🏆 PASTIC Achievements

Developed 20+ National S&T Knowledge Databases to preserve and support research and policy formulation.

Indexed 120,000 abstracts from 468 Indigenous Journals and 36 Conference Proceedings/Abstract Books under Pakistan Science Abstract (PSA) to enhance research visibility and access.

Archived 30,000 full-text scholarly articles from 200 national journals through the National Journal Archive platform.

Developed a national database of 10,867 R&D projects to enhance alignment and minimize duplication.

Developed the National Scientists Directory (NSD) covering 9,244 scientists to strengthen networking and visibility of expertise.

Developed a centralized database of 3,725 S&T equipment nationwide to support collaboration and efficient use of research infrastructure.

Indexed 615 national scientific journals to improve research dissemination and support authors and publishers.

Provided 360,355 full-text and 9.95 million abstracts of S&T documents/patents to 101,417 users.

Served 103,955 physical users through the National Science Reference Library to strengthen equitable access to scientific information.

Connected 120 S&T libraries through PASTIC cloud infrastructure to enable resource sharing and institutional collaboration.

Provided access to 3 million library resources via the federated search portal “PakCat” to enhance discovery and inter-library cooperation.

Published 95 issues of the Technology Round-up e-bulletin (bimonthly), sharing local and global innovations and technology updates.

Conducted 48 University–Industry Partnership Seminars and IPR workshops to strengthen academia–industry linkages and commercialization of innovations.

Hosted 21 Technology Expos to showcase indigenous innovations and encourage technology adoption.

Connected 1,088 SAARC women entrepreneurs through a regional business portal to enhance cross-border networking and trade opportunities.

Strengthened innovation and research excellence of 26,000+ researchers and professionals through 546 training workshops and seminars across Pakistan.

Established international collaborations with UNESCO-IHP, BTBU, BAST, ISTIC, CAST, and COMSTECH to facilitate knowledge exchange and global S&T linkages.

Strengthened national linkages with HEC, PEC, RMU, PITC, IRP, CCIs, and HEIs to promote coordinated research and development efforts.

Executed 300+ printing jobs for 67 scientific organizations through PASTIC Reprographic Service.

Executed 9 development projects for institutional modernization to improve infrastructure, workflow, and service delivery in the S&T sector.