ideas into commercial products and services. Idea generation is an early step in that process. Patent filings and commercialization - the development and scaling of technology or services - are other critical elements of the innovation process. A significant change in development policy and orientation occurred when the government initiated a series of reforms in the wake of a severe economic crisis. Pakistan needs economic reforms not only by redefining the character of the Pakistan economy but also rearticulate the country’s engagement with the rest of the world and allow for foreign intervention in its development strategy.

Since a reliance on foreign sources has been inevitable to meet demand for foreign exchange to fund crucial imports, Prime Minister, Imran Khan has turned to the diaspora, call for help. This elite segment of the Pakistani diaspora, mostly professionals located in North America and Europe, had acquired considerable wealth and resources and the Pakistani government has shown interest and have tapped into their resources to bail out the economy. Though not as erudite and visible as their highly skilled counterparts in the West, Pakistani emigrants in the Gulf region had similarly shown their economic potential by contributing significantly to Pakistani’s economy through the inflow of remittances, which had reached US million since 1990’s. DAPP will work with the Government to mobilize these resources towards Innovation Economy of Pakistan.

Closing Educational and Technological Gaps: Today people expect employable, professional, and practical skills out of education. Meeting such an accelerated demand for advanced education on all fronts has become a monumental challenge. Finding the necessary resources and full spectrum of highly qualified educators in all the required fields is almost impossible without Diaspora cooperation in education.
Pakistani Diaspora that has gained proficiency in science, technology, and other emerging disciplines holds the key to meeting the need of helping with innovation economy. Like other countries Pakistan have little alternative than to turn to their Diaspora to acquire the knowledge and technology on which to build their own new knowledge and technologies. Thus, Diaspora scholarship is more important to less developed counties than to developed ones.
Increasing the Size of Our Thoughts: Human brain is continuously presented with a huge amount of visual, sensory, auditory, and linguistic information, both as it unfolds in the environment and as it is imagined in the mind. The role information plays in our mind largely depends on the number and types of “problems” it is engaged in solving. The process of solving problems helps our mind to logically connect the pieces of information with one another and with the context of the problem, and to remember it visually and permanently. Information stored permanently in our mind in conjunction with our problems and their solutions is perhaps the true knowledge that remains in our possession.

Pakistani Diaspora population faces one set of problems and problem-contexts in its native country and another set in its adopted places. It also gets to mingle with people who are solving complex technical, scientific, societal, and philosophical problems. Diasporic populations would be exposed to a wider variety of influences than if they had stayed in Pakistan and these influences often augment their capacity for problem solving and affect their approach to problem solving.

Confucius left Lu (a place in present day Shandong, China) and travelled around many countries in China before returning to his homeland. Buddha left his birthplace long before returning to Kapilvastu (a place in present day Nepal) as a monk. Marco Polo traveled in Central Asia and China for 24 years before returning to Venice. Marco Polo’s influence in Italy has been greater than in China. Buddhism flourished in Buddha’s native land before it spread throughout the world. Christopher Columbus made a greater impression in Spanish and other Europeans countries than to the natives of the Americas. That was long before the birth of telecommunication. Today, satellite communication systems allow a person or institution to reach an entire population of a country in a single broadcast. Thus, the power to influence people has increased exponentially. Today, the Pakistani Diaspora expertise in education, research, collaboration, decision making support, information and technology can be disseminated at an unprecedented speed and scale.

In sum, the Pakistani Diaspora presents indispensable tools to the fields of knowledge, science, technology, and education in their native country. And before discussing how the Diaspora potential can be harnessed for the advantages of Pakistan, it is important to discuss the changing context of knowledge acquisition and production.

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Pakistan’s Government is very motivated and wants its citizens to acquire skills that will enable them to gain employment and add to the national human capacity. In global terms private education is a rapidly expanding market and it is occurring in all types of economies: developed, middle income, and the emerging economies. The demand for education is growing as is the population of the youth which enables the demand of the work force. According to the study done by DAPP’s Leadership Group, this demand is driven not only by huge demographics but by new aspirations to use education as a vehicle for social mobility and to deliver widespread economic growth. Many emerging economies like Pakistan are experiencing huge expansions in their population. Good education is the key to national economic growth: The returns from an investment in education both socially to the State and privately to individuals can be significant. DAPP’s study defines the social and private rates of return as the following: “The social internal rate of return refers to the costs and benefits to society of investment in education, which includes the opportunity cost of having people not participating in the production of output and the full cost of the provision of education rather than only the cost borne by the individual. The social benefit includes the increased productivity associated with the investment in education and a host of possible non-economic benefits, such as lower crime, better health, more social cohesion, and more informed and effective citizens. In its most comprehensive form, the costs equal tuition fees, foregone earnings net of taxes adjusted for the probability of being in employment minus the resources made available to students in the form of grants and loans.” Tackling the Shift in Society and Economy: Today, technology and information have touched every corner of the world. As technology is used by people, it is also affecting their attitudes, work patterns, and social dynamics. Innovation processes leverage the economy’s assets in talent, capital, and R&D to translate ideas into commercial products and services. Idea generation is an early step in that process. Patent filings and commercialization - the development and scaling of technology or services - are other critical elements of the innovation process. A significant change in development policy and orientation occurred when the government initiated a series of reforms in the wake of a severe economic crisis. Pakistan needs economic reforms not only by redefining the character of the Pakistan economy but also rearticulate the country’s engagement with the rest of the world and allow for foreign intervention in its development strategy. Since a reliance on foreign sources has been inevitable to meet demand for foreign exchange to fund crucial imports, Prime Minister, Imran Khan has turned to the diaspora, call for help. This elite segment of the Pakistani diaspora, mostly professionals located in North America and Europe, had acquired considerable wealth and resources and the Pakistani government has shown interest and have tapped into their resources to bail out the economy. Though not as erudite and visible as their highly skilled counterparts in the West, Pakistani emigrants in the Gulf region had similarly shown their economic potential by contributing significantly to Pakistani’s economy through the inflow of remittances, which had reached US million since 1990’s. DAPP will work with the Government to mobilize these resources towards Innovation Economy of Pakistan. Closing Educational and Technological Gaps: Today people expect employable, professional, and practical skills out of education. Meeting such an accelerated demand for advanced education on all fronts has become a monumental challenge. Finding the necessary resources and full spectrum of highly qualified educators in all the required fields is almost impossible without Diaspora cooperation in education. Pakistani Diaspora that has gained proficiency in science, technology, and other emerging disciplines holds the key to meeting the need of helping with innovation economy. Like other countries Pakistan have little alternative than to turn to their Diaspora to acquire the knowledge and technology on which to build their own new knowledge and technologies. Thus, Diaspora scholarship is more important to less developed counties than to developed ones. Increasing the Size of Our Thoughts: Human brain is continuously presented with a huge amount of visual, sensory, auditory, and linguistic information, both as it unfolds in the environment and as it is imagined in the mind. The role information plays in our mind largely depends on the number and types of “problems” it is engaged in solving. The process of solving problems helps our mind to logically connect the pieces of information with one another and with the context of the problem, and to remember it visually and permanently. Information stored permanently in our mind in conjunction with our problems and their solutions is perhaps the true knowledge that remains in our possession. Pakistani Diaspora population faces one set of problems and problem-contexts in its native country and another set in its adopted places. It also gets to mingle with people who are solving complex technical, scientific, societal, and philosophical problems. Diasporic populations would be exposed to a wider variety of influences than if they had stayed in Pakistan and these influences often augment their capacity for problem solving and affect their approach to problem solving. Confucius left Lu (a place in present day Shandong, China) and travelled around many countries in China before returning to his homeland. Buddha left his birthplace long before returning to Kapilvastu (a place in present day Nepal) as a monk. Marco Polo traveled in Central Asia and China for 24 years before returning to Venice. Marco Polo’s influence in Italy has been greater than in China. Buddhism flourished in Buddha’s native land before it spread throughout the world. Christopher Columbus made a greater impression in Spanish and other Europeans countries than to the natives of the Americas. That was long before the birth of telecommunication. Today, satellite communication systems allow a person or institution to reach an entire population of a country in a single broadcast. Thus, the power to influence people has increased exponentially. Today, the Pakistani Diaspora expertise in education, research, collaboration, decision making support, information and technology can be disseminated at an unprecedented speed and scale. In sum, the Pakistani Diaspora presents indispensable tools to the fields of knowledge, science, technology, and education in their native country. And before discussing how the Diaspora potential can be harnessed for the advantages of Pakistan, it is important to discuss the changing context of knowledge acquisition and production. How can you partner with their founder Uzma Almakky What would you like to do with her ? Inbox her

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