Conference on data sharing: Muslim States asked to harness their potential

From 12 to 15 July, a conference titled “Development of Data Sharing Platform for National Satellite Earth Stations of Islamic Countries” was held in Islamabad, Pakistan. It was jointly organized by the Ministerial Standing Committee on Scientific and Technological Cooperation of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC COMSTECH), the Inter-Islamic Network on Space Sciences and Technology, and the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO).

The conference’s aim was to bring together satellite experts from the members of the (OIC), and to develop a mechanism for satellite data sharing for better disaster management in case of floods and earthquakes.