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Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (Uganda)

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Type
  
Ministry

Website
  
Homepage

Jurisdiction
  
Government of Uganda


Formed
  
June 6, 2016 (2016-06-06)

Headquarters
  
Science and Technology House Kimera Road, Ntinda Kampala, Uganda

Ministry executive
  
Elioda Tumwesigye, Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation

The Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MSTI), is a cabinet-level government ministry of Uganda. It is responsible for the planning, coordinating and implement government efforts to encourage scientific and technological innovation in educational institutions, industry, agriculture, commerce and daily life, on the country's path to middle-income status.

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The ministry is headed by Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Elioda Tumwesigye.

Location

The headquarters of the ministry are located in Science and Technology House, on Kimera Road, in the neighborhood of Ntinda, in the Nakawa Division of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. The coordinates of the ministry headquarters are 0°21'13.5"N, 32°36'44.5"E (Latitude:0.353750; Longitude:32.612361).

Affiliated agencies

  • Uganda National Council for Science and Technology
  • National Agricultural Research Organisation
  • National Crops Resources Research Institute
  • Uganda National Bureau of Standards
  • Uganda Virus Research Institute
  • Kiira Motors Corporation
  • Makerere University
  • Uganda National Health Research Organization
  • References

    Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (Uganda) Wikipedia