{"id":350803,"date":"2023-08-22T09:02:39","date_gmt":"2023-08-22T04:02:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=350803"},"modified":"2023-08-22T09:02:39","modified_gmt":"2023-08-22T04:02:39","slug":"icci-inks-mou-with-nicat-to-promote-innovators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/icci-inks-mou-with-nicat-to-promote-innovators\/","title":{"rendered":"ICCI inks MoU with NICAT to promote innovators"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> ISLAMABAD<br \/>\nThe Islamabad Chamber of Commerce &#038; Industry (ICCI) and the National Incubation Center for Aerospace Technologies (NICAT) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish collaboration in order to promote innovation and entrepreneurship programs for youth.<br \/>\nThe MoU was signed during a visit of Ahsan Zafar Bakhtawari, President, ICCI along with a delegation to NICAT. Abdul Rehman Siddiqui, Convener, ICCI MoU Committee and Imran Jattala, Project Director NICAT signed the MoU in a ceremony held at NICAT.<br \/>\nAs per MoU, NICAT will support ICCI for incubation and entrepreneurship programs and will collaborate with ICCI for engagement of Pakistan\u2019s youth in innovation and entrepreneurship programs in order to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).<br \/>\nNICAT will display the ICCI logo on its promotional materials and websites as appropriate and subject to joint approval. Similarly, ICCI will work with NICAT in the incubation &#038; entrepreneurship programs and startup challenges.<br \/>\nICCI will display the NICAT logo on its promotional materials and websites as appropriate and subject to joint approval.<br \/>\nSpeaking on the occasion, Ahsan Zafar Bakhtawari, President, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce &#038; Industry He said that Pakistan needs innovators and entrepreneurs to drive the economy and hoped that the MoU between ICCI and NICAT would be helpful in realizing such goals.<br \/>\nHe said that the market size of the global aerospace and defense industry is US$697 billion, with commercial aerospace at $298 billion.<br \/>\nTherefore, Pakistan has great potential to capture better share in this huge market by developing a pool of aerospace innovators and entrepreneurs. He lauded the efforts of NICAT for empowering Pakistani talent.<br \/>\nAyub Ghauri, President, National Incubation Center for Aerospace Technologies highlighted the contribution of his institution for economic transformation by bringing together investors, innovators, entrepreneurs, thought leaders, and talented youth of Pakistan.<br \/>\nHe hoped that NICAT\u2019s collaboration with ICCI would produce beneficial outcomes for the economy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD The Islamabad Chamber of Commerce &#038; Industry (ICCI) and the National Incubation Center for Aerospace Technologies (NICAT) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish collaboration in order to promote innovation and entrepreneurship programs for youth. 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