Unlocking the Role and Potential of Sustainable Mining and Minerals Industry for Momentous Economic Growth in Developing Nations.

Date: 20-21^st May, 2026

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Objectives: The proposed dialogue at COMSTECH aims to foster a “Triangulated brainstorm session to help in developing Roadmap” between state regulators, academia, Industry, researchers, and international technical partners to transition from extraction to value-addition.

The specific aims of the Symposium are:

Sharing the latest status and developments in the mining and minerals sector among all stakeholders, with particular emphasis on OIC member states.
Deliberating about the potential of the sector for growth and its contributions to the sustainable economic development of the OIC nations
Exploring the challenges hampering the growth and devising strategies for interventions in technology and automation, HR development, and harmonizing the legal framework
Promote better understanding, Challenges and solution towards regulating the sector and future collaboration among OIC nations.

While focusing to the Mines and Minerals sector, it is mentioned in the STI policy document that apart from oil and gas, the OIC region is blessed with large mineral deposits. The uncharted coastlines promise much more. All this needs to be mapped and disseminated. It is therefore recommended in line with STI Agenda-2026 to prepare a Minerals Directory of OIS States OIC Member States; enhance capabilities of OIC Member States for sustainable exploration and mining, and development of high-value added products, research, training, and safety; and jointly prepare a series of Geological and Geophysical Surveys for more effective site classification and monitoring of geo-hazard assessment of major settlement areas in OIC countries.

Registration Link: https://forms.gle/huEJr3iAL2wwPWv68

Muhammad Tufail
Programme Officer
OIC Ministerial Standing Committee on Scientific
and Technological Cooperation (COMSTECH)
33-Constitution Avenue, G-5/2, Islamabad- Pakistan
Cell: +923439140306
mtofil@comstech.org