THE COMMISSION

INTERNATIONAL LINKAGES

COMSATS is actively involved in sharing expertise and technology from all over the world and is implementing various programmes and projects in collaboration with its Member States, as well as international organizations/agencies. The size and scope of the programmes and projects varies from national and regional to international levels. These come from various cross-cutting themes that range from information and communications technologies, environmental sciences, nanotechnology, biotechnology, renewable energy technologies, provision of healthcare and education to capacity building in frontiers of sciences and technologies. COMSATS has working relations with the following international organizations:

• Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP);
• American Institute of Pakistan Studies (AIPS);
• Centre for Science and Technology of the Non-Aligned and Other Developing Countries (NAM S&T Centre);
• Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS);
• European Commission (EC);
• Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO);
• International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB);
• Inter Islamic Network on Information Technology (INIT);
• OIC Standing Committee on Scientific and Technological Cooperation (COMSTECH);
• Oman National Computer Emergency Readiness Team (OCERT);
• Pacific Islands Development Forum (PIDF);
• Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries (SESRIC)
• South Centre;
• The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS);
• United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
• United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP);
• United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO);
• United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC);
• South-South Galaxy.