IFS Task
IFS Task
What are the effects of STEEPL on each specified SDG (Present in a tabular form):
Since anything cannot be perfect therefore trying is the key, the least we can do is run NGOs in most needy areas. Slum places and
Suggestions build industries to produce more work. If even one slum area has 2 working industries that would be more than enough.
(Pakistan) Charity concept and its significance should be told to everyone. Either way, there’s always a need that we as individuals cannot avoid.
Sincere voting (if someone is working on poverty, it definitely indicates that country s going towards progress and we have such
+ve Effects leaders who can make it happen, besides; positive competition perhaps does good.
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No dirty politics and no more lies about bread and butter
None to talk for the white collar, people with medical conditions and people with no job.
-ve Effects
(Pakistan) Selfishness among leaders will be increased
Tax will be paid, every one who is bringing money to this country should pay their taxes whether it is IT or freelancing.
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(overall) Rules will be followed more, I mean sure…this country has an indefinite void to be filled.
Legal Trends
If we work on poverty then there are huge chances that black money and money laundry won’t stop.
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(overall) Snatchers and street criminals doubled
Hygienic society
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(Pakistan) No welfare trust required
People in most of the places will still be begging. (as no education is provided and they have this base which cannot be
-ve Effects deduced easily)
(overall) People still need a proper money management.
More land and resources needed to carry out such big task
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(overall) Working hours might be reduced for one individual but since there are no other activities than the job in this country,
Economic Trends
Positive image built across the country and beyond the borders.
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(overall) Good relations with international companies and leaders. More people will come to invest in food industry.
Environmental Trends
If not invested in the right place, only half of the population will be served with such facilities and half will be doomed.
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(overall) If not given limits, people will buy unnecessarily.
Eventually, lack of education and people living in slums would not much be facilitated
-ve Effects
(overall) It takes at least 20-30 years to make system where millions of people can be fed 2 times regularly without the gap and 30
Political Trends
more years will take to change mindsets and bring new blood that wants to work.
Economy will go up; dollar will be down on basics and sellers and buyers won’t be paying heavy amounts on food.
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(Pakistan) The money which will be saved from food can be spent somewhere else, like medicine, education, clothes. Sanitary.
Exportation might disturb because today, all of our good agriculture products go out and if it gets disturbed, oversees
-ve Effects companies of our leaders will go in losses.
(Pakistan) It still would take us time to change perspective of how you vote for an individual even if we solve all the hunger issues,
people still be voting for same old parties because they have been exploited.
Leaders should build camps and need to visit every then and now to see how people of their community (where they won)
Suggestions are going in terms of health, food and jobs and should claim their rights Infront of parliament
(Pakistan) Pakistani people should be vocal about their basics on social media. The more they spread voices, the more people will be
helped.
More distribution of free food, discounts, quality food in less prices.
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(overall) Items won’t go out of stock if they are coming from local factories.
Legal Trends
Home-based chefs will be able to sell their food without having proper place.
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(Pakistan) Online delivery food will be increased so more jobs will increase too.
Without human rights, we cannot remove hunger at all.
People who are hungry and malnourished face many obstacles to get food.
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The right to adequate food is a fundamental human right and yet today, those affected by hunger and malnutrition face
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multiple violations. They lack access to resources such as water or land which they need for production of their own
nutritious meals; this means that instead you're seeing an increase in poverty because these people can no longer afford
enough calories from cheaper sources like rice while still meeting basic needs such as shelter over time.
Prices of dairy products should be decreased
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(Pakistan) GST on medicines need to be reduced.
Goal3: Health and well being
For a good health and well-being, awareness will be given more among people.
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(overall) More societies will be educated about their body, changes and regular checkup
People will demand free medical facility that in some country is barely possible.
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(overall) People still won’t understand the importance of even small sickness because they have been living like this for years and so their past
generations
Social Trends
Gap of communication between parents and their child will make no difference even if government is running tons of ads.
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A lot of teens are unaware of their body changes, hormonal effects, correct medication and 90% of the awareness ads doesn’t make
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sense to them and the reason is parenting and so our education systems. If we suddenly start teaching important well-being, then we
need experts to relocate in institutions and camps to go places-to-places that in covid is hardly possible.
Most of our teens and adults from 18-35 are suffering from severe depression, panic attacks and stress but none seem to be
interested to talk about it, a lot of them have died struggling, some of them took their own lives and many are unknown to report,
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the reason is lack of communication, lack of check up on health on regular basis and lack of psychological departments.
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Educational institutions, and big organizations should have their separate consulting department that keep on check of their worker’s
well-being and health.
Have aided societies in increasing production, inclusiveness of services, and general well-being.
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(overall) Will promote medical knowledge and importance of regular checkups.
Technological Trends
The negative influence of technology on society is primarily due to mass-produced goods, with social media being the most
-ve Effects frequently cited.
(overall) Social media will be more into vocation and people will zero knowledge or insufficient experience in medication, might take wrong
steps; thinking that it is for the best.
Fake news and wrong information leads to bad attention to our health.
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(Pakistan) Being able to work flexibly and, being better connected through faster and easier communication.
Still, self-assessment can be done educational institution but most won’t follow without official notice.
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(overall) More money to be invested in programs like this and due to less funds, help won’t be given. (obviously hiring professionals, setting up
program, offices, labor and activities demands tech, books, uniform and money.
Someone to talk to ultimately creates a difference. This will help in production, improve quality of products and services and people
Economic Trends
The concept of wellbeing has been used to describe physical, mental and social well-being. It can be assessed through self-
assessment questionnaires with simple answer options such as "How satisfied are you?" The common approach is an individual's
evaluation on how they feel about their life satisfaction in everyday situations which forms the basis for many initiatives around
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measurement across these domains.
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The principle underlying the wellbeing approach for government is that priorities should be guided by how much money a program
needs to create better lives. In most countries, governments are organised into specific ministerial sectors with their own objectives
and metrics which can help improve population wellness as expenditure requirements varies from sector-to-sector.
Money can increase our short-term happiness by giving us more control over how we spend our time.
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(overall) And so, the life styles will help each other to stay connected, focused and active to earn more and to save more.
Joint families will be facing problems, small homes and only one bread-earner won’t bring healthy lifestyle unless all of them are
-ve Effects working and have open communication with each other.
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Environmental Trends
Here, in Pakistan, people are so busy in making money and they often forget about their mental and physical condition but such well-
+ve Effects being programs may make huge difference and help them get on track.
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Addicted people will stay on footpath unless programs are initiated and they are sent to rehab for better and improved life.
-ve Effects
(Pakistan) Due to low fundings in health department, fees of one consolation session will be increased which will stop on induvial to come to
seek help.
The reasons why most divorces happen is because there are no couple therapy in this country, no child psychologist and zero
empathy towards each other, so system should start from scratch and tell their experts to aware first and then set programs which
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bring people with minimum fee (so the funding would not stop coming and programs can be running smoothly)
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The strength of a country’s labour movement will affect the conditions for workers. It has been shown before that this is related to
their health outcomes: both traditional occupational diseases, illness caused by physical and chemical exposures as well as accidents
at work can have an effect on how healthy someone may be in general or what kind they might develop down the line if left
+ve Effects unchecked over time.
(overall) Public benefits are a way for society to care about its members and provide them with what they need. Public services such as
education, healthcare or social security make sure that all citizens can access these things without worrying if there will be any
adverse situations in their life during which time it would stop being funded by government programs like welfare state protection
from unemployment rates who lead people into poor health habits because of stress
Housing crises. (Financial constraints)
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Political Trends
(overall) The more universal services we have as human beings who live on this earth together; the less likely an adverse situation will happen
which could lead to worse health outcomes if there was no help available at all when needed most!
Full employment policies and the fact that women are in high demand for work is related to their health, wellbeing. Studies show
when these females can make money on their own terms it has a positive impact not only financially but also socially because this
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gives them more power within the household which often leads many people looking up towards them as leaders.
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additionally, jobs give us opportunities where we might build self-esteem/confidence with decision making skillset among other
things like social support networks (which enhance life satisfaction).
perceptions of place within society or lack thereof; stress at work (inadequate staffing), high rates due from unfair treatment will
-ve Effects affect wellbeing.
(Pakistan) Income gaps are bad and link to worse health conditions.
We need to work on relationship between welfare regime and infant mortality, the more socialist countries showing better
Suggestions indicators.
(Pakistan) Need to fill in those income gaps.
Well being in legal profession will lead to maximum productivity in collecting evidence, doing research, understanding crimes and
+ve Effects play safe.
(overall) Legal employees will learn to manage their anger and focus on the matter mentally, rather than emotionally.
The pandemic has had devastating effects on the wellbeing of professionals in mental health. The depression, stress addiction and
other such attacks are worse now than they were before due to increased awareness surrounding coronavirus outbreaks which led
-ve Effects many people into believing that these illnesses only affect those without a compromised immune system or weren't sick enough
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Legal Trends
Legal firms will be improved and improvised to deal with most worse cases.
+ve Effects
(Pakistan) Foster a positive mindset.
Stress due to finances and stress related to money can lead legal departments to downstream mental, physical, emotional health
issues which now has been happening, a lot new young people are coming towards this profession as it has a lot to offer but this is
Suggestions the most needed department for help itself. As they face each day, multiple crime reports, issues, case studies, people and what not.
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Goal4: Quality Education
More mentors, educated future generations and entrepreneurs.
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(overall) Big retailers companies will come to invest as they know more than half third of the country speak their language, get the same
ideology and are fast in business.
We can definitely aware people to give their child education but we can not convince them to change their minds.
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(overall) A lot of us still think that degree does not buy us any job which is somehow true, but again, quality education and degree has a huge
Social Trends
Kids in homes where fathers are not alive tend to work for themselves and perhaps, they go in morning to earn (the same time when
-ve Effects out other child go to learn) this void should be resolved.
(Pakistan) Transgenders will still not be given proper rights to educate themselves. Until unless law is set on their favor.
Every school should interview teachers with teaching qualities, not everyone with high degree or position is capable of teaching the
Suggestions students which is also a reason why many big institutions failed to provide experience and exposure to their child.
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Technological Trends
The more quality education, the more IT industry will grow, more sustainable infrastructure and high demand workers will come out.
+ve Effects
(overall) IT industry have 70% of chances to grow and rule globally.
With quality education, everyone will want the same job and no one will come up with ideas to develop.
-ve Effects
(overall) Tech is one of the most competitive industry and perhaps many will leave their full-time jobs (decreased employment) to work with
freedom.
Pakistani students will not just be focused on degrees but skills.
+ve Effects
(Pakistan) More relationships with foreign business man.
-ve Effects Suppose if we are working for foreign then government will immediately put heavy amount on transactions.
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Quality educations demands change of curriculum the same syllabus that has been running for 70 years, which ultimately will take 10
more years to reinforce.
For quality education, degree years should be decreased and we should turn our child towards high-paying skills regardless.
Suggestions Education is a valuable resource that can have positive effects on an individual's success in life. It has been shown to be particularly
(Pakistan) helpful for people who are low-income or living with few resources, because they lack access to quality schools and instruction on
how best utilize their time while still being actively employed. So the more they learn, the more they will be capable of running
countries or their own community for betterment.
Developmental strategies will be endorsed.
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(overall) Focus on cognitive skills leads to one individual earn high and bring money to country.
No relationship between growth and skill. Repetitive syllabus will do nothing for the economy.
-ve Effects
(overall) Students with high level intelligence aren’t given scholarships, aren’t sent to other countries.
Economic Trends
If we start giving scholarships, students will be able to learn more and focus on their kitchen money.
+ve Effects
(Pakistan) Exchange semesters will be promoted.
Lowkey schooling system will create no skills and students won’t get degree with just a degree in near future to get the job they need
robust portfolio, experience, achievements and an year of working in firm. Which is not possible if opportunities are not given to
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freshers.
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Racism, bulling and making fun of low-intellectuals may lead to severe depression, suicide and even quitting.
Loans to entrepreneurs and small business owners to expand more, locally and internationally.
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(Pakistan) major structural changes in schooling institutions.
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(overall) English is not a first language; students can still be sent to government for scholarship opportunities.
Safety in private and government institutions so they can come in peace daily without feel threatened.
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(overall) The real safeguard of democracy is education. A good, well-informed electorate will be more likely to vote in decisions that are right
for their communities and country
Non-geopolitical stability
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(overall) If people elect someone who does not speak for education, he/she won’t be able to learn mistakes and minorities won’t be getting
Political Trends
Still no focus on developing abilities will not form us into democratic country
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(Pakistan) Conflicts will begin in urban setting if not diversified.
Making it compulsory for everyone get education and stop on early marriages (strict law should be implicated) or a landline so
Suggestions helpless girls can dial the number and seek for help and immediately send to foster homes to continue education.
(Pakistan) Jobs to fresh graduates and not just the experienced ones. There should be more paid internships in government sector.
+ve Effects
Legal Trends
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Goal5: Gender equality
The increasing influence of women and feminine values.
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(overall) People taking control of their own healthcare through holistic, alternative practices.
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The fashion and apparel industry in Pakistan is experiencing accelerated growth and youth appear to be the guiding force behind it.
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(Pakistan) In Pakistan Morning shows and cooking shows have gained wide viewership among young women belonging to the middle and lower
middle class.
The main drivers of Pakistan’s urban growth are high birth rates and migration from rural areas.
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(Pakistan) Pakistan’s cities contribute much less to the economy compared to other developing countries
Quantum computing technology trend is involved in preventing the spread of the coronavirus
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(overall) As with Virtual Ship, a simulation software used to train U.S. Navy, Army and Coast Guard ship captains.
Technological Trends
Ransomware, AI and Bot-enabled Blackmailing and Hacking, When high-powered technology falls into the wrong hands, it can be
very effective to achieve criminal, immoral, and malicious activities
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Fake News Bots Grover is one AI system capable of writing a fake news article from nothing more than a headline
Blockchain is one of the key trends in information technology in Pakistan that could have an impact on the business world
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(Pakistan) Cyber security is also becoming an essential technology in Pakistan
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(Pakistan) Sexual harassment because of dispersal technology trends
Less interaction of technology for youth
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(Pakistan) Every person should explore technology for their own good will
Economic trends provide a metric for the region or country and are interrelated.
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(overall) GDP forecast issued by IHS, which calls for a 6.2% reading. Pandemic-related issues aside
Over the longer horizon, the deep recessions triggered by the pandemic are expected to leave lasting scars through lower investment
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(overall) An erosion of human capital through lost work and schooling, and fragmentation of global trade and supply linkages.
Economic Trends
New employment opportunities and employment level are the key indicators that show, economy of the country is further improving.
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(Pakistan) The number of jobs added on monthly basis in the country or new employment opportunities show that business in the country is
continuously expanding
The major economic challenges facing Pakistan are rising poverty and unemployment
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(Pakistan) , heavy external and domestic indebtedness, high fiscal deficit and low investment.
Measures taken to induce economic growth include infrastructure spending, deregulation, tax cuts and tax rebates
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The use of renewable energy sources has been gaining in popularity over the past several years
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(overall) Regenerative agriculture is a farming strategy that prioritizes soil health, land management, and biodiversity during the cultivation
Environmental Trends
Environmental issues in Pakistan include air pollution, water pollution, noise pollution, climate change, pesticide misuse, soil erosion,
natural disasters, desertification and flooding
-ve Effects . The climatic changes and global warming are most alarming issues risking millions of life across country.
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Pakistan needs to think for the long term with regard to environmental sustainability, many of the actions it could take to control and
Suggestions reverse environmental degradation and adapt to climate change would have immediate benefits
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People organize in networks and aim to be connected with one another. They share ideas, exchange data and demand political
+ve Effects organizations to be open and transparent. they also have a strong desire for political participation.
(overall) Hierarchical structures are breaking down, knowledge and creative work are becoming more important
Negative campaigning is the process of deliberately spreading negative information about someone or something to worsen the
-ve Effects public image of the described
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Political Trends
The immediate effect has been a strong sense of expectation for economic progress and systemic change, which is facing resistance
+ve Effects from domestic political actors
(Pakistan) The challenge to dynastic culture in the party system is a most significant development
Pakistan's naked system has fluctuated between civilian and military governments at various times throughout its political history
-ve Effects
(Pakistan) mainly due to political instability, civil-military conflicts, political corruption, and the periodic coup d'états by the military
establishment against weak
Effectively transform the political culture of Pakistan, education must be made free and compulsory from primary to high school. It
Suggestions will inculcate values, skills and knowledge that will change the mindset of the people and inform them of their political rights.
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Remote Work. As mobile devices have become more and more common, lawyers have been taking increasing advantage of the ability
+ve Effects to work remotely
(overall) Few things have changed the practice of law in the past decade as much as the advent of legal technology. It seems that new
solutions are emerging every day, and that trend won’t stop any time soon
Legal Trends
Long prohibited by bar rules, the possibility of non-attorney ownership of law firms should continue to generate major chatter
-ve Effects
(overall) Firms looking for other emerging practice areas need not look any further than the front page of the newspaper
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(Pakistan) Pakistan has serious laws regarding drug offences, blasphemy, unlawful assembly and homosexuality
Pakistan is a Muslim country that experiences severe sectarian violence.
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The Pakistani legal system has to respond to global trends in law, business, and dispute resolution. Otherwise, it would hit the
Suggestions country and the legal profession adversely
(Pakistan) Better legal education makes better legislators makes better rule of law
Goal10: Reduced inequalities
Reducing inequalities and ensuring no one is left behind
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(overall) integral to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals
Too much of the world's wealth is held by a very small group of people.
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(overall) This often leads to financial and social discrimination
Social Trends
Facilitating the safe migration and mobility of people is also key to bridging the widening divide
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(Pakistan) The measures of income inequality adjusted for under reporting change of 7.08 percent
while market inequality (or inequality of effort) is expected to have a positive effect
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Conflicts on business
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(Pakistan) Less use of books
Reduced inequality would bring success so suppress discrimination
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Tax avoidance
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redistribution from those with high incomes to those with low incomes
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(Pakistan) Paying attention to the needs of disadvantaged and marginalized populations.
tax on inheritance
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(overall) Assurance of opportunity that widely available
Social tensions
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(overall) Crime committing risk
Political Trends
Governments can intervene to promote equity, and reduce inequality and poverty, through the tax and benefits system
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(Pakistan) Create incentive to firms who locate in poor areas
self-awareness of one's position within both local communities but also global spaces because education means learning about other
+ve Effects cultures while respecting them all equally
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Legal Trends
The lack of unity among teachers also plays into these problems by creating more divisions between those who follow different
curriculums across schools within townships or even cities themselves. In fact you'll find several people from various backgrounds
-ve Effects teaching alongside one another without any knowledge about what their peers teach elsewhere because they don't communicate
(overall) effectively enough!
We have an ineffective and polarized government, increasing political turmoil along with it - all which can be directly attributed to our
once great but now stagnant educational institutions.
Education empowers individuals to know themselves better, understand their relationship with others and society at large in general
terms or cultural relativity
+ve Effects More better decisions in education sector. Admissions will be on merit.
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All across Pakistan, people are struggling for basic human rights. The country is faced with many problems such as poverty and
insecurity that can be attributed to a lack in general awareness or education-a problem which the government has tried but failed at
-ve Effects solving so far.
(Pakistan) The lack of budget, policy implementation and physical facilities are just a few examples among many more serious problems that
exist in the country today because they hinder educational opportunities for students across all levels including primary schools to
universities alike.
the government must provide a clear policy direction as well as implement those plans effectively with improved monitoring systems
Suggestions so they can be assessed over time, if necessary, revisions or adjustments need to happen going forward.
(Pakistan) Need to work on uniformity.
Goal12:
People will be more aware of the sustainable developments.
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(overall) Encourage people to use nature resources
Tourism will grow local products and culture but only if people are aware well.
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(Pakistan) Inefficient resources to encourage wasteful consumption. Lack of understanding perhaps.
Ensure that people have relevant information towards natural harmony, sustainable development and procurement
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(Pakistan) Adverse work on human health through social media so people know that why sustainable lifestyle is essential.
Soil fertilization
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(Pakistan) Reaction of air population will bring tourism
No knowledge of using machines will lead labors to not use this purpose rightfully for the culture.
-ve Effects
(Pakistan) To convert raw materials into finished good, we need factories. That…. we don’t have
Programs to education people especially children about environment, consumption and wastage
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(overall) Put more trees with the help of volunteers.
Green infrastructure
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(overall) Solar panels
Legal Trends
consumers, businesses and public-sector decision makers lack knowledge about general challenges of scp
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(overall) No quality time in finding solution
taxation
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(Pakistan) Heavy custom duties
No Paypal
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(overall) No Amazon, thus 90% of Pakistani people are working for international resellers.
No call-to-action
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(overall) Private, public and individual working separately so they are nowhere closer to achieve one goal
Economic Trends
Promotion of freelancing
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(overall) Replace long syllabus with skills
Environmental Trends
No opportunities
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(overall) Personal development is still a word for many countries, without developing ethics, education, we won’t be able to produce and
collaborate
A new type of company called "social business" will help with this goal by using market-based solutions and building real partnerships
+ve Effects between companies as well as communities on both sides
(Pakistan) Cooperation and understanding
-ve Effects No enough equipment to communicate; quality phones, zero knowledge to use laptop and digital apps
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Everyone needs to do their part and help each other
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(Pakistan) Monthly reporting on social business/collaborative partnerships needs to be done with prime minister
If leaders show no interest towards bringing global recognized platforms to their countries, then there will be a void; many people will
-ve Effects leave the country due to no opportunities
(overall) Foreign clients facing trouble sending payments
Political Trends
Consideration of leaders towards promotion of global partnership and making sure o disputes and conflict
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(Pakistan) Constant updates on progress, profits and payments.
No control on GPA
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(Pakistan) No increase of social welfare
democracy has been used as an indicator of accountability and cooperation between governments. This trend continues today with
many countries resorting to democratic systems for their form or function in order to promote stability within society due how well it
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works among other things like economic growth rates etc
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Cooperation between government and public; media involvement is good
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(Pakistan) Sin tax is coming by 2023
Freelancing industry is expanding for sure but no payment gateways are opened yet. A lot of clients don’t want to work because of
-ve Effects non-availability of PayPal
(Pakistan) No independent media yet