Poverty Alleviation through Technology and Entrepreneurship Dr Engr Javed Yunas Uppal Pakistan Foundation for the Advancement of Engineering and Technology

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Poverty Alleviation through Technology and
EntrepreneurshipDr Engr Javed Yunas
UppalPakistan Foundation for the Advancement of
Engineering and Technology
 
 

• 1-A, Aibeck Block, Garden Town, Lahore, Pakistan
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Poverty Generation

• Wealth flows from poor to the rich
• Commercial enterprises play ruthlessly
• Capture consumers by marketing techniques
• Enslave workers by benefit programs
• Get more and give less

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FLOW OF RETURNS
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Poverty Reduction

• Circulate wealth where it is generated
• Build Entrepreneurs
• Do capacity building actuating self esteem
• Provide technology incubation

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Technology Incubation Centers

• Map and forecast the needs of the industry
• Develop experties in target fields
• Provide design and development
• Run pre-secured employment programs
• Develop self employed technical-entrepreneurs

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GRADUATES TAKING UP ENTREPRENEURSHIP
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Informal Sector

• Work at homes,
• Poor households,
• Small Workshops, Cottage industries

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Participative Mechanism
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ROLE OF FOUNDATION

• NETWORKING
• Communities
• Markets
• Financing
• Technology
• Incubation Centers