Abstract:
The PSF under its charter established the Project namely Pakistan Scientific and Technological Information Centre (PASTIC) with its National Centre at Islamabad and four provincial centres costing Rs.1, 00, 70, 056 with the annual expenditure of Rs.33, 46, 603. The facilities such as National Science Reference Library, documentation services, information transfer services, production of scientific publications and compilation of scientific statistics are the staple of its contents. Apart from this, PSF is supposed to lend support to basic and fundamental research, particularly at the universities, Institutions for provision of equipment, staff training, participation in regional and international research programmes, organization of integrated research, grants for individual and group research projects. The Foundation would also undertake science promoting activities such as the establishment of science centres clubs, museums, herbaria and planet aria, the development of learned bodies, scientific societies, associations and academies, organization of periodical science conferences, symposia and seminars, exchange of visits of scientists and technologists with other countries, grant of awards, prizes and fellowships to individuals engaged in developing processes, products and inventions of consequence to the economy of the country and special scientific surveys not undertaken by any other organization and collection of scientific statistics related to the overall scientific effort of the country. It would also maintain a National Register of citizens of Pakistan, who are highly qualified and talented in the scientific and technological region, in or outside Pakistan, and to assist them in finding out employment in Pakistan most suited to their genius, and (iii) to cultivate liaison with similar bodies in other countries.
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122-135
DOI:
DOI not available
Published:
Journal: Hamdard, Volume: , Issue: , Year: 1974