Annual Report 2010 - Comsats

facility is making use of a video-conferencing studio and employs
Polycom VSX7000 equipment. At present, video-conferencing
service is available in Islamabad only, while efforts are underway to
replicate the same in other cities of Pakistan.
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Comtrain (Training Centre for IT Professionals): CIS
has trained more than 2,000 networking
professionals since its inception in 1996. CIS was a
training partner of CISCO in late 90s wherein it
conducted many training courses for students and
professionals at its Headquarters in Islamabad.
These courses included CCNA, CCNP, Linux, Java,
and MCSE. Keeping in view the need and demand of
students and professionals, CIS will be re-launching these training
courses in 2011, to be delivered at its Headquarters in Islamabad.
These training courses will be of short term (weekly or bi-weekly), with
flexible timings, and will be provided by competent professionals
having adequate hands-on experience.
Government of Pakistan’s Assistance to CIS
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First Meeting of the Inter-ministerial Committee on CIS: On 15 February 2010,
the then Federal Minister for Science and Technology, Government of Pakistan, Mr.
M. Azam Khan Swati, chaired the meeting of the Inter-ministerial Committee on
COMSATS Internet Services (CIS) at
COMSATS Secretariat. The Committee met
for the first time to review the services and
performance of CIS; deliberate on its future
plans and activities; as well as to discuss the
ways and means to overcome the strategic
and operational difficulties faced by it.
Besides some senior government officials
from the Ministries of Science & Technology
and Information Technology & Telecom, the
meeting was attended by the Advisor to the
Prime Minister on Information Technology;
Federal Secretary, MoST; Federal
Secretary, MoIT&T; Executive Director
COMSATS; and Director General CIS.
Funding for CIS’ Wi-fi based Broadband Services: CIS received partial funding
from the Government of Pakistan for expansion of its Wi-fi based broadband
services. CIS has now established about fifty wireless links, while more are being
provided every month.
Funding for COMSATS’ Tele-health Project: CIS had submitted a proposal to the
Government of Pakistan for funding of its project of establishing tele-health clinics in
the remote areas of the country. The project has been approved by the Government of
Pakistan but the release of funds is still awaited.
Funding for CIS’ Building: CIS has received partial funding from the Government of
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