Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS)
The idea of establishing a high-level Commission on Science and Technology for countries of the South was conceived by Pakistani Nobel Laureate, Prof. Dr. Abdus Salam, in recognition of the increasingly widening gap of scientific knowledge and economic development between the North and the South. It was realized that sustainable socio-economic development in the South cannot be achieved without building and sustaining indigenous capacities in science and technology and that the strengthening of South-South and North-South collaboration, and exchange of technical know-how, is imperative for the generation and sustenance of such capacities. Professor Salam’s enthusiasm and personal contacts motivated a number of Heads of State/Government of developing nations to join hands for the establishment of the Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS).
June 2, 2023, Islamabad. The Executive Director COMSATS, Ambassador Dr. Mohammad Nafees Zakaria, called on the Minister for Defense, H.E. Khawaja Muhammad Asif. During the meeting, the Executive Director presented
Islamabad, May 26, 2023. The Executive Director COMSATS, Amb. Dr. Nafees Zakaria was invited to visit the National Centre for Physics (NCP), Islamabad, for a briefing on the academic and
On May 19, 2023. The Executive Director COMSATS, Ambassador Dr. Mohammad Nafees Zakaria, called on the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia H.E. Jemal Beker
Islamabad, May 05, 2023. The Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Syndesis Health Inc., USA, for
Islamabad, 18th April 2023. Ambassador Dr. Asad Majeed Khan, Foreign Secretary of Pakistan, highlighted the importance of digitalization in the context of socio-economic development and called for enhanced cooperation among
The Executive Director COMSATS, Ambassador Dr. Mohammad Nafees Zakaria, paid a courtesy call on the Ambassador of the Syrian Arab Republic, H.E Dr. Ramez Alraee in his office on April
Islamabad, April 12, 2023. The Executive Director COMSATS, Ambassador Dr. Mohammad Nafees Zakaria, paid a courtesy call on the Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran, H.E. Seyed Mohammad Ali
Continuing its streak of activities focusing advocacy for digital health in its member states, COMSATS organized the third leg of the series of regional webinars on Digital Health on 11th
Islamabad, 3rd April 2023. The Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS), an intergovernmental organization of 27 Member States, having mandate to play leadership role
Islamabad 30th March 2023. Executive Director COMSATS, Ambassador Dr. Nafees Zakaria urged that governments should adopt digitalization as citizen centric national policy for efficient and effective governance. He was addressing
So far, 24 Centres of Excellence (highly reputed centres of science and technologies in the South) have been selected as nodes and are playing leading roles in their respective areas of specialization.
