Facilitation
In its vital role as a science and technology park, setup by GoP, LKP will be facilitating the Academia and Industry to stimulate and sustain the process of innovation, R&D and knowledge creation.
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LKP will be assisting academia and the industry to coexist, co-create and share the knowledge to address national challenges and to make Pakistan, south Asia’s nodal point for Knowledge Economy.
Read MoreInnovation
As a knowledge hub, LKP will be providing a holistic R&D environment, technology readiness and contemporary infrastructural support for growth oriented research and innovation.
Read MoreInnovation Clusters
Manufacturing and Engineering Sciences
To improve products & processes and to enhance the quality of human life.
Information and Communication Technology
To enable start-ups, entrepreneurs and institutions to expand their economic opportunities.
Life Sciences and Biotechnology
To heal, fuel and feed humanity.
Creative Industry
To develop on a creative economy agenda based on our considerable assets in arts, design and fashion industries as well as in film and interactive leisure software production.
POTENTIALS & OPPORTUNITIES
Pakistan Higher Education Sector’s Overview
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228000
or more students pass out yearly with 16 years or above education.
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14000
or more students pursuing Ph.D. Programs .
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10000
Computer Sciences Graduates Per Year.
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343387
or more enrolled in Masters and M.Phil. Programs.
76%
or more literacy Rate
PROSPECTIVE INCENTIVES
- Capital expenditure for the construction of campuses to be funded by LKPC and Government of the Punjab.
- Complete infrastructure facilities to be provided by LKPC.
- Highly concessional rates for land lease.
- Exemptions on import duties and tax holidays as part of SEZ (Special Economic Zone).
- One Stop Solution Shop for business modelling, legal and financial consultancy.
- Plug and Play Business Spaces.
- High-specification research laboratories.
- Tax exemptions as part of Special Economic Zone (SEZ).
- Exemption from import duties and taxes on the import of goods, materials, equipment required for the operations of LKP and for the entities located inside the LKP.
- Out of a huge number of Pakistanis teaching in international universities, many will be potentially willing to relocate to the country.
- Currently 10,000 Ph.Ds. are teaching in Pakistani universities and the number is growing.
- More than 14,000 Ph.Ds. qualifying every year.
- Total annual spending by Pakistani students in foreign universities is USD 2 Billion.
- Yearly, out of 200,000 students applying for admissions in international universities, 160,000 cannot secure admissions; the surplus number signifies a large pool of potential students for foreign universities to locate at LKP.
THE SALIENT
COMPONENTS
Research & Development:
Under the four key economic clusters, Lahore Knowledge Park will be hosting research and innovation hubs, corporations, entrepreneurship centers and start-up incubation centers. High-specification laboratories will be setup to foster rapid research.
The Academic Zone:
This zone will host international universities, Applied Sciences Institutes, Technical Research Institute, Business Schools, contemporary Arts and Design Schools, Elementary and Science High Schools.
Central Business Zone:
The park has a designated central area for the construction of multi-story, ready-to-use office buildings, hotels, commercial complexes, shopping centers and food courts.
Residential Zone:
The Park will have separate developed land area for the construction of multi-tenant buildings, student residences and apartment buildings.
Amenities:
LKP will have a modern sports complex, a huge central park, health care facilities and other lifestyle amenities for the knowledge workers and residents.
In the next 25 years LKP will create
0 million square feet state-of-the-art office space.
Labor income PKR 0 billion.
Corporate income tax revenue PKR 0 billion.
0 jobs.
Labor income tax revenue PKR 0 billion.
Corporate turnover PKR 0 billion.
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