Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS)
May 26 2023 2023
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 R&D work being carried out by the Centre and to witness its technical facilities first-hand. During the visit, meeting with the Director General NCP, Dr. …
May 19 2023 2023
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 Abdula. Congratulating the inauguration of Ethiopian Embassy in Islamabad, Ambassador Zakaria lauded Ambassador Jemal’s dynamism whose efforts led to significant development. He apprised the Ambassador on …
May 05 2023 2023
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 “Genomic Sequencing Programs”. The MoU will provide a broad framework for collaborative activities aimed at providing better healthcare to the citizens, supporting curative drugs development, …
April 18 2023 2023
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 COMSATS Member States, particularly for human resource development in this vital field. He noted with pleasure that Pakistan is among the fastest growing exporters …
April 13 2023 2023
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 13, 2023. The Ambassador of Syria congratulated Ambassador Zakaria on his appointment as Executive Director of COMSATS. The Ambassador said that Syria attaches high importance …
April 12 2023 2023
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 Hosseini. Ambassador Hosseini congratulated the Executive Director on his appointment. The Ambassador emphasized the significant role that COMSATS plays and mentioned that Iran values its …
April 11 2023 2023
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 April 2023. The webinar was participated by the health experts from Middle East and Central Asia. At the start of the event Dr. Azeema Fareed, …
April 03 2023 2023 | Uncategorized
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 for ST&I led sustainable development, signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) with the Syndesis Health Inc. The LOI would enable reaching a Memorandum of Understanding …
March 30 2023 2023
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 the 22nd Session of the Committee of Experts on Public Administration (CEPA), which is a technical advisory body of the UN responsible for supporting the …
March 21 2023 2023
21st March 2023. The Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS) signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) with the World Business Angels Investment Forum (WBAF) to set in motion a process towards formalizing cooperation in science and technology through concluding an MOU, subsequently. The MOU, to be concluded, would be …
