Agahi, Ignite sign agreement to spadework for 4th industrial revolution

ISLAMABAD: Agahi, a not for profit organization has  signed an agreement with Ignite National Technology Fund to spadework for leading Pakistan towards the fourth Industrial revolution focusing on technologies and on the ecosystem of development initiatives.

The mission of Agahi, which is also country partner of the Millennium Project, a Global Futures Studies and Research participatory think tank, is to advance the country's future horizon by establishing foresight lab that would be responsible to generate and disseminate cutting edge knowledge for the benefit of students, industry, policymakers, academia and of society.

Speaking at the signing ceremony, Chief Executive Officer Ignite, Yusuf Hussain said that Agahi would facilitate the project by identifying emerging trends, opportunities, in developing skills and the curriculum.

He said that this strategic partnership would not only strengthen the existing programmes but will also work towards increasing awareness on the Fourth Industrial Revolution in Pakistan.

The strategic linkage between the two organizations would provide opportunities to shape institutional transformation and thought leaders to complement the traditional department based structures with trans-disciplinary knowledge capital, focused on identifying societal challenges and their long term solutions.

On the occasion, co-founder Foresight Lab and Chairman, CEO Interactive Group of Companies, Dr. Shahid Mahmud stressed on `how in the age of consciousness there is a dire need to develop a deeper sense of how the non-state actors in an environment where the 4th wave is imminent will be shaping the digital, biological and physical dimensions of futures research.

Pakistan Foresight Initiative is designed to enable decision makers to opt for data driven foresight approach in the policy domain.

This Initiative is led by a collaborative network of academia, think tanks, experts and professionals along with a wider community contributing to futures knowledge.

P Puruesh Chaudhary, the Founder and President of Agahi country partner of the Millennium Project said, "this partnership with Ignite reinforces our belief in a much promising future of the country; where we'll be encouraging not only our collaborative network but also the global community to harness a future that ensures the happiness of the humanity."

Amir Jahangir, CEO Mishal Pakistan, Partner Institute of the World Economic Forum explained how different indicators from the work that the Forum does contribute to systems and processes globally which enhances the ability of the decision makers in different countries.