Committees

Committees are special bodies dealing with special NU programs. They are;

1. Committee of Astrology

Main programs:
1. Religious studies related to astrology.
2. Training and services for information of astrology.
3. NU calendar publication.

Organization networks:
5 Regions

2. Committee of Authorship and Publication

Main programs:
1. Studies on NU and social issues.
2. Writing and publishing books about NU.
3. Mass-media publication.

Organization networks:
16 Regions

Service networks:
2 News Tabloids (WARTA and TABLOID MASA)
1 Daily Newspaper (DUTA MASYARAKAT)
NU Online*

3. Committee of Waqaf

Main programs:
1. Study on waqaf issues.
2. Improvement of management quality of NU's waqaf properties.

Organization networks:
27 Regions
More than 100 Branches

4. Committee of Zakat, Infaq, and Shadaqah

Main programs:
1. Study on zakat, infaq, and shadaqah issues.
2. Improvement of effective management for zakat, infaq, and shadaqah.

Organization networks:
27 Regions
More than 150 Branches

5. Committee of Islamic Religious Problems Solving

Main programs:
1. Study on actual social issues.
2. Formulation and dissemination of Islamic judicial sentence.
3. Improvement of standardization of Islamic judicial reference books.

Organization networks:
31 Regions
339 Branches

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*NU Online portal is an inseparable part of NU INFORS grand design programmed by central, district, branch level and community of NU. The grand design has a number of strategic functions in strengthening NU organization internally and externally as well as simultaneously. First, as a public relation media. Second, as a religious social organization having center-district systemic structure, NU is potential to build strong com­munication and information network. Thirdly, the grand design reinforces organizational information network internally and externally. Fourth, as a database centre ofNU document prop­erly some potential treasury, pesantren and citizen amount, scientific writing, NU decision, ulema (Muslim leaders) research results, and others. Data capacity of the server up to 500 G B and double layer firewall will be able to support those functions.

Main program of NU Online
1. Stimulating TI implementation
2. Strengthening information network
3. Facilitating thought development
4. Developing data base
5. Developing interrelation institution
6. Consolidating organization

Organization network:
- 31 districts
- 339 branches - 12 special branch boards

There have been many special branch board of NU throughout the world like Britain, Egypt, Syria, Sudan, India, Malaysia, USA. While the other has continually been developed.