55 Semi Finalists (Individuals and Teams) who will now attend Ideas Labs in 3 Cities (ISB, LHE, KHI) across the country and then compete for becoming the Finalists of the Ideas Contest. Much more action to unfold in August-September 2013.

1. Pakistan Innovation Foundation
Presents
Semi Finalists of the Ideas Contest 2013
Pakistan Innovation Foundation’s Ideas Contest 2013

2. When in a new area, it is hard to
find the nearest hospital. In times
of an accident, finding the
nearest medical centre is very
crucial to the patient’s survival.
Precious minutes and seconds
saved looking for a hospital can
save lives.
TheProblem
The Solution
We want to develop a smart phone
application which will gather
information of nearby medical
services, get directions to the nearest
emergency service, send an
automatic notification through SMS
to contact the emergency service.
E01: Smart Phone App for Emergency Response
187) Tayyaba Rahman and Abdullah Chohan – SoftAce (Pvt.) Ltd. – http://www.pif.org.pk
Pakistan
Innovation
Foundation
Category: ICT4D
Ideas Contest 2013

3. Tourism sector in Pakistan is
relatively under-developed and
there is no consolidated source of
information regarding potential
tourist spots in a city and
associated information (such as
where to say, what to eat, etc.)
Tourists who end up in our cities
may be at a loss unless they have
a local source to guide them.
TheProblem
The Solution
We propose developing a one of its
kind mobile app for Pakistani market
that give tourists details of all tourism
sites within 74 km radius of their
current (or a selected) location and
provide other information. This may
not be out-of-the-box but it has been
ignored for too long
E02: Smart Phone App for Tourism Promotion
186) Raabia Irfan and Muneeb A. Anwar – SoftAce (Pvt.) Ltd – http://www.pif.org.pk
Pakistan
Innovation
Foundation
Category: ICT4D
Ideas Contest 2013

4. One of the major issues with
energy is non-payment of bills.
WAPDA employees are not
available to take meter readings,
may take erroneous readings
when they do, or meters are
often found to be tempered with.
TheProblem
The Solution
We propose that home electric meters
are replaced with smart meters they
will efficiently calculate the number of
units consume and transfer it to
WAPDA wirelessly via Zigbee radios in
a cooperative behavior. Zigbee offers a
cheaper solution that bluetooth at a
higher rate and with better battery life.
E03: Zigbee Radio based Smart Meters
184) Muhammad Bilal Arif – NUST Islamabad – http://www.pif.org.pk
Pakistan
Innovation
Foundation
Category: Energy
Ideas Contest 2013

5. Contamination of water is a
major issue in Pakistan. An
astonishing amount of 100
million cases of diarrhea
diseases are registered in
hospitals each year, with 40% of
deaths attributed to drinking
polluted water and an estimated
250,000 child deaths each year
in Pakistan.
TheProblem
The Solution
Remove heavy metal ions - Copper,
Chromium and Lead waste water by using
fruit waste material i.e. banana, orange
and lemon peels. Using this bio material
will result a decrease in Pakistan's land
pollution as most of these fruit peels end
up in landfills as well as water pollution.
An added advantage is the low cost.
.
E04: Remove Water Pollution Using Fruit Peels
180) Umme Salma Gadriwala & Team (Unaffiliated) http://www.pif.org.pk
Pakistan
Innovation
Foundation
Category: Water
Ideas Contest 2013

6. Our farmers in rural areas
produce a lot of things that they
do not capture economic value
from. If we can figure out a way
to capture and create low-cost
products with significant
benefits from some of these, we
can not only benefit the rural
economy but also create other
important spillover benefits such
as low disease burden, etc.
TheProblem
The Solution
Camel Milk contains lactoferrin which is
known to have properties that are helpful
in Hepititis B and C and Cancer. Isolation
and nano-ecompsulation of this active
ingredient along with the creation of a
product to sell Camel Milk and related
products will help fight these diseases and
impact rural economy.
.
E05: A Camel Milk Product to address Hep B &C
239) Aamir Iqbal & Muhammad Nasir – University of Veterinary Sciences – http://www.pif.org.pk
Pakistan
Innovation
Foundation
Category: Agriculture+Rural
Ideas Contest 2013

7. In rural areas, and those affected
by conflict, the opportunities for
small scale farming that could
provide high returns can create a
significant impetus for rural
economic development. We must
develop new and modern
approaches to agriculture that
provide high value-to-effort
outcomes with minimal inputs
and related requirements.
TheProblem
The Solution
Aquaponics –a synergistic combination of
aquaculture and hydroponic farming –
can supplement low farm incomes. It
comprises two units: a fish culture and a
plant growing area. This integrated
system feeds rich nutrient wastes from
cultured fish to cater the plant growth an
cleansing and oxidation properties of
plants for the fish culture..
.
E06: Green Aquaponics to supplement livelihoods
236) Mussarat Shah (Unaffiliated) http://www.pif.org.pk
Pakistan
Innovation
Foundation
Category: Agriculture+Rural
Ideas Contest 2013

8. One of the big challenges we face
is to reduce the ecological
footprint of our lives on the
planet. There are a number of
materials that get produced in
household and commercial
activities as waste and must be
recycled in order to conserve the
earthly resources.
TheProblem
The Solution
Our suggested top of the line economic
solution to this major issue is to recycle
the wasted paper, steel and other metals.
We use this material to construct "Solar
Powered- Prefabricated Homes* which
replace the conventional houses in order
to conserve the energy, keeping in mind
the rapid consumption of earthly
resources in view.
.
E07: Solar Powered Pre-Fabricated Homes
233) Muhammad Yasir Malik & Zari Asif Turk – NUST Islamabad – http://www.pif.org.pk
Pakistan
Innovation
Foundation
Category: Energy
Ideas Contest 2013

9. Most of fertilizers, produces
ammonia emanation, contributes
to acid rain, groundwater
contamination and ozone
depletion due to release of
nitrous oxide by de-nitrification
process. With its increased use
and projections of future use, this
problem may increase several
fold in the coming decades.
Ground water contamination,
respiratory illnesses, etc. result.
TheProblem
The Solution
A Green information system (GIS) can
provide a set of services to its customers
for betterment of their crops use of
fertilizers, pesticides attacks and also
sending information about weather
according to their residence area ,market
price and suggested them to use fertilizers
which are less harmful to environment
and man’s health.
E08: A Green Information System (GIS)
231) Muhammad Saqib Chaudhry (Unaffiliated) http://www.pif.org.pk
Pakistan
Innovation
Foundation
Category: Agriculture+Rural
Ideas Contest 2013

10. Fans have become a part of life.
From offices to workshops, this
machine is everywhere to make
life comfortable. These days
portable fans – with light weight
and powerful batteries - are
becoming more popular. The
market is full of cheap fans that
are not durable and sometimes
total waste of money. A simple
and economic fan can save
money and fulfill the purpose.
TheProblem
The Solution
A simple fan can be manufactured that
everyone can assemble and carry
everywhere. This needs a 12volts adapter,
12volt battery, PC blower fan, power
switch button, 5v transistor and USB
cable. 2 dry batteries with 6volt power
each can be connected to get 12volts or a
motorbike battery can be used for power.
E09: A Portable Rechargeable Fan
229) M. Ahsan Khan & M. Mohsin Khan – University of Agriculture (FBD) – http://www.pif.org.pk
Pakistan
Innovation
Foundation
Category: Energy
Ideas Contest 2013

11. In Pakistan a typical 10 Marla
double story house contains
about 1 lakh BRICKS, and each
brick costs its customer about 6-7
rupee. While the Clay brick
manufacturers claim that in the
coming 2-3 years each brick will
cost up to rupees 10, which is
huge and unaffordable for
majority of Pakistani Population.
Clay brick production also causes
soil erosion.
TheProblem
The Solution
Fly Ash bricks use an industrial waste and
abundantly available in the industrial
cities. They are 28% lighter than normal
clay bricks and possess compressive
strength higher than 40MPa far than
normal bricks. They’re cheaper (Rs. 4.75)
and eliminates the need of plastering
because of fine finish. This can reduce high
construction cost and soil erosion.
E010: Innovative Fly Ash Bricks to Reduce Costs
221) Nouman Ali & M. Ahmad Tauqeer – EME College, Rawalpindi – http://www.pif.org.pk
Pakistan
Innovation
Foundation
Category: Energy+Climate
Ideas Contest 2013

12. Pakistan has abundant supply of
wind energy – an important
natural and renewable resource.
Fortunately we have the points
for the production of wind energy
which are available into the
coastal areas of Jiwani, Thatta,
Karachi and Baluchistan’s coastal
belt. We need to develop
mechanisms to harness wind
energy in usable energy that
could be used in these locations.
TheProblem
The Solution
In Pakistan, hundreds of thousands of air-
conditioners are operating on electricity. A
normal 1-ton air-conditioner consumes
nearly 1200 W which is equal to the power
consumed by 12 ceiling fans. We propose a
50W airconditioner that simply uses a
blower for the indoor unit that will be
powered by electricity. The outdoor unit –
incl. compressor – is powered by Wind.
E011: 50W Wind Energy Air Conditioners
215) M. Iftikharuddin Behroze – Pakistan Navy Engg. College (PNEC) – http:/www.pif.org.pk
Pakistan
Innovation
Foundation
Category: Energy+Climate
Ideas Contest 2013

13. Of the three major elements of
fertilizer, Nitrogen has major
influence on yield. Urea is the
major source of N.A major portion
of this (reactive-N) leaks into the
environment with cascading
negative effects on ecosystem
functions and contributes to
global warming. Current
agriculture practices apply an
inefficient route for nitrification
that results in considerable waste.
TheProblem
The Solution
To achieve maximum and sustainable yield
as well as minimum pollution from the
synthetic fertilizers, we must find efficient
ways to disburse and absorb Nitrogen.
Solution requires Identifying most suitable
coating material for fertilizers (Urea) and
different microbial strains to maximize
uptake of N. Slow release + micro
organisms use can make fertilizer more
effective
E012:Efficient Use of Micronutrients in Fertilizer
214) M. Adnan Zafar and Team – University of Agriculture (Faisalabad) – http://www.pif.org.pk
Pakistan
Innovation
Foundation
Category: Agriculture+Rural
Ideas Contest 2013

14. Pakistan is passing through a
challenging phase in terms of
meeting its energy requirements.
Rapid population growth and
industrialization in the recent past
have placed pressing demands for
the supply of energy. It is of
paramount importance to develop
clean and renewable energy
sources. We must think out of the
box in developing new energy
sources.
TheProblem
The Solution
Salinity-gradient power, a.k.a. blue energy,
is a potentially large source for electricity
generation. Energy can be extracted from
mixing (salt) seawater and (fresh) river
water, due to the increase in entropy.
Salinity gradient power is available
worldwide where salt solutions of different
salinity mix, for example, where rivers flow
into sea or industrial brine is discharged.
E013: Using Salt Water to Generate Electricity
213) Ahmed Ali Khan & Abeera Idrees – Comsats (CIIT – Lahore) – http://www.pif.org.pk
Pakistan
Innovation
Foundation
Category: Energy
Ideas Contest 2013

15. Phosphorus is the most important
growth-limiting constituent in soil,
and is different in that it is
available in very small quantities
only. Its concentration in soil
solution is very low. Phosphorous
is therefore, one of the least
mobile nutrients in soil. Even
when available, it remains
insoluble thus causing inefficient
accessibility to plans.
TheProblem
The Solution
Microbes increase phosphorus accessibility
to plants from organic source of
phosphorus in soil by mineralization and
solubilization of precipitated phosphates.
Bio-organisms capable of P solublization in
soil can be used to increase the
accessibility of P to the plants thus
reducing the use of fertilizer on the soil.
E014: Bio-organisms for increased (P) uptake
211) Muhammad Saleem & Team – University of Agriculture Faisalabad – http://www.pif.org.pk
Pakistan
Innovation
Foundation
Category: Agriculture+Rural
Ideas Contest 2013

16. In Pakistan fruits and vegetables
prices varies in considerably. In all
this situation farmers as well as
consumers suffer a lot. All the
profit goes to the middle man.
This discourages the farmers who
may give up fruit and vegetable
farming. One the reason is that
lack of demand supply
mechanism.
TheProblem
The Solution
A fruit and vegetable market information
system could divide country in small
regions. Farmers could have information
upon how much fruit arrived in a particular
region, what is the expected demand, and
at what price. By understanding the supply
and demand, they might be in a better
position to negotiate with the middleman.
E015: Fruit and Vegetable Market Info System
209) Qaisar Gondal (Unaffiliated) http://www.pif.org.pk
Pakistan
Innovation
Foundation
Category: Agricuture+Rural
Ideas Contest 2013

17. One of the key problems with
urban life is the amount of waste
generated. More often than not,
particularly in coastal cities, this
sewage is dumped untreated in
the sea. This not only creates
threats to marine life but also
degrades the condition of our
beaches and causes severe
damage to life in the coastal
communities.
TheProblem
The Solution
An Underground waste water sewage that
will treat and incinerate sewage and waste
in an underground environment which
provides for a safer and pollution free
incinerator and result in simultaneous
production of biogas which could create a
valuable source of energy at the small
scale.
E016: Underground Waste Treatment Plant
208) Nasir Yakoob – Baqai Medical University – http://www.pif.org.pk
Pakistan
Innovation
Foundation
Category: Urban Living
Ideas Contest 2013

18. Clean water is very necessary and
compulsory for good health. More
than 75% of the world’s
population drinks dirty, polluted
and unhygienic water. More than
50% of diseases are just due to
dirty and unhygienic water.
According to WHO more than
300m people suffer from
malnutrition and deficiency of
nutrients. Water devoid of
nutrients causes damage.
TheProblem
The Solution
‘Moringa oliefera’, a miracle plant, has
many advantages and benefits. Its seed
can act as a natural water purifier. We can
grow this plant in our homes to clean
water. Its leaves are rich in vitamins,
minerals, essential amino acides, enzymes,
and antioxidants. We propose developing
a product to benefit from this ‘tree of life’
E017: The ‘Tree of Life’
205) Farooq Ahmed Ghumman – University of the Punjab – http://www.pif.org.pk
Pakistan
Innovation
Foundation
Category: Water
Ideas Contest 2013

19. One of the major challenges
affecting the energy crisis right
now is non-payment of electricity
bills which in turn results in
default on oil and gas payments
by electricity producers. This
results in the seemingly
intractable problem of circular
debt. Causing untold misery to the
masses.
TheProblem
The Solution
We propose the use of prepaid Energy
meter as the most suitable option for
elimination of circular debt by streamlining
the recovery process in Pakistan. Also
there will be a device (for energy theft)
installed on the nearest distribution
transformer which will perform monitor
electric power supplied to customers and
be a deterrent for theft.
E018: A Pre-paid Energy Metering System
200) Wajahat Abbas Khan & Team – NUST Islamabad – http://www.pif.org.pk
Pakistan
Innovation
Foundation
Category: Urban Living
Ideas Contest 2013

20. Livestock sector contributes about
11% of Pakistan’s GDP and
employs about 17% of the
workforce. The farm sizes are
small and mostly in the rural
areas. Pakistan's livestock
industry traditionally relies on
horizontal expansion of animals
(i.e. increase in number of low-
yield animals) rather than vertical
expansion (i.e. increase in number
of high yield animals).
TheProblem
The Solution
We propose the “vertical expansion of
High yielding, healthy indigenous ruminant
population". This can partly be done
through education i.e. creating awarenss
amongst farmers of why smaller number
of more expensive animals are better, and
partly through availability of capital
(credit) and high quality animals.
E019: Livestock Yield through Vertical Expansion
197) Zaytoon Zaheer – University of Agriculture Faisalabad – http://www.pif.org.pk
Pakistan
Innovation
Foundation
Category: Agriculture+Rural
Ideas Contest 2013

21. Pakistan is facing acute energy
crisis. The costs of oil, coal and
other fuels are increasing day by
day; also these energy recourses
are increasing greenhouse gasses
in environment. Considering
Pakistan specifically, we need very
cheap, easy to use, and
abundantly available local and
environment friendly renewable
energy recourses.
TheProblem
The Solution
A cheap energy resource is RDF (Refuse
Derived Fuel) or solid municipal waste.
However, before it can be efficiently burnt
to produce electricity, it must be dried and
moisture removed. We propose using
waste heat from another industrial
process, such as a Cement Kiln, to dry the
RDF to make it acceptable for burning. This
saves on coal and non-renewable sources.
E020:Waste Heat to create dry residue for Burning
133) Faisal Qayyum – University of Engg and Technology Taxila – http://www.pif.org.pk
Pakistan
Innovation
Foundation
Category: Energy
Ideas Contest 2013

22. Pakistan is passing through a
challenging phase in terms of
meeting its energy requirements.
Rapid population growth and
industrialization in the recent past
have placed pressing demands for
the supply of energy. It is of
paramount importance to develop
clean and renewable energy
sources. We must think out of the
box in developing new energy
sources.
TheProblem
The Solution
We propose creating an Energy Efficient
Stirling Engine as an external combustion
heat engine which can be used for general
electrical and mechanical purposes i.e.
driving loads or producing electricity via
generators, etc. It can use waste heat as
fuel and can be modified for solar energy
as a primary source. It is highly versatile
and climate and environment independent.
E021: Stirling Engine – Versatile Heat2Energy
122) Shahzad Amin and Team – PUCIT – Lahore – http://www.pif.org.pk
Pakistan
Innovation
Foundation
Category: Energy
Ideas Contest 2013

23. The deaf/mute make up 7.43
percent of Pakistan’s total
disabled population according to
a report on the National Census of
Pakistan. These people learn to
communicate using sign
language. Unfortunately, most
normal people don’t understand
their gestures and are unable
understand. This creates, despite
best intentions, a communication
gap.
TheProblem
The Solution
SignSpeak, is the design of a system that
would enable these people to
communicate by translating their sign
language gestures into speech. It consists
of a sensor based glove worn on the hand
that wirelessly communicates with an
Android phone to transmit the
corresponding input into speech.
E022: A Sign Language to Speech Convertor
120) Saman Ishtiaq Malik and Team – NUST Islamabad – http://www.pif.org.pk
Pakistan
Innovation
Foundation
Category: ICT4D
Ideas Contest 2013

24. Pakistan is passing through a
challenging phase in terms of
meeting its energy requirements.
Rapid population growth and
industrialization in the recent past
have placed pressing demands for
the supply of energy. It is of
paramount importance to develop
clean and renewable energy
sources. We must think out of the
box in developing new energy
sources.
TheProblem
The Solution
One solution is to generate power through
movement of floating ball on water waves.
This is simple and unique idea in which I
have developed using unidirectional gears
system. Energy can be generated by
installing such devices through 1100 km of
the coastline of Pakistan.
E023: Creating Wave Energy in Coastal Areas
152) Fatima Sohail – DA Degree College for Women – http://www.pif.org.pk
Pakistan
Innovation
Foundation
Category: Energy
Ideas Contest 2013

25. In last 10 years or so, the price of
fuel has gone up considerably
putting an unbearable burden on
common man. The fuel shortages
have also begun to happen. There
are only two ways to address this.
Either we increase our fuel
production (or import) or save
fuel. Transportation is the biggest
user of fuel and there is a need to
save fuel in that areas.
TheProblem
The Solution
Our solution is to create a rideshare web
portal (system) that enables you to check
and find the people moving from point A to
Point B and hitch rides with others. The
system will be designed in a manner that is
convenient to use and makes people feel
they’re connected. A mobile app can also
be developed.
E024: A Rideshare Portal for Pakistan
116) M. Usman and M. Ramzan (Unaffiliated) http://www.pif.org.pk
Pakistan
Innovation
Foundation
Category: Energy
Ideas Contest 2013

26. Pakistan is passing through a
challenging phase in terms of
meeting its energy requirements.
Rapid population growth and
industrialization in the recent past
have placed pressing demands for
the supply of energy. It is
important to minimize the use of
electricity and find creative ways
of saving energy. One application
is lighting which makes up a lot of
electricity usage.
TheProblem
The Solution
Our proposed innovative solution is to
produce bioluministic shrubs by
introducing firefly’s luciferase and luciferin
generation enzyme by chloroplast
transformation. This could have many
uses. It could replace of lightning in some
applications. But also used as directional
plants on roads, and to attract tourists.
E025:Use Firefly’s Genetic Matter to Lighten Shrubs
110) Rabiyah – Quaid-e-Azam University Islamabad – http://www.pif.org.pk
Pakistan
Innovation
Foundation
Category: Energy
Ideas Contest 2013

27. The voting system and process in
Pakistan is an issue which should
be addressed seriously. During
every elections we discover that
our pooling booths are not secure
even in the presence of security
forces. There also opportunities
for large-scale election fraud.
There is always a chance of
violence in the pooling booths
which turns off large number of
voters from even coming to vote.
TheProblem
The Solution
Our proposed solution is a web-based
electronic polling system. People should
vote by using internet from their homes.
NADRA's new smart ID card can be used
for the voter’s authentication and vote’s
management. NADRA's new smart card
has all the capabilities to store and process
user identification and security protocols.
E026: Web-based e-Voting System for Pakistan
107) M. Umer and Raniya Sohail (Unaffiliated) http://www.pif.org.pk
Pakistan
Innovation
Foundation
Category: Better Governance
Ideas Contest 2013

28. Pakistan is suffering through an
energy crisis. Massive increase in
population and its demands are
instilling a constant sense of
agitation among people. Working
households that find it hard to
make the ends meet are turning
towards inefficient and
environment deranging systems
for their needs which include UPS’.
There is a need to be creative
about saving valuable energy.
TheProblem
The Solution
Heat is a lost form of energy. I propose to
utilize heat as a source of energy. Heat is
ejected from the industry/factory as
waste. Recycling this heat for its own use
can be very beneficial. A thermal energy
converter plant installed in every single
major factory can make it self-sufficient, at
least to some extent, in meeting its own
energy needs.
E027: Save Energy by Using Waste Heat in Industry
106) Nouman Safdar Ali – Government College University Lahore – http://www.pif.org.pk
Pakistan
Innovation
Foundation
Category: Energy
Ideas Contest 2013

29. Law and Order and Crime Rates
are increasing in Pakistan.
Particularly in the larger cities,
such as Karachi, this has reached
endemic proportions. Mobile
snatching is a very common type
of crime that causes both
economic distress and terrorizes
the population. Stamping on
Crime will require creative and
innovative use of available
technologies.
TheProblem
The Solution
We propose building a software to detect
mobile snatchers or to predict the next
crime. Based on the previous data of crime
records we will be able to develop this
software and we will use Rosmoo's
equation that is used currently by FBI. This
software will help police stations to predict
crime and geographical location will help
to predict their location.
E028: A Software to Predict Mobile Snatching
104) Adeel Zafar – Riphah International University – http://www.pif.org.pk
Pakistan
Innovation
Foundation
Category: Better Governance
Ideas Contest 2013

30. Rice production is an important
part of Pakistan’s economy with
the country being world’s 4th
largest producer or rice. Currently
the quality inspection is done
through mechanical devices like
vernier calipers, sieve, and in most
of the cases through naked eye,
all these methods are neither
objective nor efficient and prone
to human error. Automating this
will result supply chain efficiency.
TheProblem
The Solution
Automated Rice Quality Inspection (ARQI)
is will provide a mechanized way to inspect
rice grain sample using image processing
techniques. Analysis of physical
characteristics of rice grain; such as length,
perimeter, and width of the individual
grains, is the grain broken, foreign
substances, etc. can be done through
ordinary scanners.
E029: Automated Rice Quality Inspection System
91) Muhammad Ahmed Khalid and Team – One Step Solutions (Pvt.) Ltd – http://www.pif.org.pk
Pakistan
Innovation
Foundation
Category: Agriculture+Rural
Ideas Contest 2013

31. The Traffic Challan System as it is
currently practiced in Pakistan is a
waste of time and resources. It
forces you to go the bank, stand in
lines, come back to get your
documents, etc. It also creates
opportunities for corruption
within the system. It also results
in waste of human resources since
there has to be a dedicated
resource for collecting Challans.
TheProblem
The Solution
Handheld electronic devices with wireless
connectivity (GSM/GPRS) could be
provided to traffic officers which can
record the ticket and the offender signs it
electronically – like they sign for a parcel –
to verify it and then pays the ticket at the
spot. Challans can be paid by debit cards or
pre-paid cards issued by the traffic police.
They could be instantly updated on server.
E030: Automated Traffic Challan System
88) Muhammad Younus – Government College University Lahore – http://www.pif.org.pk
Pakistan
Innovation
Foundation
Category: Better Governance
Ideas Contest 2013

32. 82% of Pakistan’s population does
not have access to clean drinking
water. The Government has
installed 10,000 water filtration
plants at UC level but only 20%
are working. Others are out of
use. Of this 20%, majority are
supplying contaminated water
due to rusty pipelines. This leads
to water borne diseases. 60% of
the infant deaths are due to water
born diseases.
TheProblem
The Solution
Our proposed solution is developing a
water purifier using Nano-filter
membranes. This solution will give purity
1.5 times more than normal purifiers, is
economical, and has a long life. It is also
green. We have developed this membrane
at lab level using our own pocket money,
We are currently in process of designing a
filtration prototype.
E031: Water Purifiers Using Nano-Filters
59) Muhammad Ali and Team – NUST Islamabad – http://www.pif.org.pk
Pakistan
Innovation
Foundation
Category: Water
Ideas Contest 2013

33. There is considerable talent and
income generation capacity in our
rural areas, particularly among
rural women, who engage in arts
and crafts like rullies, needlework,
ajrak, woodwork, etc. However,
these are not fully exposed to the
modern world and hence do not
bring in the right price for their
labors. If we can package and
present these well, it can result in
increase in rural earnings.
TheProblem
The Solution
The solution I propose has presentation
and packaging as a key ingredient. Also,
one could imagine bringing these skills,
arts-crafts, and patterns to the modern
world, for example, by making traditional
rallee patterns on curtains, bed sheets,
cushions and hand bags. Ajrak patterns on
scarves, tie, and boxes, etc. Pitching to the
right market and right message can sell.
E032: Our Traditional Arts-Crafts to Modern World
191) Mahwish (Unaffiliated) http://www.pif.org.pk
Pakistan
Innovation
Foundation
Category: Agriculture+Rural
Ideas Contest 2013

34. Pakistan is full of people who are
illiterate or merely literate. The
country is also lagging behind on
Millennium Development Goals
(MDGs) for Education for All.
There are also social issues and
taboos that hamper achievement
of educational goals such as
pressures on young girls and
women who are not allowed to go
outside the house to gain
education.
TheProblem
The Solution
Our idea is to develop an android and
desktop application named “Smart E-
Learning” to promote education and
awareness among people of the world.
The purpose is to develop a social teaching
service forum where the people who have
interest to serve the people in the world
and would volunteer to teach. This could
lead to a chain reaction.
E033: E-learning based Social Teaching Service
181) Nirmeen Yousuf & Mariam Begum – NED University (Karachi) – http://www.pif.org.pk
Pakistan
Innovation
Foundation
Category: Agriculture+Rural
Ideas Contest 2013

35. Pakistan is facing an energy crisis
and addressing this will require
thinking creatively about our
energy use and seeking
efficiencies in it. The internal
combustion engine is relatively
quite inefficient in converting
chemical energy stored in fuel into
mechanical energy. If more
efficient engines are used, less
consumption of fuel will occur and
will help solve the energy crisis.
TheProblem
The Solution
I propose using the Bladeless Turbine
Engines as these are much more efficient
than internal combustion engine and can
be used on industrial scale wit proper
research. First proposed by Nikola Tesla in
1900s, it was never used. Even with
current research, they can be used in
Pakistan for small scale uses such as
Backup Power Generators.
E034:Use Efficient Bladeless Turbine Engines
175) Zain Yar Khan (Unaffiliated) http://www.pif.org.pk
Pakistan
Innovation
Foundation
Category: Energy
Ideas Contest 2013

36. Pakistan is currently facing water
management crisis in form of
flood, drought, theft and
pollution. Currently our
monitoring system is manual
which suffers from human error,
lack of coordination, lack of
resources .All of these calamities
instigated us to devise a system
which can generate alerts before
flood or drought comes.
TheProblem
The Solution
The proposed solution is to automate
water management system including
water level and quality monitoring. This
can be realized by the installation of
sensors on rivers banks where there is
more danger of flood. These sensors will
have interface with GSM modules to alert
the concerned department to take
precautionary measures and vacate areas.
E035: Deploy Sensor Technology to Predict Floods
172) Omer Nawaz & Team – NUST Islamabad – http://www.pif.org.pk
Pakistan
Innovation
Foundation
Category: Water
Ideas Contest 2013

37. Per capita water availability at
the time of creation of Pakistan
was 5,600 cubic metres, but it
currently stands at only 1,000
cubic metres, this places Pakistan
among water-scarce countries in
the world. Pakistan is currently
facing water management crisis in
form of flood, drought, theft and
pollution. There is a need to think
creatively about addressing water
shortage.
TheProblem
The Solution
I propose the construction of underground
groundwater dams to obstruct the natural
flow of groundwater and store water
below the ground. There are two types of
groundwater dams 1. Sub-surface dams 2.
Sand-storage dam. These are relatively
inexpensive to construct and maintain and
can be ‘own-able’ technology for poor
communities.
E036: Build Subsurface Dams and Acquifiers
244) Affan Zia, Dooa and Sundas Arif – NUST Islamabad – http://www.pif.org.pk
Pakistan
Innovation
Foundation
Category: Water
Ideas Contest 2013

38. Pakistan is among the countries
where summer season is intense.
The outdoor temperature can not
be controlled, however the indoor
temperature must be in
accordance with human comfort
zone of around 25°C. But the
conventional ways of indoor
cooling have failed because of
energy crisis or load-shedding or
cost. There is need to devise a
novel system.
TheProblem
The Solution
I propose a service that provides air inlets
carrying cooled air to each house/shop/
office that registers for this service. The
inlet provides cool air 24/7 all month
uninterrupted. The customers will be
charged according to the use , and
requirement. Such BIG Central Air
Conditioner in a locality can be more
efficient than smaller ones.
E037: Huge Neighbourhood Central Airconditioners
222) Noor ul Ain Hashmi & Umar Farooq – NUST Islamabad – http://www.pif.org.pk
Pakistan
Innovation
Foundation
Category: Energy
Ideas Contest 2013

39. Pakistan’s main energy power
sources are TARBELA and
MANGLA. Transmission from
these sources to all over the
Pakistan causes these losses.
According to WORLD BANK data,
in 2010 these losses ate
15,184,000,000 Watt which are
16.08 % of production (vs. 5-8% in
the world). Pakistan total shortfall
is 3-6000 MW half of which could
be accounted for by line losses.
TheProblem
The Solution
Our solution is to decentralize power
production through a) building power
plants (mostly solar) near the point of use
(i.e. cities) to minimize line losses and b)
providing subsidy on solar energy so that
household use of solar panels can be
encouraged. The latter is largely a policy
solution.
E038:Minimize Losses through Decentralized Power
207) M. Akeeb Akmal and M. Absar ul Haq – University of Gujrat – http://www.pif.org.pk
Pakistan
Innovation
Foundation
Category: Energy
Ideas Contest 2013

40. Everyday life produces a lot of
plastic that ends up in the
garbage can. This ultimately is
non-biodegradable and causes
lots of pollution in landfills and
oceans. Sometimes plastic is also
burnt leading to air pollution. In
order to solve this problem, we
must find a way to decompose
this plastic waste or convert it into
something useful.
TheProblem
The Solution
We have proposed the conversion of
Plastic to Combustible Oil to put this
pollution and burning frenzy to an end.
This is an out of the box solution that is
practical and cost-effective. Our process
does not involve use of an external energy
source, as it uses only solar concentrator.
We also obtain an important by-product
i.e. CHLORINE GAS as a result.
E039:Convert Plastic Garbage into Combustible Oil
206) Haris Bin Ashraf and Team (Unaffiliated) http://www.pif.org.pk
Pakistan
Innovation
Foundation
Category: Urban Living
Ideas Contest 2013

41. Pakistan suffers from an energy
crisis that continues to grow and
population outpaces our ability to
create new energy infrastructure.
One of the ways to address our
energy needs is solar which is
found in abundance in Pakistan.
However, solar panels are
extremely expensive and hence
out of reach as an near-term
solution. We need to look for
alternate ways of harnessing solar
TheProblem
The Solution
We propose using Chlorophyll to produce
electricity. Recent scientific research has
proven that chlorophyll (naturally
extracted or artificially created) can be
used to create electricity. However,
creating anything on commercial scale will
require a lot of chlorophyll but new
methods are being developed to produce
and package chlorophyll effectively.
E040:Use Chlorophyll to Produce Electricity
203) Hania Hasan and Umme Salma (Unaffiliated) http://www.pif.org.pk
Pakistan
Innovation
Foundation
Category: Energy
Ideas Contest 2013

42. Pakistan is a country with more
than 65% of its population linked
to agriculture. Although
agriculture is considered as the
backbone of the country's
economy, Pakistan is amongst
those few countries where the
agricultural land is deteriorating
with the passage of time and the
total cultivatable land is
decreasing likely with impact on
development of the country.
TheProblem
The Solution
Our proposed solution “Plants for Plants”
can be described in a single sentence as
“Simplicity for sustainability leading to
self-sufficiency”. We propose growing
Eucalyptus Plant in fields that are affected
by water-logging. This is an effective
remedial measure that can help reclaim
the lost land.
E041: Plants for Plants
139) M. Husnain Arshad and Team – NUST Islamabad – http://www.pif.org.pk
Pakistan
Innovation
Foundation
Category: Agriculture+Rural
Ideas Contest 2013

43. TheProblem
The Solution
Using algae as alternate source of energy
for producing electricity is well-
established. Utilizing this green energy can
overcome energy shortage in Pakistan.
With a simple setup at home, or a farm, a
huge amount of algae can be harvested
and energy produced . Pakistan being rich
in algae due to climate and marshy areas,
this can be applied on large scale easily.
E042: Growing Algae to Produce Electricity
109) Adil Farooq – University of Engg and Technology Taxila – http://www.pif.org.pk
Pakistan
Innovation
Foundation
Category: Energy
Ideas Contest 2013
Pakistan suffers from an energy
crisis that continues to grow and
population outpaces our ability to
create new energy infrastructure.
There are certain characteristics
of Pakistan’s land and climate
that make certain kinds of energy
sources more easily accessible.
We need to look for alternate
ways of harnessing energy from
our natural resources.

44. TheProblem
The Solution
We propose an open source concept
around the themes of learn-teach-
collaborate to help spread the knowledge
of microbusinesses and enterprise creation
to enable millions of businesses to be
created. The process of setting up
businesses shall be documented and put on
videos for all to see to enable people to
start new businesses with minimal effort.
E043: Create 1 Million New (Micro) Businesses
70) Rehan Allahwala – Super Technologies Foundation – http://www.pif.org.pk
Pakistan
Innovation
Foundation
Category: Urban Living
Ideas Contest 2013
One of Pakistan’s biggest
problems is poverty. With
declining economy, creating jobs
for growing population is going to
be a challenge. An economy must
provide domestic opportunities to
people so that it generates
business activity and helps in
growth and development of
economy. Small (micro) businesses
can impact on employment,
literacy, and governance.

45. TheProblem
The Solution
My propose solution is to use “bacterial-
fungal interactions and their consequent
effect on degradation/modification of
polythene and other recalcitrant plastics“
as a means to biodegrade the plastics. This
is different from simple biodegration
already in use and can be more effective.
E044: Bio-degrade Plastics for Easy Disposal
62) Rashid Nazir – Comsats (CIIT – Abbotabad) – http://www.pif.org.pk
Pakistan
Innovation
Foundation
Category: Urban Living
Ideas Contest 2013
One of the unfortunate features
of modern urban life is the
increasing amount of waste and
use of plastics. This results in solid
waste – containing plastics – that
is hard to get rid of. This
deteriorates the quality of
environment and life of people
around it. Normal practice to get
rid of such material, is burning
that in itself is a problem.

46. TheProblem
The Solution
Our proposed solution is to use the the
most commonly used electronic media
device, the Mobile Phone, to become a
Learning Device. There are 120m mobile
phones and the cheapest option with video
playback is Rs. 1188. Content videos can be
sold through CDs on local shops and can be
downloaded on mobile memory. The
system works without access to internet.
E045: Mobile Phone-based Education for All
64) Rehan Allahwala – SuperTec Foundation – http://www.pif.org.pk
Pakistan
Innovation
Foundation
Category: Urban Living
Ideas Contest 2013
We think that everyone in
Pakistanis have a right to educate
them self and become a success in
there own. Traditionally,
campaigns to promote universal
literacy have suffered from
capacity constraints such as lack
of schools and teachers. ICT has
now made it possible to overcome
these challenges. Yet, e-learning
technologies have so far failed to
make an inroads into illiteracy.

47. TheProblem
The Solution
We propose a "Smart Water Grid" system.
This is a two tiered problem: First, using
sensors, system identification and controls
for an efficient analysis. Secondly, using
information processing methods for policy
and design. Sensor networks on Canals
have been deployed and are being tested.
Next step is to design controller to
automate canal gates.
E046: Smart Water Grid for Pakistan
259) Soban, Farwa, and Usman – Lahore University of Mgmt Sciences (LUMS) – http://pif.org.pk
Pakistan
Innovation
Foundation
Category: Water
Ideas Contest 2013
Water is a scarce reserve.
Pakistan relies heavily on water
for agriculture. Pakistan's canal
network is one of the most
extensive network in world that
acts as a back for the agrarian
Pakistan. However, this network
suffers from poor water
conservation management
resulting in extensive loss of
precious water. Our solution
caters to solving this issue.

48. TheProblem
The Solution
Our proposed solution is to create waste
water treatment plants in the outskirts of
the cities. Alongside water, solid waste
management could be done resulting in
organic fertiliser and biogas. A 30-40 km
radius around cities should be dedicated to
setting up organic farms to use this
fertiliser thus greening the landscape and
generating export quality produce.
E047: Using Waste Water to do Organic Farming
255) Muneeb ur Rahman & Haseeb ur Rahman – NUST Islamabad – http://www.pif.org.pk
Pakistan
Innovation
Foundation
Category: Urban Living
Ideas Contest 2013
A major problem we face is that
of waste water and solid waste
management. They give rise to
the sanitation problems,
adulteration of clean water
supply, channels, epidemic
diseases, etc. A large portion of
the solid waste and water is
drained into the canals and rivers
causing water pollution. Its
impact on the detriment
conditions of human health and
aquatic life.

49. TheProblem
The Solution
My solution is a 'smart city solution' based
on concepts from intelligent transport
systems, transportation modelling and
mobility management domains to tackle
these traffic problems by not building new
infrastructure but studying / adapting
people's travel behaviour. This will use big
data approaches to model transportation
behaviour of people, vehicles, and freight.
E048: Apply Smart City Concepts to Transportation
249) Ansar ul Haque Yasar – ContraInternational (Pvt.) Ltd – http://www.pif.org.pk
Pakistan
Innovation
Foundation
Category: Urban Living
Ideas Contest 2013
Pakistan has a long history of
traffic related problems such as
congestion, safety, travel time,
lack of public transportation, etc.
Typically in Pakistan all traffic
related issues are resolved by
focusing on the infrastructure i.e.
road expansions, reducing traffic
signals, etc. that are quite
expensive.

50. TheProblem
The Solution
My main solution is that school students
should be switched to some of the most
up-to-date technology available as virtual
classrooms, Electronic Whiteboards and
video Conferencing. By connecting the
Electronic whiteboards to a laptop
computer and projector, teachers can also
convert freehand writing on whiteboards
into text, then print it for students.
E049: A Smart Technology Revolution in Education
245) Sohair Ahmed (Unaffiliated) http://www.pif.org.pk
Pakistan
Innovation
Foundation
Category: Literacy
Ideas Contest 2013
In Pakistan, Education is often a
boring enterprise. Students work
with centuries old chalk-boards
and books in school. Outside the
school, they constantly interact
with technology like laptops
mobile phones and even iPod,
iPhone and making some fun with
games. Our school system fails to
produce students are capable of
taking full benefit from the
technology revolution around
them.

51. TheProblem
The Solution
The solution I propose will collect real time
data by linking the ECU of automobiles and
downloading this data to a cloud where it
can be accessed on desktop computers,
internet, or mobile devices. This will enable
car owners and drivers take control over
their car from anywhere in the world and
make informed decisions and potentially
save money spent on their cars..
E050: XGear – Real Time Data Tracking of Cars
158) Mohammed Ahmed Khalid & Team – One Step Solutions (Pvt.) Ltd. – http://www.pif.org.pk
Pakistan
Innovation
Foundation
Category: Urban Living
Ideas Contest 2013
Driving and maintaining
automobiles in a responsible
manner could save billions of
dollars a year and help reduce
carbon footprint. Savings can
result if we are able to know how
our automobiles respond to our
driving habits and what is the
status of various parts of the
engine. Drivers can then make
well-informed decisions that can
enhance efficiency and
performance.

52. TheProblem
The Solution
The proposed and tested solar cooker is
five times more powerful compared to the
most common type of solar cooker - the
box type. This solar cooker attains
temperatures of up to 250 degree C, making
it suitable for cooking all types of food in a
shorter period of time. It can be
economically produced at a price of nearly
Rs. 15000/- per piece for single family
usage.
E051: A Novel High Performance Solar Cooker
160) Suhail Zaki Farooqui – Pakistan Navy Engineering College – http://www.pif.org.pk
Pakistan
Innovation
Foundation
Category: Energy
Ideas Contest 2013
Cooking accounts for third of the
total energy consumption in
Pakistan. Fulfilling the cooking
demand through solar energy can
save billion of rupees of foreign
exchange currently being spent on
the import of fossil fuels.

53. TheProblem
The Solution
We propose an innovative Data Collection
smartphone application backed with a
Cloud platform for data storage and
processing. A comprehensive web-based
dashboard will allow performing
meaningful analysis such as the tracking of
the spread of disease and management of
health personnel. This can help with efforts
like child malnutrition and polio-
eradication
E052:Real Time Data Tracking of Community Health
154) M. Yasar Qamar & Team – Lahore University of Mgmt. Sciences – http://www.pif.org.pk
Pakistan
Innovation
Foundation
Category: ICT4D
Ideas Contest 2013
Lack of information-gathering
tools and framework leads to
ineffective policy-making,
severely reducing the impact of
healthcare services." In countries
like Pakistan, healthcare problems
are aggravated by the fact that
real time grassroots statistics and
data are not available to the
Government and NGOs. This
makes effective allocation of
resources for preventive measures
extremely difficult.

54. TheProblem
The Solution
I propose using Smart grid technology to
improve energy efficiency and reduce
losses in Pakistan. Smart-grid technology is
a layer of sensors and software on top of
the existing power distribution layer. Once
activated, it sends out critical data such as
consumption, pilferage and over-shoot of
consumption limits to the consumer’s
computer, smartphone or any internet-
enabled device.
E053: Use Smart Grid Technology to Save Energy
177) Basim Jamil (Unaffiliated) http://www.pif.org.pk
Pakistan
Innovation
Foundation
Category: Energy
Ideas Contest 2013
Pakistan needs all-around
18000MW power daily and short
by a considerable margin today.
This is important as it is terribly
hampering the actual economic
expansion of the region.
According to some estimates,
energy shortages have cost the
country up to 4% of GDP over the
past few years. There is a need for
an overhaul of the entire energy
infrastructure of the country.

55. TheProblem
The Solution
I propose setting up a disaster incident
response centre. All local institutions who
have been trained in disaster response
shall be linked with this centre and shall
become disaster response units once a
disaster strikes. This will enable
communities to respond before rather than
after a disaster has hit and create
coordination.
E054: Disaster Incident Response Centre
168) Abdullah Khurram -- Disaster Research Institute (Preston U.) – http://www.pif.org.pk
Pakistan
Innovation
Foundation
Category: ICT4D
Ideas Contest 2013
Recent years have demonstrated
that Pakistan is prone to natural
disasters. Experiences and studies
have shown that if the people are
prepared and aware of the
disasters then there is minimum
loss of life and property no matter
how big is the scale of the
disaster. When people are
prepared and aware then the
disaster doesn't remains a
disaster, it becomes a
manageable emergency.

56. TheProblem
The Solution
I propose developing a prosthetic hand
controlled by an Electromyograph. The
signal from the EMG sensor will be applied
to the electronic circuit where a motor
control circuitry will be used to control
different movements of the hand. Thus, by
decoding the muscle movements, our
prosthetic hand would mimic the
movements of the natural hand by a great
extent.
E055: Relatively inexpensive Prosthetic Arm
242) Aqsa Shehzadi Akbar -- NUST Islamabad – http://www.pif.org.pk
Pakistan
Innovation
Foundation
Category: ICT4D
Ideas Contest 2013
In recent years, a large number of
people have undergone
amputations because of the rise
of terrorism. Amputees become
handicapped and not only suffer
from physical and pyschological
trauma but also lose their
livelihoods. Prosthetic arms that
provide a fair degree of
functionality and very expensive
and unaffordable.