SAARC Documentation Centre

Regional centre of SAARC located at New Delhi in India

SAARC Documentation Centre (SDC)Established| 1994

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Director| Dr. Gangan Prathap
Location|

New Delhi

India

Affiliations| SAARC
Website| www.sdc.gov.in

SAARC Documentation Centre (SDC) is a regional centre of SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation). SDC is located in New Delhi. Presently it is housed on the campus of NISCAIR.

## SDC now closed

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The 30-year-old South Asian grouping SAARC has closed down three of its regional centres in line with a decision taken at its 18th summit meeting at Khatmandu. The scrapped centres are the Saarc Information Centre in Kathmandu, Saarc Human Resource Development Centre in Islamabad, and Saarc Documentation Centre in New Delhi.[1][2]

## Events held

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1\. 5-day Training Programme on Koha \- Open Source Library Automation Software from 5th Dec. to 10th Dec. 2011 at New Delhi, India

2\. 5-day SAARC Workshop on Library 2.0 from 12th Dec. to 16th Dec. 2011 at Kathmandu in Nepal

SDC organized SAARC Workshop 2011 on Library 2.0 in Kathmandu, Nepal during the period 12-16 Dec. 2011. There were 24 participants from various SAARC member states.[3][4]

## References

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1. ^ "Three Saarc regional centres shut". 2016-01-11. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
2. ^ "Saarc to trim regional centres". 2014-11-23. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
3. ^ "Saarc workshop list of participants". Retrieved 2021-05-21.
4. ^ "Saarc workshop list of resource persons". Retrieved 2021-05-21.

## External links

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SDC Website: www.sdc.gov.in

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South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)

Agreements|

South Asian Free Trade Area

Summits|

* Dhaka 1985
* Bangalore 1986
* Kathmandu 1987
* Islamabad 1988
* Malé 1990
* Colombo 1991
* Dhaka 1993
* New Delhi 1995
* Malé 1997
* Colombo 1998
* Kathmandu 2002
* Islamabad 2004
* Dhaka 2005
* New Delhi 2007
* Colombo 2008
* Thimphu 2010
* Addu 2011
* Kathmandu 2014
* Islamabad 2016 (Cancelled)

Members|

* Afghanistan
* Bangladesh
* Bhutan
* India
* Maldives
* Nepal
* Pakistan
* Sri Lanka

Observers|

* Australia
* China
* European Union
* Iran
* Japan
* Mauritius
* Myanmar
* South Korea
* United States

Guests|

* South Africa
* Russia

Specialised agencies|

* SAARC Consortium on Open and Distance Learning
* SAARC Documentation Centre
* South Asia Co-operative Environment Programme
* Foundation of SAARC Writers and Literature
* SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry
* South Asian Federation of Accountants
* SAARC COVID-19 Emergency Fund

Related Articles|

* SAARC Secretary General
* SAARC Secretariat
* SAARC satellite
* South Asian University
* South Asian Games
* SAARC Literary Award
* SAARC Road
* SAARC Fountain

Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI
* VIAF

National|

* United States

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