INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
TEHRAN The Ministry of Science, Research, and Technology is planning to strengthen the 3 secretariats connected with the Ministerial
Standing Committee on Scientific, and Technological Cooperation (COMSTECH), whose headquarters are in the country.These 3 secretariats are
the network of virtual universities of the Islamic world, the network of nanotechnology, and the network of science and innovation parks,
IRNA estimated science minister Hossein Simaei-Sarraf as saying.The official made the remarks in a conference in Tehran on Monday with
Muhammad Iqbal Choudhary, the planner general of COMSTECH.During the meeting, Simaei-Sarraf highlighted the high capacities of Iranian
scientists in conducting clinical and technological tasks and required mutual and synergistic relations between Iran and COMSTECH.Iran
targets worlds 12th spot in science productionDespite continuous sanctions, Iran is planning to elevate the countrys ranking for scientific
productions from presently 17 to 12 by 2027
Due to sanctions, financial constraints, and the constraints on publishing papers by Iranian scholars, especially throughout the last 3
years, Irans ranking in scientific productions has actually lowered from 15 to 17, Shahin Akhoundzadeh, an official with the health
ministry, has said.The countrys advancement in science production needs making up for the regression in research study and technology
through providing funds, facilitating research, and promoting meritocracy which will lower young elites migration, also, the health
ministrys site priced quote Akhoundzadeh as saying.COMSTECHCOMSTECH the Ministerial Standing Committee on Scientific and Technological
Cooperation of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) was developed by the Third Islamic Summit of OIC held at Makkah, Saudi Arabia
The core mandate of COMSTECH is to reinforce cooperation amongst OIC Member States in science and innovation (S&T), boost their capabilities
through training in emerging areas, carry out follow-up-actions and carry out the resolutions of the OIC, and prepare programs and send
proposals designed to increase the capability of the Muslim countries in science and innovation (S&T)
The ultimate objective is to build and nourish a clinical culture in addition to utilizing S&T as a major contributor to socio-economic
advancement and rapid industrialization.COMSTECH operates in close partnership with various Standing Committees and other organs of the OIC,
Member States of the OIC, and their major Scientific and Technological Institutions, in addition to some international organizations.Some
organizations consist of the World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), Islamic World Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (ICESCO),
Islamic World Academy of Sciences (IAS), Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), Global Environment Facility (GEF), United Nations Environment
Program (UNEP), United Nations Development Program (UNDP), International Foundation for Science, (IFS), World Health Organization Eastern
Mediterranean Regional Office (WHOEMRO)
