17th Governing Board - 2011

17^th Governing Board Meeting of SDC is scheduled to be held on 15-16 September 2011 at SDC, New Delhi. In the meeting, activities carried out will be discussed and budget and activities for the next year will be finalized. It is expected that a number of new proposals will be finalized by the GB.
The GB acts as programme planning body and oversee the programme activities of SDC. The GB reviews the Report of Audited Accounts of the Centre and annual Budget in respect of Institutional and Programme Cost of the Centre and submits the same with its own recommendations and onward dispatch to the Standing Committee. The desiganted Members of the GB is responsible to monitor and coordinate activities of the Centre.
SDC welcomes all the Members in the Meeting.

Interview for the post of Librarian (GSS-II) at SDC

A walk-in-Interview for the post of Librarian (GSS-II) at SAARC Documentation Centre, New Delhi will be held on 14^th September 2011 at 9:30 AM. The venue is: SAARC Documentation Centre, NISCAIR Building, 14, Satsang Vihar Marg, Near J.N.U. East Gate (JNU VC Residence Gate), New Delhi - 110067.
For details, visit the SDC Website: www.sdc.gov.in
OR
alternatively one can visit the following website also:
www.sites.google.com/site/saarcdocumentationcentre/

25th Anniversary of RIM, Bhutan, an NFP of SDC

August 10, 2011 marks the Solver Era of Royal Institute of Management (RIM), Bhutan. RIM is a National Focal Point (NFP) of SAARC Documentation Centre (SDC) in Bhutan. The RIM was established in 1986 as the premier management institute in the country with the mandate to "impart, promote and improve professional knowledge and skills in management and public administrator for both the public and private sectors". The Institute was established during an important phase, when the Royal Government initiated the decentralization process. In 1908s, the Institute focused mainly on certificate level courses in office management, accounts and audit. In 1990s, RIM began to offer diploma and PG Diploma programmes in Public Administartion, Financial Management, National Law and Information Management System including series of short in-service management development programmes. Besides training programmes, RIM was and is actively involved in providing a number of advisory and consultancy services to the civil service and corporate sectors towards professionalizing their management systems. The Institute had organized and hosted the South Asian Management Forum twice.

RIM Library designated as the NFP of SDC in 1994.
The Institute offers host of programmes from Diploma and PG Diploma levels in the field of Public Administration, Financial Management, National Law and Information Management Systems. RIM is launching in-country master's programmes namely Master of Public Adminstration (MPA) and Master of Management (MM) in August 2011. Two more master's programme in Business Administration and Supply Chain Management will introduced in 2012 and 2013 respectively.
The Institute is located in the heart of Thimphu city.
Best wishes to RIM family.
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7th SDC NFP Coordinators Meeting held on 28-29 July 2011

7^th SDC NFP Coordinators Meeting held on 28-29 July 2011 at SDC, New Delhi. The meeting was attended by Bangladesh, India, Maldives and Sri Lanka. Mr. Bikash Chandra Saha [Principal Scientific Officer, BANSDOC, Dhaka] attended the meeting on behalf of SDC NFP Coordinator (Bangladesh), Mr. Indra Sen, SDC NFP Coordinator (India) [Sr. Technical Officer(3), NISCAIR, New Delhi], Ms. S. D. I. Arachchige [Planning Assistant (Library), Centre for Development Information, Department of National Planning, Ministry of Finance & Planning, Treasury Building, Colombo] attended the meeting on behalf of SDC NFP Coordinator (Sri Lanka) and Ms. Thifla Umar, SDC NFP Coordinator (Maldives) [National Library of Maldives, Male] attended the meeting. Ms. Thifla Umar attended the meeting via Internet based Video Chat mode. This is the first time in the history of SDC, Internet based Video Chat mode was used. Besides, Dr. Gangan Prathap (Director, SDC), Mrs. Kesang Dechen (Deputy Director, SDC), Mr. Rajeev Kumar (Computer Officer, SDC) and Mr. Ahmed Rasheed (IT Staff, National Libray of Maldives, Male) also attended the meeting. Mr. Ahmed Rasheed attended the meeting via Internet based Video Chat mode. Pakistan and Bhutan sent thier country papers, which were read in the meeting.

The 2-day Seventh Meeting of the SDC NFP Coordinators (SAARC Documentation Centre National Focal Point Coordinators) began with introduction of each of the member present in the meeting by the Mrs. Kesang Dechen, Deputy Director, SDC followed by the welcome of address by Dr. Gangan Prathap, Director, SDC on July 28, 2011 (Thursday) at 10:30 AM. Bangladesh was elected as Chair.
In the meeting, efforts made by SDC to fulfill its objectives was widely appreciated. Several suggestions were given on HRD and Database projects. The Digital Library Service of SDC was discussed and Bangladesh, Maldives and Sri Lanka show there interests to use the service.
The meeting was declared closed by the Chair after vote of thanks proposed by Mr. Indra Sen on 29^th July 2011 at 1:30 PM.

SDC NFP Coordinators Meeting 2011

SDC NFP Coordinators Meeting 2011 is scheduled to be held in New Delhi, India on 28-29 July 2011.
In order to implement the programmes of SAARC Documentation Center (SDC),effectively, the National Focal Points (NFPs) of the SDC have been established in each SAARC Member State. The functioning of the SDC-NFP is administered by a Coordinator in each NFP. The NFPs also play an important role in popularising the activities and functions of SDC in the respective Member States. The SDC-NFP Coordinators meet to ensure effective coordination in implementing the programmes and activities of SDC.
Following are the National Focal Points of SDC in member states: -

1. Afghanistan - under process
   
2. Bangladesh - BANSDOC (Bangladesh National Scientific and Technical Documentation Centre), Dhaka.
   >>[Coordinator - Mr. Md. Mijanur Rahman].
   
3. Bhutan - RIM (Royal Institute of Management), Thimpu.
   >>[Coordinator - to be nominated, earlier Coordinator Mrs. Kesang Dechen has joined as Deputy Director of SDC on 20th May 2011].
   
4. India - NISCAIR (National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources), New Delhi.
   >>[Coordinator - Mr. Indra Sen].
   
5. Malidives - NLM (National Library of Maldives), Male.
   >>[Coordinator - Ms. Thifla Umar].
   
6. Nepal - .., Kathmandu.
   >>[Coordinator - Mr. Purushottam P. Tiwari].
   
7. Pakistan - PASTIC (Pakistan Scientific and Technological Information Centre) National Centre, Islamabad.
   >>[Coordinator - Mr. Mohammad Aqil Khan].
   
8. Sri Lanka - Centre for Development Information Department of National Planning, Colombo.
   >>[Coordinator - Ms. B. I. Hendavitharana].
   

In the year 2009 and 2010, the SDC-NFP meetings were not held. In the meeting, forthcoming programmes of SDC will be discussed. Entire SDC team is preparing for successful meeting.

SAARC Training Course on Combating Child Trafficking

SAARC Human Resource Development Centre (SHRDC), Islamabad, Pakistan is organizing a 6-day training programme on "Combating Child Trafficking: Unravelling the Push and Pull Factors in the SAARC Region" (18 – 23, July 2011).
SAARC Human Resource Development Centre (SHRDC) is a regional centre of SAARC. The objective of SHRDC is to undertake research, impart trainings and workshops, disseminate information on HRD issues and advise the Member States on HRD related policies and strategies.
The training program on “Combating Child Trafficking: Unravelling the Push and Pull Factors in the SAARC Region”, organized by the SAARC Human Resource Development Centre (SHRDC), Islamabad will look into greater and better-targeted tools to combat the child trafficking, strong policy commitments; exploitations of synergies between socioeconomic issues and human development; learning from the experiences of high achievers; rearrangements of available resources and regulations for combating the issue in the Member States.
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SGIB Orientation Programme

An SGIB (SAARC Gender Infobase)orientation programme was organized at SAARC Documentation Centre, New Delhi on 8th July 2011. The programmed was chaired by SAARC Director (Maldives) Mr. Ibrahim Zhuree, Mrs. Pratima Gupta (Ministry of WCD, GOI), Ms. Sapna Joshi (Homenet South Asia), Ms. Renu Golani (Homenet South Asia), Mr. Hemant Kumar, Mr. Vibhor Swaroop, Mr. S. R. Nimesh (all from Rashtriya Mahila Kosh), Ms. Sangeeta Thapa (UN Women - Nepal), Dr. Rinchen Chophel (UN Women).
The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Gender Infobase (SGIB) has been set up as a joint initiative of the SAARC member countries: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, in collaboration with UNWomen (older name - UNIFEM).