Annual Report 2010 - Comsats

forward method. So far, over 4,000 patients have benefited from these teleconsultations.
The Academy of Sciences for the Developing World (TWAS)
Aprogramme for preparing the profiles of COMSATS’ Centres of Excellence has been
initiated jointly by COMSATS and the Academy of Sciences for the Developing World
( TWAS). This programme is being undertaken in the light of the success of the
initiative of TWAS to prepare profiles of prominent R&D institutions of the developing
countries, with a view to publicize their accomplishments and assess the prospects of
their future developments. COMSATS showed interest to prepare profiles of its
worldwide Network of S&T Centres of Excellence with the assistance of TWAS. The
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proposal was accepted by TWAS and endorsed during the 13 Coordinating Council
Meeting.
The decision was formalized through an agreement signed by the Executive Directors
of the collaborating organizations. Separate booklets containing the individual
profiles of selected Centres of Excellence will be prepared and widely distributed
among research centres, universities, government departments and donor agencies.
As per the agreement, COMSATS is to help identify the most suitable R&D institutions
within its Network of Centres of Excellence, whereas TWAS is responsible for
preparing the profiles with the concurrence of these institutions. The printing of the
finalized document would be taken up by COMSATS Secretariat as per the agreed
standards for quality printing.
Annual Report 2010
The aim of this collaboration is to identify the strengths and weaknesses of these
institutions in order to put their scientific capacity to a better use in pursuit of
COMSATS’ mission of promoting South-South and North-South cooperation for
sustainable development through applications of science and technology.
Cooperation with ISESCO
Established in 2004, COMSATS-ISESCO Bilateral Cooperation Programme focuses
on promoting and strengthening the international scientific and technological
cooperation with and
amongst the common
member states. The
Cooperation Programme
for the year 2010 was
formalized through a Letter
of Intent (LoI) signed by the
two organizations in March
2010, agreeing on
extending the on-going
collaboration in the field of
Environmental Sciences;
Renewable Energy; ICTs;
Biotechnology,
Nanotechnology; and
Materials Sciences. During
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