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COMSTECH is an abbreviation for the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation's (OIC) Standing Committee on Scientific and Technological Cooperation for the promotion and cooperation of science and technology activities among the OIC member states.

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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 planning and development at Ummah 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. As of 2009, COMSTECH lists the following 48 libraries as part of the network:

    1. Al Al-Bayt University, Amman, Jordan
    2. Abdullahi Fodiyo Library Complex, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria
    3. Allama I.I. Kazi Library, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Pakistan
    4. Applied Sciences University, Amman, Jordan
    5. Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
    6. Bangladesh Agriculture University, Mymensing, Bangladesh
    7. Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR) Library, Dhaka, Bangladesh
    8. Bangladesh Institute of Research & Rehabilitation in Diabetes, Endocrine & Metabolic Disorders (BIRDEM) Shahbagh, Dhaka, Bangladesh
    9. Bangladesh National Scientific and Technical Documentation Centre (BANSDOC) Library, Mirpore Road, Dhanmondi, Dhaka-1205, Bangladesh
    10. Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh
    11. Bangladesh University of Science & Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh bd.drik.net
    12. Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey
    13. Central Library, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan
    14. Central Library, N.W.F.P. University of Engineering & Technology, Peshawar, Pakistan
    15. Dhaka Medical College, Dhaka, Bangladesh
    16. Dhaka University Library, Dhaka, Bangladesh
    17. Dr. Raziuddin Siddiqi Memorial Library, Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan
    18. HEJ Research Institute of Chemistry, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan
    19. Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember, Sukolilo, East Java, Indonesia
    20. International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), Aleppo, Syria
    21. International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (ICDDRB)
    22. International Institute of Earthquake Engineering and Seismology (IIEES), Iran
    23. International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan
    24. Iranian University of Science & Technology, Tehran, Iran
    25. Jordan University of Science & Technology, Jordan
    26. King Abdul Aziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), Saudi Arabia
    27. Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR)
    28. Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), Graduate School of Business Administration, Lahore Pakistan
    29. Mohammad V University, Rabat, Morocco
    30. Ondokuz Mayis Üniversitesi, Kurupelit, Samsun 55139,Turkey [1]
    31. Pakistan Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology, Nilore, Islamabad, Pakistan
    32. Shah Abdul Latif University, Khairpur Sindh, Pakistan
    33. Regional Information Center for Science & Technology, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
    34. Sultan Qaboos University, Musqat, Oman
    35. Universitas Katolik Indonesia Atma Jaya, Jakarta, Indonesia
    36. Universite Cheikh Anta Diop, Dakar, Senegal
    37. Universite De Saint-Louis, Saint-Louis, Senegal
    38. Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia
    39. University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
    40. University of Peshawar, Peshawar, Pakistan
    41. University of Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
    42. University of Qatar, Doha, Qatar
    43. University of Uyo, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria.
    44. Usmanu Danfodiyo University Library, Sokoto, Nigeria
    45. Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan
    46. Satellite Research & Development Center, Lahore
    47. Institute of Space Technology, Islamabad
    48. Space and Atmospheric Research Centre Library, Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission, Karachi, Pakistan

    References

    COMSTECH Wikipedia
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