DICE TEXTILE INNOVATION CENTER

DICE Textile Innovation Center (DTIC) is established in 2016 with the joint collaboration of DICE Foundation and National Textile University (NTU) Faisalabad with the support of consortium universities including NED University of Engineering & Technology, Baluchistan University of Information Technology, Engineering and Management Sciences. DTIC provides a platform for textile related innovations and for collaboration among academia, industry, government, entrepreneurs and expatriates to integrate science, technology and policy solutions to solve pressing textile challenges faced by Pakistan. It aims to mobilize textile professionals of Pakistani origin around the world, to take advantage of their expertise and experiences for the growth of textile sector in Pakistan.

DICE TEXTILE ANNUAL INNOVATION EVENT

DTIC organized DICE Textile Annual Innovation Event on March 20th & 21st 2019 at NTU Faisalabad. 149 unique ideas were exhibited at the event by students/faculty from 30 institutions of Pakistan. Mr. Abdul Razak Dawood (Advisor to Prime Minister of Pakistan for Commerce, Industries & Textile) was chief guest and inaugurated the event opening ceremony.

DICE SHARKS PROJECTS

DICE Sharks projects which were funded at 2018 annual event have been completed and displayed at DICE Textile Innovation Event 2019. These projects were funded by different textile industries with the worth of 1600k PKR. It is the sign of success and trend changing which shows the strong connection between industry and academia.

NATIONAL INNOVATION BASKET

NIB was conceptualized by NTU-DICE Textile Innovation Center during the first meeting held on March 27th 2017. Three sessions of NIB focus groups have been held and recommendations from different focus groups have been collected. NIB second meeting also held during 3rd All Pakistan DICE Innovation Event at National Textile University on 6th & 7th March, 2018. With the support of academia and industry experts, some findings have been identified to form a National TextilePolicy.

CAPACITY BUILDING PROJECTS

DICE Textile team is working on Performance Textile projects with the support of Pakistan textile industry specially iTextiles and Thal Engineering. Currently, two projects: Car Seat Fabric and Flame Retardant Hospital Curtains have achieved remarkable results. The goal is to promote performance textile and to make in house technical textile products to increase capacity as well as exports.

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON VALUE ADDITION & INNOVATION IN TEXTILES (COVITEX) 2019

An international conference “COVITEX 2019” was conducted on March 20th & 21st 2019 at NTU Faisalabad parallel to the DICE Textile Innovation Event. National and international researchers from China, Malaysia, Turkey and UK participated and presented on different textile areas including technical textile.

DICE TEXTILE INNOVATION EVENT

DICE Textile Innovation Event 2020 will be conducted at NEDUET, Karachi.

 

STEERING COMMITTEE

  • DR. YASIR NAWAB CHAIR
  • DR. TALHA HAMDANI CO-CHAIR
  • DR. SALMA FAROOQ
  • DR. SYED ZAMEER
  • MR. MUJEEB ULLAH KHAN
  • DR. ARSHAD MEHMOOD
  • MS. RESHAM SHAHZAD
  • MR. USMAN SHAFI
  • DR. MUHAMMAD UMAIR
  • MR. UMAR NAZIR

USA

  • MR. SALMAN AHMAD CHAIR
  • DR. KHURSHID QURESHI
  • MR. SALMAN BASIT

2nd All Pakistan DICE Textile Innovation Event 2018 at NTU

More information about the event: http://ntu.edu.pk/dicetextile/

Dr Khurshid Qureshi, Chairman DICE Foundation USA visit to UAF

Source: http://uaf.edu.pk/directorates/research/files/ORIC_News_25.pdf

1st All Pakistan DICE Textile Innovation Event 2016 at NTU

LL PAKISTAN DICE TEXTILE INNOVATION EVENT 2016 AT NATIONAL TEXTILE UNIVERISTY FAISALABAD DICE Textile, in collaboration with National Textile University, Faisalabad, hosted an All Pakistan DICE-Textile Event on March 21, 2016 at NTU. Students as well as...