#Pakistan is Building its Version of DARPA.

[saaju]

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan is exploring developing the country’s very own DARPA-like agency. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is a United States agency that develops the latest technologies for the military.

Pakistani DARPA agency will work on somewhat the same principle by sharing the Defence Research and Development (R&D) budget with the civilian sector to develop top-notch tech.

In this regard, the Central Development Working Party (CDWP) has been holding meetings with several stakeholders for a year now. In its latest meeting, CDWP announced to launch a project at a small scale to analyse the feasibility of DARPA-like institution in Pakistan.

The aim behind this initiative is to exploit new opportunities by staying within the budget. Under this program, the defence R&D budget will be invested smartly in technologies that will benefit both the military and the civilian sector. The military will work with third parties and civilian startups to promote and support advanced technologies by the right investment.

CDWP approved a small project to carry out the feasibility to create a DARPA-like entity in Pakistan. The feasibility takes a practical approach to identifying 8-10 pieces of dual-use technologies developed through defence R&D and create investable propositions for private sector/industrialists to consider investing in.

This practical approach towards identifying 8-10 pieces of dual-use technologies will help identify improvements in the whole system as well. More variables will be taken into consideration after checking the progress of this initial initiative so Defense Procurement Budget process could be modified for more civilian involvement.

Athar Osama < link >, the source behind the news, added in the social media post;
We are still a long way away but Imagine the impact of putting in even 1% of Defense Proc
urement Budget (that’s PKR 2 Billion a year!) into local contractors, technology providers, and startups to create technology for the military and having intellectual property available at a fraction of the cost to create global companies.

Pakistan might see its own Silicon Valley soon if everything goes right with this project, Osama added.

 

[Sinnerman108]

Arghhh .. what BS !

 

[war&peace]

Arghhh .. what BS !

Why?

 

[SQ8]

Its called NESCOM, it existed for a long time and apparently this breaking news is based on crows feathers just needing to write.

 

[war&peace]

Its called NESCOM, it existed for a long time and apparently this breaking news is based on crows feathers just needing to write.

Yup I was wondering why do they need another setup while they have NESCOM.

 

[Path-Finder]

The worst thing is the talented people who are lost to other nations will be the setback. Nothing is done to stop that and that's a shame.

 

[SabzShaheen]

The worst thing is the talented people who are lost to other nations will be the setback. Nothing is done to stop that and that's a shame.

Give people a reason to come back and they will. Simple as that.

 

[khanmubashir]

Its called NESCOM, it existed for a long time and apparently this breaking news is based on crows feathers just needing to write.

Nescom does in house r&d DARPA funds other institutions for a specific project

 

[Path-Finder]

Give people a reason to come back and they will. Simple as that.

Thing is once people have settled down and got a good life. They will not be heading back to Pakistan.


Need to get them back as soon they graduate.

 

[SabzShaheen]

Thing is once people have settled down and got a good life. They will not be heading back to Pakistan.


Need to get them back as soon they graduate.

Yeah, I'll be making that choice in a few years insha'Allah. While I wish to serve my birthland, I do not wish to serve the corrupt and religious fanatics.

 

[Path-Finder]

Yeah, I'll be making that choice in a few years insha'Allah. While I wish to serve my birthland, I do not wish to serve the corrupt and religious fanatics.

My dad never went back! I have know many Pakistani students over the years who are very very capable. They have been offered good jobs and they won't be going back.

Its a shame that Pakistan is loosing talented people.

 

[SQ8]

Yup I was wondering why do they need another setup while they have NESCOM.

If it actually accurate, then its purely wastage and corruption purposes.

Nescom does in house r&d DARPA funds other institutions for a specific project

NDC does the other institution funding, so wastage again.

 

[Avicenna]

Thing is once people have settled down and got a good life. They will not be heading back to Pakistan.


Need to get them back as soon they graduate.

Brain drain is real. A lot of talented Pakistanis in the West. Better to not give them or their families a reason to leave in the first place.

 

[SQ8]

Brain drain is real. A lot of talented Pakistanis in the West. Better to not give them or their families a reason to leave in the first place.

Corruption, nepotism, lack of secuirty and general extremist ideals are already enough reasons for very few but the completely dedicated or completely helpless not to want to leave Pakistan.

 

[SabzShaheen]

My dad never went back! I have know many Pakistani students over the years who are very very capable. They have been offered good jobs and they won't be going back.

Its a shame that Pakistan is loosing talented people.

Yeah well, I don't see how we're to blame. I'm not saying all Pakistanis in Pakistan are to blame for us leaving but if they don't change the affairs of Pakistan then us overseas folks can't be blamed for not returning.