The 20th Meeting of the COMCEC Tourism Working Group

The 20th Meeting Of The COMCEC Tourism

The 20th Meeting of the COMCEC Tourism Working Group was held on May 4th, 2023 in a virtual-only format, with the theme of “Promoting Entrepreneurship for Tourism Industry Competitiveness in the OIC Countries.”

The Meeting was attended by the representatives of 15 Member States. Representatives of COMCEC Coordination Office, ICDT (Islamic Centre for Development of Trade) and SESRIC have also attended the Meeting.

The Representatives of the Member States have shared their experiences, achievements and challenges regarding entrepreneurship in their respective countries The participants have deliberated on the aforementioned theme and considered the study “Promoting Entrepreneurship for Tourism Industry Competitiveness in the OIC Countries” commissioned by the COMCEC Coordination Office.

For further information regarding the Meeting, follow the links below:

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20th Meeting of the COMCEC Transport and Communications Working Group

20th Meeting Of The COMCEC Transport And Communications WG

The 20th Meeting of COMCEC Transport and Communications Working Group was held virtually on May 3rd, 2023, with the theme of “Measuring the Environmental Impacts of Transport Infrastructures in OIC Member Countries”.

The representatives of 19 Member States attended the meeting. Furthermore, the representatives of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries (SESRIC), Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), BESENVE Company, and COMCEC Coordination Office (CCO) attended the meeting.

The representatives of the Member States have shared their experiences, achievements, and challenges regarding the environmental impacts of transport infrastructures in their respective countries. Furthermore, they have deliberated global practices concerning how to assess the environmental effects of transport infrastructures and profound success factors and challenges faced in the OIC Member Countries. The meeting has mainly considered the preliminary findings of the Guide titled “Measuring the Environmental Impacts of Transport Infrastructures in OIC Member Countries” which is currently being conducted by the CCO.

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20thMeeting of the COMCEC Trade Working Group

20th Meeting Of The COMCEC Trade

The 20th Meeting of the COMCEC Trade Working Group was held online on May 2, 2023 with the theme of “Developing the E-Commerce Capacity of OIC Member Countries”.

The Meeting has been attended by the representatives of 18 member countries and the Islamic Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture (ICCIA), Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries (SESRIC), Standing Committee for Scientific and Technological Cooperation of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (COMSTECH), World Trade Organization (WTO), D-8 Secretariat and COMCEC Coordination Office (CCO).

Representatives of Member States and international organisations shared their experiences, successful practices and challenges in E-Commerce and capacity building with the participants. The participants also heard the findings of a specially prepared research report on the theme of the Meeting.

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Eid-ul-Fitr Mubarak!

May Allah, the Almighty, accept all our prayers and fasting and bless Islamic Ummah as well as all humanity with good health, happiness and prosperity.

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An online training program on the implementation process of the projects under the COMCEC Project Funding was held on April 5th, 2023

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The final-list of the Tenth Call for Project Proposals of COMCEC Project Funding has been announced

Project Final List

The final-list of the Tenth Call for Project Proposals of COMCEC Project Funding has been announced.

COMCEC Coordination Office will contact the project owner whose projects are successful in the coming days. The details are in the Project Management Information System. To access the system, please click https://project.comcec.org/ 

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COMCEC

We extend our heartfelt condolences to all those who lost their lives in the devastating earthquakes in Türkiye and  pray to Allah the Almighty to have mercy on them. We also wish a speedy recovery to the injured people.

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Announcement Comstech Awards 2023

Announcement Comstech Awards 2023
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The short-list of the Tenth Call for Project Proposals of COMCEC Project Funding has been announced

The Short List Of The Tenth Call For Project Proposals Of COMCEC Project Funding

COMCEC Coordination Office will contact the focal points whose projects are short-listed in the coming days.

The details are in the Project Management Information System. To access the system, please click https://project.comcec.org/ 

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38th Ministerial Session of the COMCEC

38th Ministerial Session of the COMCEC

The 38th Ministerial Meeting of the COMCEC was held under the auspices of H.E. Recep Tayyip ERDOĞAN, President of the Republic of Türkiye, on 28-29 November with the participation of over 500 delegates, 32 of which were Ministers, from 48 countries that are members of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and 25 international organizations.

The Ministerial Meeting commenced on 28 November 2022 with the opening speech of the H.E. Recep Tayyip ERDOĞAN, President of the Republic of Türkiye. Following His Excellency President, respectively, OIC Secretary General Hissein Brahim Taha and the Heads of Delegation of Saudi Arabia, Nigeria and Brunei Darussalam on behalf of the three geographical regions of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation delivered their speeches. In addition, the Chairman of the Islamic Development Bank, Mr. Muhammad Sulaiman Al Jasser and the President of the Presidency of the Republic of Turkey Digital Transformation Office, Dr. Ali Taha KOÇ made a speech at the opening session. The launch of the COMCEC High Level Digital Transformation Program, whose preparatory work was completed at the meeting, was also held.

The theme of this year’s COMCEC Ministerial Exchange of Views Session was determined as “Effective Provision of Social Assistance and Socioeconomic Empowerment in accordance with the Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic” in order to share experiences and discuss cooperation opportunities among member countries.

In the Ministerial Exchange Session, chaired by H.E. Vice President Mr. Fuat OKTAY, the Ministers stated that in line with the needs arising with the COVID-19 epidemic, increasing the diversity of social solidarity mechanisms in order to increase the effectiveness of social assistance, identifying those in need accurately and quickly, preventing duplication between different programs, Country experiences were shared on issues such as increasing the interoperability of programs, facilitating and making application processes efficient, and what could be done to increase cooperation among Islamic Countries on this issue was discussed.

Please click to access the reports submitted to the meeting.

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