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Amir Jahangir, Competitiveness Support Fund 11 October, 2007

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Amir Jahangir, Competitiveness Support Fund 11 October, 2007

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    3. Journalism in Pakistan What is missing? Innovation; economic impact of innovation The journalism in Pakistan is addressing the usual beats of News, Current Affairs, Politics, Sports, Entertainment, Finance Economics and Business News. What is missing in the news chain is the technology and innovation factor, this really means that the relevancy of news is not at par with the economic development and real issues addressing the economy.The journalism in Pakistan is addressing the usual beats of News, Current Affairs, Politics, Sports, Entertainment, Finance Economics and Business News. What is missing in the news chain is the technology and innovation factor, this really means that the relevancy of news is not at par with the economic development and real issues addressing the economy.

    4. Pakistan and Innovation Journalism

    5. The goal is to increase public focus on innovation, competitiveness, business and technology, Omar Ayub Khan, Chairman, Competitiveness Support Fund 8th TCI Annual Conference 2005 Pakistans Minister of State for Finance announced Pakistans commitment to Innovation and Competitiveness, at the Competitiveness Institutes 8th annual conference in Hong Kong. The announcement followed on the heels of Finlands announcement that it, too, was joining the unique Stanford program that places foreign journalists at U.S. publishing giants to work in the emerging field of innovation journalism. Pakistans Minister of State for Finance announced Pakistans commitment to Innovation and Competitiveness, at the Competitiveness Institutes 8th annual conference in Hong Kong. The announcement followed on the heels of Finlands announcement that it, too, was joining the unique Stanford program that places foreign journalists at U.S. publishing giants to work in the emerging field of innovation journalism.

    6. Linking Finance to Innovation & Competitiveness, Competitiveness Support Fund Partners: The Competitiveness Support Fund has been established with the funding of USAID and a matching grant by the Ministry of Finance, Government of Pakistan. The Competitiveness Support Fund (CSF) grows out of a benchmarking exercise that identified a gap in Pakistans efforts to become more competitive: the need for a vehicle to finance and support interventions that drive innovation, promote cluster development, establish linkages between academia and industry, encourage formation of innovative business incubator programmes and venture capital, promote knowledge based enterprise development, create better jobs and boost innovation-driven long-term economic growth. The principal objective of CSF is to: 1. Promote knowledge- based enterprise start-ups and increase the productivity of the countrys enterprises, 2. Enhance the quality of the services and create new and better job opportunities, 3. Improve regulatory framework for viable business environment, and 4. Reinforce innovation-driven economic growth.The Competitiveness Support Fund has been established with the funding of USAID and a matching grant by the Ministry of Finance, Government of Pakistan. The Competitiveness Support Fund (CSF) grows out of a benchmarking exercise that identified a gap in Pakistans efforts to become more competitive: the need for a vehicle to finance and support interventions that drive innovation, promote cluster development, establish linkages between academia and industry, encourage formation of innovative business incubator programmes and venture capital, promote knowledge based enterprise development, create better jobs and boost innovation-driven long-term economic growth. The principal objective of CSF is to: 1. Promote knowledge- based enterprise start-ups and increase the productivity of the countrys enterprises, 2. Enhance the quality of the services and create new and better job opportunities, 3. Improve regulatory framework for viable business environment, and 4. Reinforce innovation-driven economic growth.

    7. Innovation Journalism Program for Pakistan Phase One: International Innovation Journalism Program at Stanford Phase Two: Capacity Building of the Working Journalists Phase Three: New Resource DevelopmentPhase One: International Innovation Journalism Program at Stanford Phase Two: Capacity Building of the Working Journalists Phase Three: New Resource Development

    8. Phase 1: International InJo Program at the Stanford University 2006-2009 - 12 leading Pakistani journalists will participate in the Innovation Journalism Fellowship Program. Each Fellow will refine expertise in reporting on innovation and become a part of the INJO community. The Program will: Creating a community of Journalists reporting on Innovation Pakistani journalists establish links with newsrooms in US and other countries. 1) From 2006-2008, leading Pakistani editors will participate in the International Innovation Journalism Fellowship Program at Stanford. 2) Each group of Fellows will, during four to six months, refine their expertise in reporting on innovation and build international collegial networks. 3) The Program will assist in bridging technology and business reporting in Pakistan, and bridging Pakistani reporting with reporting in the US and other countries. 1) From 2006-2008, leading Pakistani editors will participate in the International Innovation Journalism Fellowship Program at Stanford. 2) Each group of Fellows will, during four to six months, refine their expertise in reporting on innovation and build international collegial networks. 3) The Program will assist in bridging technology and business reporting in Pakistan, and bridging Pakistani reporting with reporting in the US and other countries.

    9. Phase 1: TCI Annual Conferences Participation of 15 leading journalists at The Competitiveness Institutes Annual Conferences 2006 -2009 Interaction with journalists and cluster practitioners Brainstorming on leading issues on innovation and competitiveness 1) From 2006-2008, leading Pakistani editors will participate in the International Innovation Journalism Fellowship Program at Stanford. 2) Each group of Fellows will, during four to six months, refine their expertise in reporting on innovation and build international collegial networks. 3) The Program will assist in bridging technology and business reporting in Pakistan, and bridging Pakistani reporting with reporting in the US and other countries. 1) From 2006-2008, leading Pakistani editors will participate in the International Innovation Journalism Fellowship Program at Stanford. 2) Each group of Fellows will, during four to six months, refine their expertise in reporting on innovation and build international collegial networks. 3) The Program will assist in bridging technology and business reporting in Pakistan, and bridging Pakistani reporting with reporting in the US and other countries.

    10. Media Organizations Involved in the Innovation Journalism Program

    11. Progress for the Phase 1 (2006-2007) Participation as INJO Fellows: 2 Participation in TCI Conferences: 7 No. of journalists involved (print): 185 No. of journalists involved (electronic): 70

    12. Phase 2: Capacity Building of Working Journalists Interactive workshops and training sessions for working journalists in collaboration with WEF and INJO Program 9 Pillars of Global Competitiveness Index of the World Economic Forum InJo Fellows to be mentors for these interactions Subsequently participants to increase public focus through news, articles and reports Lectures at Business and Journalism Schools Journalist of the Year Awards 9 Pillars Capacity Building of the Journalists: This initiative of the Competitiveness Support Fund, Sponsored by the USAID Mission to Pakistan is a Medium to Long term strategy to develop human resource in the media industry. The InJo Fellows from the Stanford University would be asked to share their knowledge with their peers in the industry. Methodology: Training and capacity building workshops would be arranged on specific issues concerning different industries. A group of 10-15 journalists would be selected to participate in these interactive sessions, where one expert from the industry will share his knowledge on the issues, bottlenecks, opportunities and the role of different stakeholders would be discussed. The InJo fellows would share their vision and knowledge on how to report on these issues. The participants would be asked to develop at least 10 reports/packages in the next 12 months on the subject on which they received their training. A panel of senior media and industry experts would be asked to review the reports and select the best report thus nominating the best reporter in the specific industry. The journalist would be rewarded as the prestigious award of the best journalist of the industry by the Competitiveness Support Fund. Note: The interactive sessions would be based on issues concerning innovation, competitiveness and knowledge based enterprise initiatives.Capacity Building of the Journalists: This initiative of the Competitiveness Support Fund, Sponsored by the USAID Mission to Pakistan is a Medium to Long term strategy to develop human resource in the media industry. The InJo Fellows from the Stanford University would be asked to share their knowledge with their peers in the industry. Methodology: Training and capacity building workshops would be arranged on specific issues concerning different industries. A group of 10-15 journalists would be selected to participate in these interactive sessions, where one expert from the industry will share his knowledge on the issues, bottlenecks, opportunities and the role of different stakeholders would be discussed. The InJo fellows would share their vision and knowledge on how to report on these issues. The participants would be asked to develop at least 10 reports/packages in the next 12 months on the subject on which they received their training. A panel of senior media and industry experts would be asked to review the reports and select the best report thus nominating the best reporter in the specific industry. The journalist would be rewarded as the prestigious award of the best journalist of the industry by the Competitiveness Support Fund. Note: The interactive sessions would be based on issues concerning innovation, competitiveness and knowledge based enterprise initiatives.

    13. Innovation Communication Competitiveness Support Fund & World Economic Forum The Competitiveness Support Fund has been established with the funding of USAID and a matching grant by the Ministry of Finance, Government of Pakistan. The Competitiveness Support Fund (CSF) grows out of a benchmarking exercise that identified a gap in Pakistans efforts to become more competitive: the need for a vehicle to finance and support interventions that drive innovation, promote cluster development, establish linkages between academia and industry, encourage formation of innovative business incubator programmes and venture capital, promote knowledge based enterprise development, create better jobs and boost innovation-driven long-term economic growth. The principal objective of CSF is to: 1. Promote knowledge- based enterprise start-ups and increase the productivity of the countrys enterprises, 2. Enhance the quality of the services and create new and better job opportunities, 3. Improve regulatory framework for viable business environment, and 4. Reinforce innovation-driven economic growth.The Competitiveness Support Fund has been established with the funding of USAID and a matching grant by the Ministry of Finance, Government of Pakistan. The Competitiveness Support Fund (CSF) grows out of a benchmarking exercise that identified a gap in Pakistans efforts to become more competitive: the need for a vehicle to finance and support interventions that drive innovation, promote cluster development, establish linkages between academia and industry, encourage formation of innovative business incubator programmes and venture capital, promote knowledge based enterprise development, create better jobs and boost innovation-driven long-term economic growth. The principal objective of CSF is to: 1. Promote knowledge- based enterprise start-ups and increase the productivity of the countrys enterprises, 2. Enhance the quality of the services and create new and better job opportunities, 3. Improve regulatory framework for viable business environment, and 4. Reinforce innovation-driven economic growth.

    16. Role of Innovation Communication in Economic Growth

    17. Phase Three: New Resource Development Identification of four geographical regions Triple Helix making media as a part of the Helix Three universities from each region on the basis of their core focus: Business/Economics Technology Journalism Institutions / Universities collect information on competitiveness and innovation on various clusters Journalism schools to develop content and research with media on innovation and competitiveness. InJo Fellows will act as mentors along with the journalists involved in the capacity building initiative

    19. Outcome of the Program The 3 year program will develop capacity of: Phase 1: 27 working journalists with international networking Phase 2: 450 Editors, reporters, working journalists & management Phase 3: 300 Future innovation communication leaders

    20. Challenges and Opportunities for Innovation Communication

    22. Amir Jahangir Consultant, Competitiveness Support Fund # 53, Street No. 1, F-6/3, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan Cell: +92-300-8555161 Phone: +92-51-2272042 / 43 Fax: +92-51-2270358 www.competitiveness.org.pk E-mail: amir@csf.org.pk / ajjano@gmail.com

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