Seminar on Defence science Information Network

Abstract

A two days Seminar on Defence science Information Networks (DESINET) was organized by DESIDOC on 17 & 18 February 1987 at Metcalfe House, Delhi .The Seminar was a follow –up action on one of the recommendations of the National Conference on scientific information for Defence held in February 1986,The objectives of the seminar were to workout the action plan for the establishment of the information network linking all the libraries and technical information centres under the Ministry of defence .The seminar was inaugurated by Shri Vivek R.sinha , addl Secretary, Dept of Defence Research and Development. Prof Satyendra G Pitroda, Adviser, Centre for Development of Telematics, New Delhi, delivered the Keynote address.

About 70 participants from Dept of Defence Research & Development, Dept of defence Production & Supplies, ordnance Factories, Military Technical Institutions and Military colleges, Defence Public Sector Undertaking and other Defence Agencies, Participated in the deliberations of the seminar.