Dr. Wajid Pirzada has worked to enable business environments and promote private sector development through SME reforms. His work focused on 17 key areas including investment, job creation, innovation, reducing barriers and costs, capacity building, and partnerships. This work was carried out in partnership with various public and private organizations, including ministries, chambers of commerce, development agencies, and international donors. Some examples and links are provided regarding Dr. Pirzada's work on trade environments, partnerships with SMEDA, and influencing public policy for an enabling business environment.

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My work in the area of enablingbusinessenvironment interalia focused onfollowingkeyareasof
interventions forSMELead private sectordevelopment(PSD),throughreformsin public policy
frameworks&legal instrumentsto help:
i. Investmentin SMEdevelopment
ii. Create jobopportunities
iii. Fosterculture of innovation
iv. Overcomingregulatory &technical barriers
v. Removal of administrative/operational procedural bottlenecks
vi. Transparency
vii. Intellectual PropertyManagement
viii. Value Chain Development,Management andIntegrationwithGlobal Value Chains
ix. ReductioninCostof DoingBusiness
x. Devolutionof regulatorycontrol
xi. Creation of and SustainingWealth
xii. Capacitybuildingof SMEs
xiii. FosteringIndustry-UniversityLinkages
xiv. Standards& Certification
xv. Private PublicPartnership
xvi. Reform-orientedadvocacy&mainstreaming
xvii. Researchuptake & Outreach
Thiswork wascarriedin partnershipwithpublic&private sector,research & academia,CSOsand
International donorsincluding inter alia:
I. Federal Ministriesof Commerce, Industries,Agriculture,Planning&Development,S&T
II. Provincial Line departmentsinPunjabandotherprovinces
III. Chambersof Commerce * Industry
IV. Chamberof Agriculture &FarmersAssociatesof Pakistan(FAP)
V. SMEDA
VI. PHDEB/PHDEC
VII. Nestle Pakistan
VIII. EnglishBiscuits&CRS
IX. ConsumerRightsCommission
X. ActionAidPakistan
XI. OxfamGB
XII. USAID/EPfirms
XIII. PakistanAgricultural ResearchCouncil
XIV. PakistanGinnersAssociation
XV. PakistanHorticultural ExportAssociation
XVI. Rice ExportersAssociationof Pakistan
XVII. Mango GrowersAssociationof Pakistan
XVIII. UNIDO

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XIX. WTO
XX. The World Bank
XXI. AsiaPacificSeedAssociation
XXII. ConsumerUnityTrust(CUTS) India
XXIII. SouthAsiaWatch on Trade Environment&Economics(SAWTEE) Nepal
Some of the Links to my work on SME BusinessEnablingEnvironment:
1. Trade /BusinessEnvironment
http://www.un-trade-environment.org/meetings/asia/2006-09-
06/documents/Session_07_Pakistan.pdf
http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTRANETTRADE/Resources/Pakistan_DTIS_Apr06.pdf
http://artnet.unescap.org/tid/projects/artnetbk05_pak.pdf
http://www.pakissan.com/english/news/newsDetail.php?newsid=6159
www.tradecapacitypakistan.com/new/pdf/itc/RC3.pd
http://aslpdairy.pk/en/files/Dairy%20Mission%20Report-2006.pdf
http://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/PA00KN4Q.pdf
www.nttfc.org/.../Strengthening%20SPS%20controls%20over%20Imports%20to%20Pak
www.siteresources.worldbank.org/INTRANETTRADE/Resources/Pakistan_DTIS_Apr06.pdf
2. Partnershipwith SMEDA
http://www.wtopunjab.gov.pk/newsletter/wto_newsletter_issue11.pdf
file:///C:/Users/User/Downloads/PARC_Introduces_three_new_rice_varieties.pdf

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3. InfluencingPublicPolicyfor BusinessenablingEnvironment
http://www.wto-pakistan.org/documents/resources/public_private_consult_II.pdf
www.tradecapacitypakistan.com/new/pdf/itc/FE1.pdf
http://agris.fao.org/agris-search/search.do?recordID=US2016213038
http://www.origin-food.org/2005/upload/Basmati%20_Pk_GG_25_May07.pdf
www.trtapakistan.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/WB-SPS-Report.pdf