'Made in Pakistan', unlike the perception following products are all local made.

[N.Siddiqui]

those are not Pakistani innovation but European, US and Canadian

They are by Pakistanis...doesn't matter they are developed in Europe or US.

those are not Pakistani innovation but European, US and Canadian

Yes Pakistanis do lack innovation...but they certainly lack how to appreciate and encourage the local innovation, encourage the local people.

They are developed by Pakistanis....that really matters even if they happen to sit at that point in time in Europe US or north pole.

 

[xyxmt]

They are by Pakistanis...doesn't matter they are developed in Europe or US.




Yes Pakistanis do lack innovation...but they certainly lack how to appreciate and encourage the local innovation, encourage the local people.

They are developed by Pakistanis....that really matters even if they happen to sit at that point in time in Europe US or north pole.

Innovation is a culture, supported by govt and families. Pakistani family structure lack that support where young man are forced to get a paying job and get married. In the Western societies youth completes their studies by the time they reach 20, now that have all the time to try few things in their life, may start a few businesses, may go into research with minimum pay...Pakistani youth dont have that luxury, they need to get a job and support family...I am talking about vast majority dont give examples for few.

 

[S.Y.A]

They are by Pakistanis...doesn't matter they are developed in Europe or US.




Yes Pakistanis do lack innovation...but they certainly lack how to appreciate and encourage the local innovation, encourage the local people.

They are developed by Pakistanis....that really matters even if they happen to sit at that point in time in Europe US or north pole.

it only matters if all of those were things were invented in Pakistan.

Also, you are picking up decades old scientific advances and showing them off, this thread is about what is is going on right here, right now. Do we a company like Huawei, Sony, or Samsung? Do we have any Pakistani automotive OEMs?

 

[N.Siddiqui]

it only matters if all of those were things were invented in Pakistan.

There are hundreds of products developed by migrants to US or visiting faculties from EU in US and patented in Europe...this is not important that these products has to be developed in the periphery of Pakistan. Keeping in mind the high number of Pak diaspora, more than 9 million Pakistanis abroad.

And you should be supportive of Pakistani innovation and should encourage and say that with the right ecosystem the right incubation in R&D Pakistan can move ahead, instead of negativity and pessimism.

Encouragement and appreciation are needed, criticism is the easiest thing to do.

BTW many are new and few year old products, like HDI index used worldwide by Pakistani. Omayya reservoir...and many more. Quite surprised by your comments....as written earlier people of Pakistan tend to go for foreign products...that mentality needed to be changed...

Innovation is a culture, supported by govt and families. Pakistani family structure lack that support where young man

More than that even a Pakistani businessman will not support a local innovative idea from a newbie, from a young Pakistani innovator just for the fact that he think Pakistanis will not buy a local product...slave mentality.

Also the foreign preference and the lack of belief in our own talent is the major thing. It is actually the lack of belief in local talent and local products...the comments shows it.









10 Pakistani startups that made a mark in 2016

In a recent poll by the Thompson Reuters Foundation, Pakistan was ranked among the world’s major economies where social entrepreneurship has been gaining momentum. Local accelerator Invest2Innovate (i2i) also made a similar conclusion in its Pakistan Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Report 2016, concluding that the country’s entrepreneurial landscape had been flourishing despite challenges.



The startup culture in Pakistan is mainly driven by the nation’s young working with private accelerators and incubators. In a society where under-30s make up for two-thirds of the population along with strong private sector support, the future for social entrepreneurship in general and startups in particular looks promising.

1. Slide



Slide is an android based lock screen app that entices users to read content and click on ads by rewarding them with free internet and mobile recharge. What makes the app standout among other similar apps is that it allows users to select content of their interest. The app features a simple design that is seamlessly integrated in the smartphone’s lock screen. Users can choose content from an array of topics that include current affairs, sports, entertainment and fashion among others.

With Slide, Pakistan gets its first lockscreen app

The startup quickly tasted success, with downloads ranging between one to five million. It is worth mentioning that the app also secured $3.6 million in series A funding from South Korean VC firm Songhyun Investment, bringing its total investment to $4.6 million.

2. BeautyHooked



BeautyHooked is Pakistan’s first woman-funded, woman-run startup which provides a one-stop destination for females to browse salon and spa services, review prices and book appointments online. The startup also provides local industry players with a platform at a subscription.

BeautyHooked’s innovative idea led it to secure $280,000 in funding from Fatima Ventures within a year of its launch. The startup has now set its sight on capturing new markets.

3. Finja

Founded by tech and banking veterans, Finja is a Fin-tech startup that aims to digitise financial services in the country. The Lahore-based startup capitalises on rapidly growing smartphone penetration and a digitally literate population by offering financial services through its mobile wallet products.

Finja was successful in raising $1 million from Swedish investment firm Vostok Emerging Finance earlier this year and expects to raise the remaining $500k of it $1.5 million bridge-seeding soon.

4. Smart Devices



Smart Devices is among the first few Pakistani startups to employ IoT (internet of things) systems. The award-winning startup offers products that allow people to control home appliances from smartphones and computers.

This Pakistani startup offers solutions to differently-abled people

The Lahore-based startup offers electronic devices featuring WiFi functionality to replace the conventional plug and socket set up. The startup also has dedicated Android and Chrome apps as well as a cloud service, allowing its products to be in sync with different devices.

Smart Devices was nominated for the World Summit Award (WSA) this year. The startup also won the first ever IoT award in the Smart Home Category at Telenor’s IoT expo last year.

 

[xyxmt]

More than that even a Pakistani businessman will not support a local innovative idea from a newbie, from a young Pakistani innovator just for the fact that he think Pakistanis will not buy a local product...slave mentality.

Also the foreign preference and the lack of belief in our own talent is the major thing. It is actually the lack of belief in local talent and local products...the comments shows it.

As I said in my first post, Pakistanis will buy any quality product be it from Pakistani or foreign company and many succesful companies listed in this thread are a living proof that they have a major portion of Local market.

 

[N.Siddiqui]

Pakistan largest technology incubator...


http://plan9.pitb.gov.pk/

15 start-ups that are changing the way Pakistanis live

https://www.dawn.com/news/1222661

Innovate and Lead: Pakistani startups with brilliant ideas

Plan9 has helped shape 32 startups of various scales so far. It has a comprehensive 9-tier incubation process. This includes provision of office facilities, monthly stipend for six months, financial and soft skill trainings, a board of advisors, a technical board, legal advisors, one-on-one mentorship meetings, mock pitches, and networking opportunities with angel investors and venture capitalists.

https://www.dawn.com/news/1106039/innovate-and-lead-pakistani-startups-with-brilliant-ideas

Where are they now? We track down 7 startups from Pakistan’s Plan9 incubator

1. Eyedeus

Groopic is targeted at the US market and costs $1.99 on iPhone. After first being previewed on Tech in Asia, the buzz around the app built up to the point it was featured on CNN and declared the Gizmodo App of the day.



5. Peer Cloud, which turned into Keep Truckin

https://www.techinasia.com/tracking-down-pakistan-plan9-startup-graduates

 

[CriticalThought]

@Pluralist in order to have a productive debate we need to quickly reach consensus on points which are almost universally accepted. Anyone can tell you Pakistan doesn't have a culture of innovation. If you try to argue the point, you are veering the discussion off topic. Let us discuss how to drive the innovation culture within Pakistan.

I'll start with the fundamentals. The sole purpose why we are discussing innovation is to convert Pakistan into a hi-tech economy that exports high value solutions. The aim is for us to become a net exporter, and also to improve our image in the world and achieve a status where people view us as a hi-tech country.

As a first step, we need a solid manufacturing base that has the infrastructure, and the expertise to use modern materials and create products out of them. This part doesn't require much innovation. This is a learning process. A process of creating infrastructure and the human capital. So eventually when our innovators create world class solutions, they are able to get them manufactured cheaply within Pakistan and export them. We need an environment where a business can easily setup a manufacturing plant. There need to be people in the job market who can be hired for this purpose. Things like water, electricity, materials, road networks need to be present. So a solid manufacturing economy is step 1.

Next, we first need to identify problems whose solutions are needed in the world market. There is the path of creating an entirely new market, just like Apple did with iPhone, but I believe we would be trying for an unrealistic goal. In order to gain insight into high value problems, we need to analyze the world economy, its trends and where the future is heading. Then we need to target those markets, and develop an industry based on excellence and innovation. We need scientists, engineers, technicians, and laborers who take pride in what they are doing.

The above deals with cultural change. Then there is the design of products. I want to share the following article recently published on CNN. This is how to do design right. We need to learn from the Scandanavians here. The Swedes, the Norwegians, the Finnish, the Danes. @A.P. Richelieu my friend, I don't see eye to eye with you on many things, but I wouldn't mind if some Swedish design sensibility gets automagically transferred into Pakistanis somehow.

http://edition.cnn.com/2017/08/11/design/gallery/fiskars-scissors-origin/index.html

 

[PAKISTANFOREVER]

@Pluralist in order to have a productive debate we need to quickly reach consensus on points which are almost universally accepted. Anyone can tell you Pakistan doesn't have a culture of innovation. If you try to argue the point, you are veering the discussion off topic. Let us discuss how to drive the innovation culture within Pakistan.

I'll start with the fundamentals. The sole purpose why we are discussing innovation is to convert Pakistan into a hi-tech economy that exports high value solutions. The aim is for us to become a net exporter, and also to improve our image in the world and achieve a status where people view us as a hi-tech country.

As a first step, we need a solid manufacturing base that has the infrastructure, and the expertise to use modern materials and create products out of them. This part doesn't require much innovation. This is a learning process. A process of creating infrastructure and the human capital. So eventually when our innovators create world class solutions, they are able to get them manufactured cheaply within Pakistan and export them. We need an environment where a business can easily setup a manufacturing plant. There need to be people in the job market who can be hired for this purpose. Things like water, electricity, materials, road networks need to be present. So a solid manufacturing economy is step 1.

Next, we first need to identify problems whose solutions are needed in the world market. There is the path of creating an entirely new market, just like Apple did with iPhone, but I believe we would be trying for an unrealistic goal. In order to gain insight into high value problems, we need to analyze the world economy, its trends and where the future is heading. Then we need to target those markets, and develop an industry based on excellence and innovation. We need scientists, engineers, technicians, and laborers who take pride in what they are doing.

The above deals with cultural change. Then there is the design of products. I want to share the following article recently published on CNN. This is how to do design right. We need to learn from the Scandanavians here. The Swedes, the Norwegians, the Finnish, the Danes. @A.P. Richelieu my friend, I don't see eye to eye with you on many things, but I wouldn't mind if some Swedish design sensibility gets automagically transferred into Pakistanis somehow.

http://edition.cnn.com/2017/08/11/design/gallery/fiskars-scissors-origin/index.html

In order for Pakistan to become a developed nation the above is a must. In total agreement with your post. I sincerely hope to read many more such posts from you. Keep up the excellent work.

 

[Azadkashmir]

where did they find this info on pyramid food preserve? becuase sometime ago i was and still is interested and found some info on a scientist who put a used shaving blade under a small made pyramid and the blade would resharpen and keep food fresh but it has to be aligned to north pole.

 

[ghazi52]

 

[S.Y.A]

And you should be supportive of Pakistani innovation and should encourage and say that with the right ecosystem the right incubation in R&D Pakistan can move ahead, instead of negativity and pessimism.

Encouragement and appreciation are needed, criticism is the easiest thing to do.

I am stating what is happening here and now. Encouragement for what? For still assembling cars, and not producing a completely local design one on our own? For still importing Electronic goods and not producing our own despite the huge market? Or for still importing luxury goods like perfumes, creams etc. and not producing our own?

Incubators are only limited to IT based startups, not other industries.

What I am stating is not pessimism or negativity, it is the fact.

Btw, where is the innovation you mentioned? There is some in IT sector, there was a bit of innovation decades ago (the examples you posted), but nothing in other industries, just copy pasting, no innovation, I know because I am associated with the Automotive vendor industry.

One would have wondered that with the smart phone market boom in Pakistan, someone would start assembling them at least here, no one did. Big names like Qmobile just import Chinese made stuff and stick their name on it. Other companies import knocked down kits and assemble them here, nothing is designed or built locally from scratch.

 

[VCheng]

I am stating what is happening here and now. Encouragement for what? For still assembling cars, and not producing a completely local design one on our own? For still importing Electronic goods and not producing our own despite the huge market? Or for still importing luxury goods like perfumes, creams etc. and not producing our own?

Incubators are only limited to IT based startups, not other industries.

What I am stating is not pessimism or negativity, it is the fact.

Btw, where is the innovation you mentioned? There is some in IT sector, there was a bit of innovation decades ago (the examples you posted), but nothing in other industries, just copy pasting, no innovation, I know because I am associated with the Automotive vendor industry.

One would have wondered that with the smart phone market boom in Pakistan, someone would start assembling them at least here, no one did. Big names like Qmobile just import Chinese made stuff and stick their name on it. Other companies import knocked down kits and assemble them here, nothing is designed or built locally from scratch.

Anybody remember the Takhti tablet, and the fanfare on PDF about it?

https://defence.pk/pdf/threads/pac-pad-1-pakistans-first-homegrown-android-tablet.204574/

https://defence.pk/pdf/threads/pac-launches-android-tablet-pac-pad-takhti-7.186785/

What happened to it?

 

[N.Siddiqui]

One would have wondered that with the smart phone market boom in Pakistan, someone would start assembling them at least here

Haier Phone Assembly Plant in Pakistan to Begin Operations from April 1st, 2016

Haier has already established laptop manufacturing unit in Lahore, however from the April 1, it will also start rolling-out smart phones/ mobile hand set assembling unit.

http://www.ibexmag.com/pakistan/it-...-pakistan-to-begin-operations-from-april-1st/

http://www.ibexmag.com/pakistan/bus...ly-plant-lahore-sell-100000-laptops-pakistan/


Also check this, excerpt from the Nations.

First mobile phones assembling unit to start production in Apr


ISLAMABAD - Pakistan’s first mobile phones assembling unit will start production in April.
Haier CEO Zeshan Qureshi revealed this after meeting with Minister of State for IT and Telecom Anusha Rahman on Thursday.
“We intend to inaugurate first state of the art mobile phone assembling unit in April and have requested the Minister for IT and Telecom for formal inauguration,” said Qureshi.
He said a new building has been dedicated for the mobile phones assembly at Raiwind, Lahore. “Initially we will assemble around 200,000 handsets every month and hopefully, by the mid of April, our handsets will be in the market,” CEO said.

http://nation.com.pk/business/29-Ja...es-assembling-unit-to-start-production-in-apr

Another brand is assembling smart phone in Pakistan it is G five mobile...

 

[KRAIT]

Does any Pakistani company make its own car?

 

[N.Siddiqui]

One would have wondered that with the smart phone market boom in Pakistan, someone would start assembling them at least here, no one did.

Also check this....and the link below

Haier starts its first ever laptop assembly line in Pakistan

https://www.techjuice.pk/haier-starts-its-first-ever-laptop-assembly-line-in-pakistan/






Joint ventures: Haier-Ruba plans expansion, investment of $1.5b

The HREZ is located near Lahore and is spread at 300 acres, but it is looking to expand especially after the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) breakthrough.



Haier-Ruba President and CEO Faisal Shah Afridi said the company is looking to buy more land, increase investments and target a wider market .

https://tribune.com.pk/story/101340...g-response-haier-to-expand-more-aggressively/




















Redefining Identity: How Young Technologists Are Leading a Silent Revolution in Pakistan

FiveRivers Technologies. A FiveRivers Technologies and Pepper.pk production. Redefining Identity takes a look at the amazing entrepreneurship and creativity that is being unleashed in Pakistan, where young technologists are coming together to lead a very real revolution that has powerful social, economic and technological implications. In doing so, these young Pakistanis are also transforming Pakistan's perception in the minds of millions of people all around the world who use their products and appreciate their creativity. This 10 minute film is a rare glimpse into the reality of today's Pakistan. Anyone with an interest in technology and startups in general, or Pakistan specifically, will find it a very worthwhile watch.

Pakistan makes best selling Blackberry app.

Pakistan Smartphone App Success! CNN report.