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1. The s e de pa r t me nt s howe v e r r e qui r e a n or i e nt a t i on r e g a r di ng how s oc i a l e nt e r pr i s e s c a n be c ome t he i r pa r t ne r s i n s e r v i c e de l i v e r y . The y ma y s e e k s uppor t f r om CS E t o he l p i mpr ov e t he i r unde r s t a ndi ng r e g a r di ng t he v a l ue s oc i a l e nt e r pr i s e s c oul d c ont r i but e t owa r ds pr ov i nc i a l s oc i a l we l f a r e pr i or i t i e s . 2 . Ov e r t i me t he s e de pa r t me nt s c oul d a l s o wor k wi t h PPRA i n de v i s i ng how s ome pr oc ur e me nt unde r t he i r j ur i s di c t i on c oul d be c ha nne l l e d t hr oug h s oc i a l e nt e r pr i s e s . The ne w s oc i a l we l f a r e pol i c y dr a f t be i ng di s c us s e d i n Punj a b a nd S i ndh c a n a c c ommoda t e s ome of t he a bov e me nt i one d pr opos a l s . 3 . The f or e i g n f unds of non- pr of i t bodi e s v e t t e d t hr oug h mul t i pl e de pa r t me nt s i n t he f e de r a l a nd pr ov i nc i a l g ov e r nme nt s c a n be ha ndl e d t hr oug h a one - wi ndow ope r a t i on. The r e qui r e me nt of a c qui r i ng di s t r i c t s pe c i f i c NOCs c a n a l s o be r e v i s i t e d. Re g i s t e r e d or g a ni z a t i ons s houl d onl y r e qui r e a s i ng l e NOC t o wor k a c r os s t he c ount r y , a s wa s t he pr a c t i c e pr i or t o 2016. FEDERAL AND PROVI NCI AL PROCUREMENT REGULATORY AUTHORI TI ES The pr oc ur e me nt r ul e s ma y be a me nde d t o a l l ow a quot a f or s oc i a l e nt e r pr i s e s i n publ i c c ompe t i t i ons . 1. Pr oc ur e me nt pr oc e s s e s c oul d be s i mpl i f i e d f or s oc i a l e nt e r pr i s e s t o r e duc e c os t s r e l a t e d t o s ubmi s s i on of bi d doc ume nt a t i on. T r a ns pa r e nt g ui de l i ne s i n non- t e c hni c a l l a ng ua g e c oul d be pr ov i de d f or t e nde r pa r t i c i pa t i on a nd whe r e a ppr opr i a t e , c ont r a c t s ma y be r e s e r v e d f or s oc i a l e nt e r pr i s e s . 2 . The r e qui r e me nt s of mi ni mum n umbe r of y e a r s of ope r a t i on t o pa r t i c i pa t e i n t he c ompe t i t i on a nd de pos i t of e a r ne s t mone y ma y a l s o be r a t i ona l i s e d. 3 . Of f i c i a l s a t f e de r a l a nd pr ov i nc i a l - l e v e l pr oc ur e me nt a ut hor i t i e s wi l l r e qui r e or i e nt a t i on r e g a r di ng t he c ont r i but i on of s oc i a l e nt e r pr i s e s . I n t he s hor t t e r m CS E a nd r e l e v a nt l oc a l t hi nk t a nk s c oul d be s uppor t e d t o pr ov i de t he s e s e r v i c e s . 4. At pr ov i nc i a l l e v e l , i n pa r t i c ul a r , publ i c s e c t or c oul d e xpe r i me nt t o a g r e a t e r e xt e nt wi t h c ha l l e ng e f unds a nd i nnov a t i on f unds whi c h woul d ope n up publ i c budg e t s t o g r e a t e r i nnov a t i on a nd e na bl e s oc i a l e nt e r pr i s e s t o de v e l op s ol ut i ons t o pr e s s i ng pr obl e ms f a c i ng publ i c a g e nc i e s . 5 . Al t e r na t i v e l y , t he i nt r oduc t i on of t he i de a of s oc i a l v a l ue or s oc i a l c l a us e s i n pr oc ur e me nt me a n t ha t g ov e r nme nt woul d not e xpl i c i t l y f a v our s oc i a l e nt e r pr i s e s but woul d s i mpl y s e e k t o ma xi mi s e t he a ddi t i ona l v a l ue t he y c a n e xt r a c t f r om t he i r s uppl i e r s , r e g a r dl e s s of t he i r s t a t us . Thi s woul d howe v e r , be ne f i t s oc i a l e nt e r pr i s e s a s we l l a s c r e a t i ng i nc e nt i v e s f or ot he r bus i ne s s e s t o t a k e t he i r s oc i a l a nd e n v i r onme nt a l c ont r i but i ons mor e s e r i ous l y . Th i s e x c e r p t h a s b e e n t a k e n f r om t h e p a p e r “ S oc i a l E n t e r p r i s e De v e l op me n t i n Pa k i s t a n : Th e Wa y F or wa r d” , p u b l i s h e d i n Ma r c h 2 0 1 9 , wr i t t e n b y Dr . Va q a r Ah me d, Ah a d Na z i r , Da n Gr e g or y , Ze e n i a F a r a z , T r i s t a n Ac e , Y u s r a Na b i l a n d Ma a me Ag y e b e n