COMSTECH
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COMSTECH is an abbreviation for the OIC's Standing Committee on Scientific and Technological Cooperation for the promotion and cooperation of science
and technology
activities among the OIC member states. The coordinator general of the Committee is Prof Ata ur Rahman.
Department of Public Relations, at COMSTECH Secretariat in Islamabad, is the focal point for media-related queries. The department is being headed by Ameen Amjad, a PR and media professional commanding vast exposure in the field. He is also editor of COMSTECH News, a monthly magazine of COMSTECH activities in the OIC region.
and development at Ummah
level.
In 2007 the journal holdings of 45 libraries from 15 OIC members had been networked, and the same figures were reported in early 2009. , COMSTECH lists the following 48 libraries as part of the network:
Science
Science is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe...
and technology
Technology
Technology is the making, usage, and knowledge of tools, machines, techniques, crafts, systems or methods of organization in order to solve a problem or perform a specific function. It can also refer to the collection of such tools, machinery, and procedures. The word technology comes ;...
activities among the OIC member states. The coordinator general of the Committee is Prof Ata ur Rahman.
Department of Public Relations, at COMSTECH Secretariat in Islamabad, is the focal point for media-related queries. The department is being headed by Ameen Amjad, a PR and media professional commanding vast exposure in the field. He is also editor of COMSTECH News, a monthly magazine of COMSTECH activities in the OIC region.
Foundation
COMSTECH was established by the OIC's Islamic Summit in 1981 and comprises the OIC member states for the sake of building on indigenous capabilities in science and technology, promotion and cooperation in relevant areas, and establishment of institutional structure for planningPlanning
Planning in organizations and public policy is both the organizational process of creating and maintaining a plan; and the psychological process of thinking about the activities required to create a desired goal on some scale. As such, it is a fundamental property of intelligent behavior...
and development at Ummah
Ummah
Ummah is an Arabic word meaning "community" or "nation." It is commonly used to mean either the collective nation of states, or the whole Arab world...
level.
Objectives
Their stated objectives are:- Assessment of the human and material resources of OIC member states and determination of science and technology needs and requirements.
- Building up the indigenous capability of member states in the fields of science and technology through cooperation and mutual assistance.
- Promotion of cooperation and coordination amongst the member states in science and technology. Creation of an effective institutional structure of planning, research and development and monitoring of science and technology activities in high technology areas.
Inter-Library Resource Network
The Inter-Library Resource Network Service is a programme that networks libraries of the OIC member states, requiring all member institutions to provide free access to the users of other members.In 2007 the journal holdings of 45 libraries from 15 OIC members had been networked, and the same figures were reported in early 2009. , COMSTECH lists the following 48 libraries as part of the network:
- Al Al-Bayt UniversityAl al-Bayt UniversityAl al-Bayt University is one of the public universities in Jordan. It is located in Mafraq city in the Mafraq Governorate, 69 km from Amman.- Academics :There are seven schools in the university:*Faculty of Science...
, Amman, Jordan - Abdullahi Fodiyo Library Complex, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria
- Allama I.I. Kazi Library, University of SindhUniversity of SindhThe University of Sindh informally known as Sindh University is the second oldest university in Pakistan accredited by the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan....
, Jamshoro, Pakistan - Applied Sciences University, Amman, Jordan
- Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
- Bangladesh Agriculture University, Mymensing, Bangladesh
- Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial ResearchBangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial ResearchBangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research is a scientific research organization and regulatory body of Bangladesh. Its main objective is to pursue scientific research for the betterment of Bangladeshi people. It was established on 1978, after the liberation of...
(BCSIR) Library, Dhaka, Bangladesh - Bangladesh Institute of Research & Rehabilitation in Diabetes, Endocrine & Metabolic Disorders (BIRDEM) Shahbagh, Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Bangladesh National Scientific and Technical Documentation Centre (BANSDOC) Library, Mirpore Road, Dhanmondi, Dhaka-1205, Bangladesh
- Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Bangladesh University of Science & Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh bd.drik.net
- Bilkent UniversityBilkent Universityİhsan Doğramacı Bilkent University, commonly referred to as Bilkent University or Bilkent, is the first private, nonprofit university in Turkey with the fundamental aim of creating a center of excellence in higher education and research...
, Ankara, Turkey - Central Library, Bahauddin Zakariya UniversityBahauddin Zakariya UniversityBahauddin Zakariya University is located in Multan, Punjab, Pakistan. It is the Largest university of South Punjab. Bahauddin Zakariya University was formerly known as Multan University. It was renamed in honor of Hazrat Baha-ud-din Zakariya...
, Multan, Pakistan - Central Library, N.W.F.P. University of Engineering & Technology, Peshawar, Pakistan
- Dhaka Medical College, Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Dhaka University Library, Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Dr. Raziuddin Siddiqi Memorial Library, Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan
- HEJ Research Institute of Chemistry, University of KarachiUniversity of KarachiThe University of Karachi is a public university located in Karachi, Pakistan. It serves an on-campus student population of more than 24,000. According to the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan, it is ranked among the top three universities of the country...
, Karachi, Pakistan - Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember, Sukolilo, East Java, Indonesia
- International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry AreasInternational Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry AreasInternational Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas is an Arab center for International Agricultural Research located at Tel Hadya near Aleppo in the Syrian Arab Republic....
(ICARDA), Aleppo, Syria - International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, BangladeshInternational Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, BangladeshThe International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh is an international health research organization located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Dedicated to saving lives through research and treatment, ICDDR,B addresses some of the most critical health concerns facing the world today, ranging...
(ICDDRB) - International Institute of Earthquake Engineering and SeismologyInternational Institute of Earthquake Engineering and SeismologyInternational Institute of Earthquake Engineering and Seismology is an international earthquake engineering and seismology institute based in Iran. It was established as a result of the 24th UNESCO General Conference Resolution DR/250 under Iranian government approval in 1989...
(IIEES), Iran - International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan
- Iranian University of Science & Technology, Tehran, Iran
- Jordan University of Science & Technology, Jordan
- King Abdul Aziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), Saudi Arabia
- Kuwait Institute for Scientific ResearchKuwait Institute for Scientific ResearchKuwait Institute for Scientific Research is an organization in Kuwait which engages in scientific and applied research for several purposes including preserving the environment, serving the economy, advising the government of scientific issues, and others.-History:KISR was established in 1967 by...
(KISR) - Lahore University of Management SciencesLahore University of Management SciencesThe Lahore University of Management Sciences, usually referred to by its acronym LUMS, is a university located in Lahore, Pakistan. LUMS was established in 1984 by a group of industrialists and people belonging to Pakistan's leading private and public sector corporations, to provide rigorous...
(LUMS), Graduate School of Business Administration, Lahore Pakistan - Mohammad V University, Rabat, Morocco
- Ondokuz Mayis Üniversitesi, Kurupelit, Samsun 55139,Turkey http://omu.edu.tr
- Pakistan Institute of Nuclear Science and TechnologyPakistan Institute of Nuclear Science and TechnologyThe Pakistan Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology, or commonly known as "PINSTECH", is a multi-program science and technology national research institute managed by the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission. The PINSTECH offers a post-graduate and post-doctoral research in the field of nuclear...
, Nilore, Islamabad, Pakistan - Shah Abdul Latif University, Khairpur Sindh, Pakistan
- Regional Information Center for Science & Technology, Shiraz UniversityShiraz UniversityShiraz University , formerly known as Pahlavi University, is a public university located in Shiraz, Iran. It is one of the major universities of Iran....
, Shiraz, Iran - Sultan Qaboos UniversitySultan Qaboos UniversitySultan Qaboos University, located in the city of Al Khoudh, in the Capital Region of Muscat, Oman, is the only public university in the Sultanate of Oman. Named after Qaboos bin Sa’id Al ‘Bu Sa’id, the Sultan of Oman, the university opened in 1986. At the time, it comprised five colleges:...
, Musqat, Oman - Universitas Katolik Indonesia Atma Jaya, Jakarta, Indonesia
- Universite Cheikh Anta Diop, Dakar, Senegal
- Universite De Saint-Louis, Saint-Louis, Senegal
- Universiti Sains MalaysiaUniversiti Sains MalaysiaUniversiti Sains Malaysia is a public university with its main campus in Penang, Malaysia. There are three branch campuses: one in mainland Penang , one in Kelantan on the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia, and a offshore collaboration with a university in India...
, Penang, Malaysia - University of Agriculture, FaisalabadUniversity of Agriculture, FaisalabadThe University of Agriculture, Faisalabad جامعہ زرعيه فيصل آباد, originally the Punjab Agricultural College and Research Institute, Lyallpur, is a university in the city of Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan....
, Pakistan - University of PeshawarUniversity of PeshawarThe University of Peshawar is a public sector university in the city of Peshawar, Pakistan. The university was established in October 1950 by Mr...
, Peshawar, Pakistan - University of Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
- University of Qatar, Doha, Qatar
- University of UyoUniversity of UyoThe University of Uyo is located in Uyo, capital of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria.The university was formerly known as the University of Cross River State . On October 1, 1991 the federal government of Nigeria established it as a federal university and the name was changed to the University of Uyo...
, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. - Usmanu Danfodiyo University Library, Sokoto, Nigeria
- Yarmouk UniversityYarmouk UniversityYarmouk University is a university in Jordan. It was established in 1976. Located in the northern town of Irbid, it has a student body of roughly 31,000.The university has several international partnerships with overseas universities...
, Irbid, Jordan - Satellite Research & Development Center, Lahore
- Institute of Space TechnologyInstitute of Space TechnologyThe Institute of Space Technology , is located in Islamabad, Pakistan. It produces scientists and engineers in the field of space technology...
, Islamabad - Space and Atmospheric Research Centre Library, Space and Upper Atmosphere Research CommissionSpace and Upper Atmosphere Research CommissionThe Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission , is an executive agency of the Government of Pakistan, responsible for nation's public and civil space program and aeronautics and aerospace research...
, Karachi, Pakistan