COMSTECH plans to arrange an international workshop on “defining research and innovation strategy for excellence” in February. COMSTECH – the Committee for Scientific and Technological Cooperation – is one of four standing committees of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation dedicated to the promotion and cooperation of science and technology among the OIC member states.

A COMSTECH official said the workshop, scheduled to be held from February 20-24, was being arranged in collaboration with the National University of Science and Technology (NUST) and the Islamic University in Uganda (IUIU), reports WealthPK. He said the workshop, to be held at IUIU, will be designed to address the interests of university management, research scholars, officials and policymakers and enforcement officers in the universities of least developed countries of the OIC.

The official said the workshop was aimed at identifying core competencies and focus areas within research and innovation framework that aligns the university research and innovation portfolio with national needs and global challenges. He said the objectives also include promoting entrepreneurial activities by leveraging upon the university research base to find innovative, low-cost, and indigenous solutions to diverse societal challenges and transfer technologies and innovations through prolific collaborations with public and private enterprises – technology diffusion.

The official said resource persons from NUST will deliver lectures and share experiences on how to improve the quality of research by investing in human resources, creating an environment conducive to research, and fostering applied research and innovation in academic institutes. The official said physical participation in the workshop was limited only to Africa through the web link: https://forms.gle/zsoZDsoiTezVLe37A, while the virtual participation will be through https://forms.gle/1zF9fNQBTmWa5vFL9.

Credit : Independent News Pakistan-WealthPk