Five days Training on Online Newspaper

Five days Training on Online Newspaper Archiving will be held at Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala from 2nd to 6th December 2013. We would like to invite two nominations from all the SAARC Member States for the training. SDC will provide local hospitality, which includes free accommodation, three meals, training kit, transportation to and from the airport and from the guest house to the venue and back. Nominations should reach us latest by 26th November 2013.

Course on Intellectual Property Rights for Information and Knowledge Personnal

Course on Intellectual Property Rights for Information and Knowledge Personnel 28th October to 1st November 2013, at Goa, India. Participants from Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal and Sri Lanka attended the course.

2nd Short Term Training on Information Technology for Information Managment

SAARC Documentation Centre (SDC) in-collaboration with  National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources (NISCAIR) jointly conducted twice a year  Short Term Course on for Information Management from 16^th September 2013 to 18^th  October 2013 at SDC, 14 Satsang Vihar Marg, New Delhi. Eighteen Participants from Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka attended the training.

9th SDC-NFP Coordinators Meeting

9^th SDC-NFP Coordinators Meeting was held in Hyderabad, India from 30^th to 31^st July 2013. SDC-NFP Coordinators from Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal and Sri Lanka attended the meeting.

Fellowship in Research and Advanced Training (FRAT) 2013

FRAT was introduced to enhance the research capacity of potential information scientists in & the

SAARC Region. The programme in aimed at particularly those embarking on their research career,

and also to encourage them to foster cross cultural linkages for collaborative work. The following

candidates from different Member States were selected for FRAT 2013 session.

1. Mr. Rahmat gul Ahmadi from Afghanistan

2. Mr. Md. Abdur Ruof Bin Abedin from Bangladesh

3. Dr. Gopa Ghosh from India

4. Ms. Vibha Gupta from India

5. Mrs. Lunashree Upadhaya from Nepal

6. Mr. Hafiz Aamir Rasul from Pakistan

Short Term Training Programme on Office Automation

A Short Term Training Programme on Office Automation was held from 3^rd June 2013 to 5^th July 2013. This is the first time that a course has been conducted for persons working in the fields of administration and finance. Thirteen Participants from the SAARC Member States like Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka had attended this training programme.