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Hosted by the Government of Uganda through the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, Supported by the European Commission and African Union Commission, IEEE Africa Council, IEEE Uganda Section, IST-Africa Week 2020 (Kampala, Uganda, May) is the fifteenth in an annual series of Ministerial Level Technology Research Conferences.  IST-Africa provides a platform in Africa to strengthen ICT-enabled Innovation, Science and Technology related policy dialogues within Africa and between Africa and Europe, Global Development, Research and Innovation Cooperation Read more…

The Commission of the African Union is committed to support the use and development of science, technology and innovation in Africa and has, since 2008 been running the African Union Kwame Nkrumah Awards for Scientific Excellence (AUKNASE). These awards are in memory of the Great Pan-Africanist and First President of the Republic of Ghana, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, a firm believer in African liberation and unity! A man who pursued a revolutionary pan-African policy, with a Read more…

On 11th July, 2019, National Commission for Science and Technology (NCST) hosted a Bioenergy workshop which took place at Golden Peacock Hotel in Lilongwe and was organised by Lancaster University. Bioenergy is a form of renewable energy that is made from waste materials. The one day workshop discussed production of organic fertilizer from human, agricultural and food waste; Anaerobic Digestion (AD) systems and technologies; understanding the driving and challenging factors related to the adoption of Read more…

Programme for Biosafety Systems (PBS) in collaboration with National Commission for Science and Technology (NCST) conducted a Food and Feed Safety Workshop to discuss formulation of food and feed safety guidelines for the assessment of Genetically Modified (GM) crops and how to raise awareness on safety of GM foods and feed for human and livestock consumption. The two day meeting was held at Sunbird Livingstonia Beach Hotel from 4th-5th July, 2019. In his opening remarks, Read more…

The Malawi National Schools Science Fair is an annual event which gives secondary school students a platform where they can showcase their scientific projects made from locally sourced materials. This year’s science fair was held from 1st to 2nd July at Kamuzu Academy in Kasungu under the theme: Promotion of Science and Technological Innovations in Students: The Basis for Socio-economic Development in Malawi. In fulfilling its mission to promote, coordinate and regulate the development and Read more…

In line with the HIV/AIDS workplace policy, every year National Commission for Science and Technology (NCST) holds HIV/AIDS awareness workshops for its staff members. This year, NCST collaborated with Lighthouse Trust in organising the training themed “You don’t have to be positive to think positive.” Held on the 14th June 2019, at Blue Zebra in Salima, the lively workshop aimed at improving awareness of employees in matters regarding HIV/AIDS, its impact, management and availability of Read more…