Mandate

The ministry's mandate includes Science Technology Innovation (STI) Policy, Research development, research authorization and coordination of Technical Education (TE). The ministry currently operates with three technical directorates and one SAGA; namely; Directorate of Research Development (DRD), Directorate of Technical Education (DTE), Directorate of Higher Education (DHE) and the National Council for Science and Technology (NCST). Policy priorities include:

• Strengthening the National STI standing and its competitiveness
• Improving the quality, relevance, equity and access to higher education and technical training
• Promoting evidence based policy making and national development
• Encourage private sector participation in STI and technical education
• Enhancing capacity of the national STI system towards demand driven
• STI, quality higher education and technical education services and
• effective use of existing talents and facilities
• Promoting excellence, creativity, innovation and investment in STI, higher education and technical education

 Vision

A national culture that prides in and actively promotes Science, Technology, Innovation and high quality higher education for prosperity and global competitiveness.

Mission
     
To develop higher and technical education and enhance integration of science, technology and innovation into national production systems for sustainable development.

Core Values    

• Transparency, Accountability and integrity
• World Class benchmarking standards
• Excellence and Team work
• Respect for Human rights and gender sensitivity
• Professionalism, ethical and evidence based decision making
• Innovation and creativity