PSDE 38th Conference Opens with Urgent Call for Digital Transformation and Policy Reform
Islamabad 15 April 2025(kamran Raja): The 38th Annual General Meeting and Conference of the Pakistan Society of Development Economists (PSDE), organized by the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE), opened in Islamabad with a powerful message: Pakistan is not underdeveloped it is under-managed. Held in collaboration with the Ministry of Planning, Development & Special Initiatives (MoPD&SI), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF), RASTA, and the CPEC Centre of Excellence, the conference is themed “URAAN Pakistan: Growth Through Digital Transformation”—a call to reimagine development in the digital era.
In his keynote address, Federal Minister for Planning and Chancellor of PIDE, Prof. Ahsan Iqbal, laid out a comprehensive roadm...