D-8, COMSATS sign MoU to strengthen cooperation in science, technology

ISLAMABAD – The Developing Eight (D-8) Organization for Economic Cooperation and the Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen cooperation in science, technology, innovation and sustainable development. The MoU was signed by D-8 Secretary-General Ambassador Sohail Mahmood and COMSATS Executive Director Ambassador Dr. Mohammad Nafees Zakaria during a virtual ceremony. The MoU establishes a framework for cooperation in six priority areas: agriculture and food security; digital transformation, cybersecurity and information and communication technologies (ICTs); climate change and environmental sustainability; energy security; industry; and public health. Under the MoU, both organizations will explore opportunities for joint research and development, capacity-building programmes, exchanges of experts and scientists, technology transfer, knowledge-sharing, collaborative business development activities, and joint workshops and training initiatives.