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CSF acknowledges LCWU efforts for
conducting opinion survey
Islamabad—The Competitiveness Support Fund (CSF)
has acknowledged the contribution of female students and the faculty
members of Lahore College for Women University (LCWU) for conducting
Pakistan Executive Opinion Survey 2008 for the World Economic Forum’s
Global Competitiveness Report 2008-2009. Rehmatullah Javed, Chairman
of the Competitiveness Committee of the Federation of Pakistan
Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) awarded certificates of
appreciation to faculty members and students during a ceremony
held at the college on Saturday.
The ceremony was also attended by Dr. Professor Bushra Mateen, Vice
Chancellor of LCWU, Daud Sharif, Chief
Operating Officer of CSF and leading representatives from the business
community, said CSF press release here. In his keynote address on the
occasion, Rehmatullah Javed said that ranking has become a global
phenomenon and is applied on all aspects nowadays to analyze quality,
competitiveness as well as define the potential of growth. “The global
rating of Pakistan’s economy, which is carried out each year by the
World Economic Forum provides us a road map for improving our economic
situation,” he said adding that “we need to realize the importance of
data collection and support Pakistan in providing the accurate
portrayal of its economic position, CSF, as the partner institution of
the World Economic Forum (WEF), recently carried out the Executive
Opinion Survey in Pakistan, in which more than 230 top level business
executives were surveyed to capture their opinion on the business
environment in Pakistan. This year, CSF proposed a new strategy to the
World Economic Forum to engage the academia in conducting the
Executive Opinion Survey.
This innovative strategy was recommended with the aim to create
linkages between the academia and the business community. More than 75
students across Pakistan were selected from a vide range of academic
background to interact with the leading business representatives and
gain knowledge about the issues of global competitiveness, the current
national business environment, the economic situation of Pakistan and
its ability to achieve sustained economic growth. Out of the 75
students, 22 were from the Lahore College of Women University (LCWU),
which positioned itself in a unique way, being the only female leading
group.—APP
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