Friday, 2 September 2011

[pakgrid] Unsung heroes: Incomplete alchemy

 

Dr Suleman Ashraf is the director of Satuma, a private company involved in the manufacture of UAVs which are used by the Pakistan Air Force. According to him, the lack of legal protection is one of the major hurdles facing scientific advancement in Pakistan today. "In the West it was realised very early on that due recognition should be given with legal protection to someone who invents or introduces new ideas. Thus the concept of patent was born," he says. Ashraf admits that patent laws also exist in Pakistan but says that, due to a lack of trust in the legal system, people are still reluctant to share knowledge. This, in turn, leads to stagnation. "Globally speaking, where we stand now is due to the cumulative knowledge gathered over the millennium and passed on to the next generations." Indeed, we have seen further only because we have stood on the shoulders of giants, but here every researcher has to start from scratch.

"We thus keep inventing the same thing over and over or keep making the same mistake over and over because no one will guide us," says Ashraf.

http://tribune.com.pk/story/238585/unsung-heroes-incomplete-alchemy/

-Shiraz

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