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Innovation Journalism Program Pakistan

Innovation Journalism Program Pakistan. Amir Jahangir Innovation Journalism Program, Pakistan Stanford University 21 May 2007. What is missing? Technology and Innovation: Economic Impact . Journalism in Pakistan. News Current Affairs Politics Sports Entertainment

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  1. Innovation Journalism Program Pakistan Amir Jahangir Innovation Journalism Program, Pakistan Stanford University 21 May 2007

  2. What is missing? Technology and Innovation: Economic Impact Journalism in Pakistan • News • Current Affairs • Politics • Sports • Entertainment • Finance, Economic and Business News

  3. Pakistan and Innovation Journalism

  4. “The goal is to increase public focus on innovation, competitiveness, business and technology,” Omar Ayub Khan, Chairman, Competitiveness Support FundNovember 2005

  5. Linking Finance to Innovation & CompetitivenessCompetitiveness Support FundPartners:

  6. Operational Windows of the CSF 2006 2006 2007 2008 INNOVATION JOURNALISM PROGRAM

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

  8. Innovation Journalism Program • Increase public focus on innovation and competitiveness, business and technology through media • Improve communication within and across sectors and clusters

  9. 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: • Bridge technology and business reporting in Pakistan; • Pakistani reporting linked with newsrooms in the US and other countries.

  10. Phase 1: TCI Annual Conferences • Participation of 13 leading journalists at The Competitiveness Institute’s Annual Conferences 2006 -2009 • Interaction with journalists and cluster practitioners • Brainstorming on leading issues concerning competitiveness • Involving the private sector

  11. The Selection Criteria • A committee of senior journalists and media professionals selects the Fellows for the Innovation Journalism Program. • The selection criteria is based on: • Understanding of innovation concepts • Experience and track record • Influence amongst contemporaries • Aptitude for innovative thinking

  12. Selection Process for the InJo Fellows

  13. Media Organizations Involved in the Innovation Journalism Program

  14. The Innovation revolution has already started

  15. Progress for the Phase 1 (2006-2007) Participation as INJO Fellows: 2 Participation at TCI Conferences: 3 No. of journalists involved (print): 185 No. of journalists involved (electronic): 68 No. of News Articles in Print: 523 No. of News Stories/Packages on Electronic Media: 54

  16. 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 GCR • InJo Fellows to be mentors for these interactions • Subsequently participants to increase public focus through news, articles and reports • Journalist of the Year Awards – 9 Pillars

  17. Innovation JournalismCompetitiveness Support Fund & World Economic Forum Global Competitiveness Report 91 / 125 2006-2007 94 / 114 2005-2006 Global Information Technology Report 84 / 115 2006-2007 67 / 114 2005-2006

  18. Methodology for the Global Competitiveness Index Has 9 Key “Pillars” Weighting of Global Competitiveness Index 9 “Pillars” - INJO Ranks. Basic Requirements (50%)WeightPakIndia 1. Institutions 12.5% 79 34 2. Infrastructure 12.5% 67 62 3. Macroeconomy 12.5% 86 88 4. Health and Primary Education 12.5% 108 93 Efficiency Enhancers (40%) 5. Higher Education and Training 13.3% 104 49 6. Market Efficiency 13.3% 54 21 7. Technological Readiness 13.3% 89 55 Innovation and Sophistication (10%) 8. Business Sophistication 5.0% 66 25 9. Innovation 5.0% 60 26

  19. Methodology for the Global Information Technology Index has 3 sub-indexes Measuring the Network Readiness Index (NRI) • The NRI is composed of three component indexes which assess: • environment for ICT offered by a country or community • readiness of the community's key stakeholders (individuals, business and governments) • usage of ICT among these stakeholders. • Current state of the competitiveness in Pakistan's ICT; (84/122) • The global information technology report (2006 -2007) – “Connecting to the networked Economy” indicates that Pakistan has shown a gradual decline in last three years; it has moved from 63 in 04 to 84 in 07; The reports rankings for Pakistan out of 122 countries.

  20. Phase 2: Media Platforms to Enhance Innovation & Competitiveness • Objective: Creation of media platforms to highlight innovation • Grants to media for successful projects with emphasis on innovative: • Processes • Practices • Ideas • Success Stories projects on triple helix model

  21. PTV GEO • Documentary Competition on Innovation • Grants upto US$ 12,500 • GEO: Airtime and support in print, web and radio • 4 documentaries: • Innovation Management • Innovation Ecosystem • Innovation - Technological Readiness • Innovation for Poverty Alleviation • Increase innovation content in electronic media • Daily 10 minutes news program on business and economy • Program to run Monday – Saturday • TOTAL= 52 hours annual airtime concentrating on innovation • Next: Weekly – 25 minutes on WEF Pillars & Innovation

  22. COMPETITIVENESS Innovation Cluster Development Business Incubation Establish Industry-Academia Linkages SME Access To Finance Role of Innovation Journalism in Economic Growth Boost Economic Growth Journalists will be reporting on various issues related to Innovation and Competitiveness Improve Competitiveness of Pak. Economy Better Employment/ Job Creation Knowledge-based Enterprise Dev. Upgrade Enterprise Competitiveness COMPETITIVENESS SUPORT FUND

  23. Phase 3: New Resource Development • Identification of four geographical regions • Three universities from each region on the basis of their core competencies: • Business, economics • Technology • Journalism • Institutions / Universities collect information on competitiveness and innovation on various industrial clusters • Journalism schools to develop content for media on innovation and competitiveness. • InJo Fellows will act as mentors along with the journalists involved in the capacity building initiative

  24. Universities for theinnovationprogram Qaid-e-AzamBaharia UniversityFatimah Jinnah Women University University of Peshawar M.I. Sciences Baluchistan University or BUITMS IBA NED University Mass Comm, KU LUMS UET Punjab Univ.

  25. Outcome of the Program The 3 year program will innovative thinkers: • Phase 1: 24 • working journalists • Phase 2: 450 • Editors, working journalists & management • Phase 3: 288 • Future media leaders TOTAL 762

  26. Thank You

  27. Amir Jahangir Innovation Journalism Program, Pakistan Consultant, Competitiveness Support Fund # 53, Street No. 1, F-6/3, Islamabad – 44000, Pakistan Phone: +92-51-2272042 / 43 Fax: +92-51-2270358 E-mail: amir@csf.org.pk www.competitiveness.org.pk

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  29. Global Competitiveness Report 2006 Pillar 1 Institutions (12.5% of GCI Score) • Improvements2005  2006 • Diversion of Public Funds (to investments) 74  67 • Public trust in Government 83  55 • Judicial independence 87  80 • Favouritism in decisions of government officials 68 52 • Wastefulness of government spending 48 42 • Business costs of terrorism 94 55 • Weakening • Property Rights 87  95 • Burden of government regulation 101  122 • Ethical behaviour of firms 44  82 • Efficacy of corporate boards 116  123 • Protection of minority shareholders interests27  57 • (Private sector) Back to Original Slide

  30. Global Competitiveness Report 2006 Pillar 2 Infrastructure (12.5% of GCI Score) • Improvements2005  2006 • Overall infrastructure quality 77  67 • Railroad infrastructure 59  39 • Quality of port infrastructure 68  52 • Weakening • Quality of air transport infrastructure 53  59 • Quality of Electricity supply 86  87 Back to Original Slide

  31. Global Competitiveness Report 2006 Pillar 3 Macroeconomy (12.5% of GCI Score) • Improvements2005  2006 • Interest Rate Spreads 67  37 • Weakening • Inflation (hard data) 84  99 • National Saving rate (hard data) 88  92 • Government Surplus/Deficit (hard data) 64  89 • Government Debt/GDP ratio (hard data) 68  69 • Real Effective Exchange rate 38  45 Back to Original Slide

  32. Global Competitiveness Report 2006 Pillar 4 Health and Primary Education (12.5% of GCI Score) • Improvements2005  2006 • Net Primary Enrollment (hard data) 115  112 • Weakening • Infant Mortality 105  109 • Business Impact of Malaria 62  101 • Tuberculosis Prevalence (hard data) 93  101 • Business Impact of Tuberculosis 51  99 • Life Expectancy at Birth 93  97 • Business Impact of HIV/AIDS 84  89 • Malaria Prevalence (hard data) 84  87 Back to Original Slide

  33. Global Competitiveness Report 2006 Pillar 5 - Higher Education and Training (13.33% of GCI Score) • Improvements2005  2006 • Gross Tertiary Enrollment Ratio (hard data) 109  106 • Extent of Staff Training 107  91 • Quality of Math and Science Education 86  85 • Quality of Educational System 89  74 • Weakening • Gross Secondary Enrollment Ratio 110  112 • Local Availability of Specialized • Research and Training Services 75  83 • Quality of Management Schools 58  71 Back to Original Slide

  34. Global Competitiveness Report 2006 Pillar 6 – Market Efficiency (13.33% of GCI Score) • Improvements2005  2006 • Hiring and Firing Practices 49  26 • Time Required to Start a Business 33  30 • Extent and Effect of Taxation 95  33 • Ease of Access to Loan 73 42 • Efficiency of Legal Framework 97  91 • Cooperation in Labor-Employer Relations 95  77 • Intensity of Local Competition 79  73 • Weakening • Soundness of Banks 34  84 • Brain Drain 58  73 • Foreign Ownership Restrictions 56  72 Back to Original Slide

  35. Global Competitiveness Report 2006 Pillar 7 - Technological Readiness (13.33% of GCI Score) • Improvements2005  2006 • Laws Relating to ICT 78  65 • Weakening • Cellular telephones • (subscribers per 100 people-hard data) 111  115 • Personal Computers • (per 100 people-hard data) 106  113 • Internet Users • (users per 10,000 people-hard data) 102  107 • Firm-level Technology Absorption 47  85 • Technological Readiness 74  77 • FDI and Technology Transfer 40  75 Back to Original Slide

  36. Global Competitiveness Report 2006 Pillar 8 – Business Sophistication (5.0% of GCI Score) Part of the BCI • Improvements2005  2006 • Quality of National Business Environment 75  67 • Weakening • Value Chain Presence 35  47 • Sophistication of Company 67  72Operations & Strategy Back to Original Slide

  37. Global Competitiveness Report 2006 Pillar 9 – Innovation (5.0% of GCI Score) • Improvements2005  2006 • Capacity for innovation 74  38 • Intellectual property protection 79  38 • Government Procurement for 52  47 • Technology Product • University /industry research collaboration 72  61 • Company spending on research & development 59  51 • Quality of scientific research institutions 63  62 • Weakening • Utility Patents (Hard Data) 78  78 • Availability of scientists and engineers 67  78 • Technology Product Back to Original Slide

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