Comstech to host 6th OIC steering committee meeting on STI agenda

Islamabad:Comstech, the Ministerial Standing Committee of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation for Scientific and Technological Cooperation is set to host the Sixth Meeting of the OIC Steering Committee for the Implementation of the OIC Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Agenda 2026 from April 22 to 24, 2025, at the Comstech Secretariat in Islamabad.

Confirmed participants include heads and representatives of 17 OIC institutions from Saudia Arabia, Kazakhstan, Turkiye, Jordan, Uganda, Bangladesh, Malaysia and Pakistan reaffirming their commitment to strengthening STI collaboration across OIC member states. In preparation for the event, Prof. Dr. M. Iqbal Choudhary, Coordinator General of OIC-Comstech, chaired a high-level preparatory meeting at COMSTECH Headquarters, where he issued key directives to ensure the smooth execution of the Steering Committee sessions.

Senior Comstech officials, programme managers, and departmental representatives attended the meeting. The upcoming Steering Committee meeting will focus on reviewing the implementation progress of the OIC STI Agenda 2026, which was initiated following the First OIC Summit on STI in Astana, Kazakhstan, 2017.

The agenda aims to foster research collaboration, knowledge sharing, and technology transfer among OIC member states to support sustainable development.