Innovation Panel at NED Alumni Convention 2014 in Silicon Valley, CA

  • 10 years ago
Imitation, absorption and diffusion of technology can greatly benefit Pakistan and set the stage for real innovation in the long term. Real innovation requires a culture that promotes questioning of widely accepted conventional wisdom.

Discouraging questions from children kills their natural curiosity and hurts innovation. Dr. Ishrat Husain (IBA), Dr. Khurshid Qureshi (DICE), Dr. Ghafoor (NUST), Dr. Afzal Haq (NED), Dr. Mumtaz Husain (KE) and Dr. Ali Minai (U Cincinnati) as panelists in a discussion on promotion of innovation in Pakistan. It was part of an NED Alumni Conference held in Silicon Valley on Oct 11, 2014.


http://www.riazhaq.com/2014/10/pak-ned-alumni-convention-in-silicon.html