Ignite National Technology Fund

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Ignite National Technology Fund
FormationDecember 2016;7 years ago (2016-12)
Founded at Islamabad, Pakistan
TypeNon Profit Organization
Legal statusActive
Headquarters Islamabad Capital Territory, Pakistan
Location
  • Telecom Foundation Complex, 3rd Floor, 7 Mauve Area, G-9/4, Islamabad, Pakistan
ProductsTech Innovation Grants
NIC Program
DigiSkills Training Program [1]
NGIRI FYP Program
ServicesOnline training Courses
Owner Government of Pakistan
CEO of Ignite
Adeel Aijaz Shaikh (Acting Charge)
Parent organization
 Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication
Website ignite.org.pk
Formerly called
National ICT R&D Fund

Ignite National Technology Fund [2] or simply Ignite (formerly National ICT R&D Fund) is a non-profit company owned by the Government of Pakistan and administered by the Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication. [3] It provides grants to startups and innovate projects, operates incubators [4] and digital skills training [5] programs through private sector partners, commissions studies that inform public sector policy and undertakes outreach [6] [7] to evangelize innovation and to spread awareness about its programs amongst industry, [8] [9] academia, media and policy makers. Ignite was established in 2007 and is funded by mobile telecom operators, landline telecom operators and internet service providers, ISP, in Pakistan by Government mandate.

Ignite is headed by a CEO, who is usually from the private sector. The CEO reports to a board of directors, [10] comprising public and private personnel including representatives of telecom operators and ISP that fund Ignite.

Ignite has established National Incubation Centers (NICs) at Islamabad, Lahore, Peshawer, Karachi, Quetta, Hyderabad and Faisalabad. [11] [12] [13]

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References

  1. ↑ "DigiSkills Training Program". digiskills.pk. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
  2. ↑ "Ignite (Formerly National ICT R&D Fund)". www.ignite.org.pk. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  3. ↑ "Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication". www.moitt.gov.pk. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  4. ↑ "Ignite National Technology Fund Islamabad Tender Notice".
  5. ↑ "Anusha approves award of contract of DigiSkills training project, National Incubation Center". Archived from the original on 2018-01-18. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  6. ↑ "IDG Partners with National ICT R&D Fund's Newsletter ~ Ignite! - IDG Pakistan". IDG Pakistan. 2017-03-21. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  7. ↑ Ignite (2018-04-10), Yusuf Hussain Discussing 4th Industrial Revolution, DigiSkills and Entrepreneurship - DIN News , retrieved 2018-04-22
  8. ↑ "Pakistan's IT Industry set to Double by 2020: Ignite CEO".
  9. ↑ "Ignite holds meet-up in Lahore to discuss bumping up IT, ITeS exports". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  10. ↑ "60th Board Meeting Ignite National Technology Fund Held".
  11. ↑ "LUMS Awarded Contract by Ignite to Set-up National Incubation Center Quetta". LUMS. 2018-02-22. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  12. ↑ "PM launches DigiSkills programme to train 1 million youth".
  13. ↑ "Technology Training for 50,000 Artisans Approved".
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