Mission statement: South-South cooperation using Science and Technology as a tool for sustainable progress in the developing world.

Objectives: As derived from the International Agreement of the Commission, the mission of COMSATS has been translated into the following broad objectives:

• To sensitize the countries of the South to the centrality of science and technology in the development process, to the adequate allocation of resources for research and development, and to the integration of science and technology in the national and regional development plans;
• To support the establishment of a Network of International Science and Technology Centres for Sustainable Development in the South;
• To support other major initiatives designed to promote indigenous capacity building in science and technology for science-led sustainable development and to help mobilize long-term financial support from international donor agencies and from governments / institutions in the North and the South, to supplement the financing of international scientific projects in the South;
• To provide leadership and support for major North-South and South-South cooperative schemes in education, training and research; and
• To support the relevant programmes and initiatives of major international organizations working for the development and promotion of science and technology in the South.