Peshawar Chamber, SDPI join hands for developing business-friendly policies

PESHAWAR: Peshawar Chamber of Small Traders & Small Industries (PCSTSI) and Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for conducting joint research for developing business friendly policies and exchange of researchers, technical information between each other.

The memorandum was signed by President PCSTSI, Mohammad Adnan Jalil while SDPI was represented by its Executive Director, Abid Q Suleri.

According to the document signed by both parties, both parties would also share data/information relevant to the subject and other policy research areas mutually agreed between both parties.

For the implementation of the agreement, both PCSTSI and SDPI would designate a contact person assigned with the responsibility of coordinating the activities in general terms.

For PCSTSI, it would be Adnan Jalil, president while SDPI Ahad Nazir, Head SDPI Centre for Private Sector Engagement.

Under the MoU, researchers from both sides would conduct the capacity building of the other party and in such case, the concerned research persons and trainee would have reciprocal relations with the receiving party.

In the areas of mutual cooperation, both parties would make joint arrangements of research seminars and conferences and would participate in advisory councils, committees and consultancy services. Both parties would also publish joint research based publications and any other activity as deemed appropriate by both parties.

In the areas of information exchange, the parties would hold joint conferences, seminars and workshops etc, share technical information & related data and collaboration of research teams. – APP