D-8 and COMSATS Ink Agreement to Expand Tech and Sustainable Development Collaboration
The D-8 organization and COMSATS signed a memorandum to deepen cooperation in technology, food security and sustainable development across six focus areas.
In a virtual ceremony, the Developing Eight (D-8) Organization for Economic Cooperation and the Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS) formalised a memorandum of understanding to strengthen collaboration in technology, food security and sustainable development. The pact outlines cooperation in six sectors: agriculture, cybersecurity, digital transformation, climate change, energy security, industry and public health.
It calls for joint research projects, technology transfer, scientific exchanges and capacity-building programmes. D-8 Secretary-General Sohail Mahmood stressed that technological innovation is key to enhancing competitiveness and resilience of developing economies. COMSATS Executive Director Mohammad Nafees Zakaria pointed to the network’s 27 member states and 25 centres of excellence, noting that Türkiye, Bangladesh, Egypt, Iran, Nigeria and Pakistan belong to both groups. Both parties also pledged tighter institutional coordination to accelerate inclusive growth and sustainable development.
Why it matters
The pact could accelerate innovation and sustainable growth among dozens of developing nations.
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