COMSTECH Hosts Online Technology Park Training
An online workshop brought more than 120 participants from OIC member states together to discuss building innovation ecosystems.
Updated on Nov. 8, 2026 in Mathematics
COMSTECH and Pardis Technology Park held an online training workshop on technology park management focused on establishing and developing innovation ecosystems. The event drew more than 120 participants, including managers of scientific and technological centers from OIC member states.
Why it matters
The workshop was held to strengthen scientific and technological cooperation among Islamic countries. It offers managers of research centers across member states a shared framework for building innovation ecosystems.
The workshop drew more than 120 participants, a figure reported by organizers rather than an independent count. The source does not state how many OIC member states were represented or what outcomes followed.
The players
COMSTECH
The Standing Committee on Scientific and Technological Cooperation of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, established in January 1981 and headquartered in Islamabad, Pakistan.
Muhammad Iqbal Choudhary
The head of COMSTECH and a laureate of the Mustafa (PBUH) Prize.
Islamic Cooperation Youth Forum (ICYF)
A youth organization based in Türkiye that co-organized the workshop with COMSTECH and Pardis Technology Park.
The details
The workshop was jointly organized by COMSTECH, Pardis Technology Park, and the Islamic Cooperation Youth Forum (ICYF) in Türkiye. It was held under the Joint Technology and Innovation Academy of the OIC Standing Committee on Scientific and Technological Cooperation and Pardis Technology Park, which was inaugurated two years ago.
Timeline
Two years before the workshop: Joint Technology and Innovation Academy inaugurated at Pardis Technology Park.
November 8, 2026: Workshop reported by IRNA.
Big Picture
The workshop extends the work of the Joint Technology and Innovation Academy, inaugurated two years earlier at Pardis Technology Park, by applying its training to innovation ecosystem management across OIC member states. It continues COMSTECH's mandate, established in 1981, to coordinate scientific cooperation among Islamic countries.
For managers of research and technology centers in OIC member states, the workshop offers a structured approach to building innovation ecosystems. Readers working in scientific administration may find the training model applicable to their own institutions.
The takeaway
Building an innovation ecosystem depends on coordinated management of research and technology centers, and cross-border training is one way member states are pursuing that goal. Institutions seeking similar programs can look to existing academies as models.
Further reading
Explore more in the Mathematics section for related coverage.
Source note: This article includes information reported by Tehran Times.
