Welcome to ITC

Innovation and Technology Centre (ITC) is a platform for academics, the business community and the public sector to collaborate in areas of economic and social importance, including innovation and technolo

Research Agenda

• To conduct primary research on trade-related issues through surveys and measure the impact of the global pandemic on Pakistani trade, the national and international constraints faced by Pakistani exporters in strategic sectors, and

Major Research Projects

i) Conduct collaborative research on innovation and productivity. ii) Conduct surveys on innovation and technology, business confidence, export growth and environmental sustainability. iii) Collaborate with the government on policy using evide

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Established in April 2015, the objective of the Innovation and Technology Centre (ITC) at the Lahore School of Economics is to promote innovation through research and pro-active engagement with policy-makers and stakeholders – vital for economic growth and stability in Pakistan. The ITC’s Directors are Dr, Azam Amjad Chaudhry, Dean and Professor, Faculty of Economics, and Dr. Theresa Thompson Chaudhry, Professor, Faculty of Economics.

The ITC is a platform for collaboration between academia, the public sector,  the business community and other parties, covering key areas of economic and social importance, in order to produce impactful research and national policy initiatives. These areas include, but are not limited to: innovation and technology, macroeconomic and microeconomic constraints faced by firms, productivity growth, manufacturing, the promotion of exports, and environmental sustainability.

In additional to its internationally recognised research and project outputs, put out annually, the ITC conducts annual surveys of manufacturers, exporters and policymakers on business confidence, technology adoption, innovation, and export competitiveness. 

Though Pakistan continues to experiencing rapidly shifting political and economic headwinds, the ITC enjoys and continues to enjoy a wide range of connections with top-level federal and provincial policy-makers and the Chambers of Commerce of many of Pakistan’s major cities (many of whom the Centre has collaborated with on a project-by-project basis), and Pakistani manufacturers (particularly through interactions during projects and extensive survey work).