ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Higher Education Commission (HEC) and the Pakistan Scientific and Technological Information Centre (PASTIC) at a Virtual Signing Ceremony in Islamabad on Monday.
The Director-General PASTIC Professor Dr. Muhammad Akram Sheikh and the Executive Director HEC Dr. Shaista Sohail signed the MoU.
The Chairman Pakistan Science Foundation (PSF) Professor Dr. Shahid Mehmood Baig also graced the ceremony with his virtual presence.
The ceremony was also attended by senior officials of both organizations.
The PASTIC is engaged in serving researchers and professionals, with an objective to develop information repositories and disseminating them to scientists and researchers of Pakistan.
In order to benefit the academic fraternity of Pakistani HEIs, the MoU will help to establish a strategic partnership for enhanced cooperation through outreach, policy engagement activities and effective information sharing.
The major areas of collaboration include synergizing data repositories and technical services available with both organizations, creating awareness among the research community through workshops, seminars and capacity building activities, and other activities to harness new opportunities for the uplift of S&T within academia.
Dr. Akram Sheikh briefed the audience that the cooperation will reduce the duplication of efforts being exercised by both organizations through effective information dissemination.
In her remarks, Dr. Shaista Sohail reiterated the fact that cooperation will enable to use the scarce resources judiciously.
The Director-General R&I Wing at the HEC Dr. Zain-ul-Abdin said that the cooperation will complement the efforts of both organizations in their respective areas of expertise.
The Chairman PSF Dr. Shahid Mahmood Baig appreciated the initiative for the mutual benefit of the academic and scientific community of Pakistan.
