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, 1984.

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

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

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Technical R&D Projects Funded

Projects 92

Approved budget (Rs.) 1,522 Million

Average budget per project (Rs.) 16.5 Million

Average duration per project 24 Months

Thematic Areas Covered Projects

Agriculture 03

Education 07

Energy 05

Health 11

Security 15

SME 07

Telecommunication 26

Other 19

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Key Achievements

• Technical R&D Projects10 international patents filed10 excellence awards at various scientific forumsOver 200 publications in impact factor journalsOver 1000 high quality human resource trained

•HRD Programs

Prime Minister's National ICT Scholarship Program28 students secured top positions at their Universities

National ICT Internship Program250 interns retained by their respective employers

National Grassroots ICT Research Initiative10 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

Supply/Demand Side Coverage

UnS

olic

ited

Solic

ited

Industry Academia

• Trainings in Skill Scarce Areas

• Patent Filing Support

• Commercialization Support

• Others

Balanced Portfolio

Research Value Chain

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 AreasHealth, Energy, Education, Environment, Agriculture, Telecommunication, SMEs

Advanced Research AreasFuel 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 Initial Scrutiny Scrutiny

(9)(9)

Internal Internal Evaluation Evaluation

(47)(47)

External External Evaluation Evaluation

(40)(40)

Ready for Ready for Inter-Inter-

departmentdepartmental files (4)al files (4)

Final Final Review Review

(12)(12)

PAC PAC PreviewPreview

(2)(2)

77.9 M 211.62M

With IE

(12)

With PI after IE

(35)

Ready for EE

(17)

With PI after EE

(23)

733.68M 370.82M 460.18M 78.3M 234.1M

Evaluated and

Rejected

Evaluated and

Cleared

Under Evaluation

Total (including

initial scrutiny)

Number 0 0 105 114Amount (M)

0 0 2116 2242

Received in June

(5)

Carry forward

(4)

48.45 M

in 19th PAC (2)

27.2M

Ministry of Information Technology

Idea/Initiative Generation

1Concept Definition

2Concept Evaluation & Endorsement

3Portfolio/ Program Definition

4EOI/RFP Preparation/ Issuance

5Response, Evalution & Selection

6

Solicited ChannelSpecific Solicited Opportunities being

identified via various channels and selected via a filtering process

Ministry of Information Technology

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