DFID-funded SNG program sensitizes young innovators on upcoming opportunities in KP.

PESHAWAR -- The Sub-National Governance Programme (SNG) is launching the first round of the Innovation Challenge Fund (ICF) to support Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government in improving Public Finance Management and expanding fiscal space.

In this connection, the programme held an orientation for prospective young entrepreneurs and IT experts from Peshawar at the Institute of Management Sciences (IM Sciences) Peshawar.

'Through our ICF component, we aim at solving the complex problems and remove bottlenecks in the processes and facilitate the general public in easy access to services,' Saleem Khan, provincial Team Leader SNG remarked at the orientation session.

'The first round of ICF will focus on Public Financial Management and Fiscal Space for which we have begun interaction with experts, entrepreneurs besides we will soon launch a media campaign to ensure a wider and inclusive participation from all over the country' Salim Khan added.

The orientation session also addressed queries of young IT entrepreneurs and experts. Saeed Khan, innovation adviser from the SNG programme briefed the participants on the innovation and challenge Fund and responded to key questions.

He said ICF funds innovative projects that...