In Punjab, the provincial government set up the Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB) to support the province’s innovation economy. Of its many initiatives, PITB set up the technology incubator Plan9 in 2012, calling it the country’s largest incubator supporting technology entrepreneurs…

Similarly, the provincial government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) province launched the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information Technology Board (KPITB), which has supported a number of initiatives to foster the province’s digital economy, including the Digital Youth Summit, a conference that has…

According to the Pakistan Startup Ecosystem Report 2019, business start-up activity increased significantly between 2012 and 2019. The federal government played an important role in promoting entrepreneurship which is mainly centered around funding National Incubation Centers (NICs) across…

Pakistan’s Higher Education Commission with the support of government has also signaled its commitment to innovation via the setup of Offices of Research, Innovation, and Commercialization (ORICs) at universities across the country that have R&D facilities and those with business schools…

SECP, keeping in view the growing influence of startups in Pakistan, established startup portal that facilitates startups through guidance and educational programs.