COMSATS Institute of Information Technology is organizing Pak-China Business Forum & Industrial Exhibition from April 15-18 at Pak-China Friendship Center. COMSATS-IIT introduces an academia driven model of Business Cooperation by conducting Pak-China Business Forum to promote academia-industry collaboration in business and economic sector for mutual benefit of both the countries. Major Chinese and Pakistani companies, small and medium enterprises, entrepreneurs, universities, and research & development organizations will be attending the forum activities. It is envisaged that the forum would provide an opportunity for commercialization of products and processes of the participating organizations. The main themes of the forum are Renewable Energy Technologies, New Energy Technologies, Information & Communication Technologies, Water Conservation, Purification & Sanitation, Biomedical Materials and General category. The main features of the event include an exhibition of products by local and Chinese companies and Chinese companies and firms active in Pakistan, workshops and side meetings with industrialists, academicians and Pakistani Business community has been planned for the promotion of business activity among the two countries. Many Chinese companies are expected to participate. A strong driver behind the South-South cooperation is the increasing importance of middle-income countries. These developments, coupled with the growing number of organizations are dedicated to research based learning. The event partners are Pakistan Science Foundation, National Testing Service, Higher Education Commission, Xuzhou Normal University, Capital Development Authority, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry,Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce & Industry and NADRA Pakistan.
It is important to promote university-industry collaboration to strengthen the economy of the developing countries to improve the living standards of the people.