Need for strategic planning
There have been many strategic planning initiatives in the public services since the introduction of New Public Management (NPM) over the past several decades. New Public Management, which is used…
Planning for the future
In an increasingly complex and fast-evolving global landscape, nations must anticipate and prepare for future technological advancements to remain competitive and ensure sustain-able development. One of the most effective tools…
Planning minister Ahsan Iqbal calls for ‘sea change’ in HEC top tier
Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal has raised questions over the performance of the country’s higher education institutions involving around Rs450 billion worth of development projects and urged the prime minister to…
‘Strategic’ SOEs bereft of strategic merits
“There is no such thing as a strategic SOE.” This statement by Finance Minister Aurangzeb is spot on. However, bureaucracy influences the leadership by suggesting numerous SOEs (State-Owned Enterprises) as…
Planning for the future
This requires us to acquire the highest level of expertise in new and emerging technologies to be able to leapfrog into the future. We must also establish a clear roadmap…
Planning for power
At a time when the country is facing severe power shortages, talk about expanding electricity generation should attract people’s attention. The current power crisis is not fuelled by a lack…
Planning for a nation
“Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.” — Voltaire IS there anything left to say about Sialkot? Condemn it more? Express outrage even more loudly? Use…
Strategic thinking
MANY of us remember the all too familiar question from our childhood days: ‘What do you want to be when you grow up?’ Clichéd as it may be, it was…
Planning vs finance
Institutional turfs in the government are contested all over the world. However, sometimes with the gradual changes in economic management and accommodation of the external structural influences, the entire organizational…
Strategic economic reform
WITH Saudi Arabia’s help, the scope for adopting strategic approaches to economic reform independent of IMF has increased. Towards clarifying these, this article makes five points. One, that the budget…
