I-SAPS

1-Goal: Bridging Technical Assistance for the Governments (B-TAG)

Goal B-TAG Inception Report.

Inter-Provincial Coordination Conference: Reforming School Education in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab

Event Report: Inter-Provincial Coordination Conference.

Pakistan is passing through a phase of rapid transformation. There are profound changes taking place in social, economic and political spheres. The ongoing social change, concerns for equitable development, political economy of reforms, changing patterns of trade and markets, and dynamics of the interface between corporate actors and governance apparatus have thrown up great challenges. Pakistan currently finds itself in a situation of relative disadvantage. This situation has come about primarily due to neglect of education, social research and properly informed public policies. Resultantly, there is an alarming human resource deficit in Pakistan, non-transparent governance, increasingly under-performing public sector and uncompetitive private sector. This situation is taking its toll both at individual as well as national levels and adversely affecting Pakistan's standing as a country and as a nation. With regard to knowledge, there is a need to critically examine basic assumptions at the philosophical and conceptual levels from multiple perspectives. This is the most crucial element missing in our institutes of higher and advanced learning. In the realm of public policies, there is a need to evaluate mainstream discourse that informs and influences public policy formulation and guides development interventions in Pakistan.

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