Ministry of Innovation and Technology (Ethiopia)
The Ministry of Innovation and Technology (formerly known as the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST), Ministry of Communication & Information Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology) is an agency of the Government of Ethiopia. It was established as a commission in December 1975 by directive No.62/1975.
Ministers[]
History[]
The Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) was a governmental institution that was established for the first time in December 1975 by proclamation No.62/1975 as a commission. Following the change in government in 1991 and with the issuance of the new economic policy, the Commission was re-established in March 1994 by Proclamation No.91/94. The commission went into its 3rd phase of re-institution on 24 August 1995 by Proclamation No.7/1995, as an agency following the establishment of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia .[3] The ministry changed its title to Ministry of Innovation and Technology in October 2018.
Vision[]
To see Ethiopia entrench the capacities which enable rapid learning, adaptation and utilization of effective foreign technologies by the year 2022/23.
Mission[]
Coordinating, encouraging and supporting science and technology activities that realize the country’s social and economic developments
Affiliate organizations[]
- Ethiopian Technology and Innovation Institute
- Ethiopian Radiation and Protection Authority
- Ethiopian Space Science and Technology Institute
- Ethiopian Biotechnology Institute
- Geospatial Information Institute
References[]
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- Government ministries of Ethiopia
- Innovation ministries