​​It is one of the permanent committees of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, chaired by the President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Its headquarters are: Islamabad, Islamic Republic of Pakistan. The State of Qatar joined the Islamic Network for Information Technology, one of the committee's networks, in 2004

One of the missions of COMSTECH is to follow up on the implementation of the decisions issued by the Islamic Conference in the scientific and technological fields, and to search for means to support cooperation between Islamic countries in these fields, in addition to preparing programs and proposals that would improve the capabilities of Member States in these fields.

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