Ministry of Innovation and Technology (Ethiopia)
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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | December 1975 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Ethiopia |
| Headquarters | near Colson St, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 9°01′26″N 38°45′18″E / 9.023822°N 38.755073°E |
| Annual budget | 300 billion birr (as of 2021)[1] |
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The Ministry of Innovation and Technology (MinT) (formerly known as the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST), Ministry of Communication & Information Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology) is an Ethiopian government department responsible for science and technological development in Ethiopia as well as a governing body of communications. It was established as a commission in December 1975 by directive No.62/1975. The current minister is Belete Molla since 2021.
List of ministers[edit]
- October 2018 – February 2020: Dr.-Ing. Getahun Mekuria[2][3]
- February 2020 – 6 October 2021: Abraham Belay[3]
- 6 October 2021 – present: Belete Molla[4]
History[edit]
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 third 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 .[5] The ministry changed its title to Ministry of Innovation and Technology in October 2018.
Vision[edit]
To see Ethiopia entrench the capacities which enable rapid learning, adaptation and utilization of effective foreign technologies by the year 2022/23.
It has a mission of coordinating, encouraging and supporting science and technology activities that realize the country's social and economic developments
Affiliate organizations[edit]
- Ethiopian Technology and Innovation Institute
- Ethiopian Radiation and Protection Authority
- Ethiopian Space Science and Technology Institute
- Ethiopian Biotechnology Institute
- Geospatial Information Institute
References[edit]
- ^ behabtu1. "Gov't to Digitalize Services This Ethiopian Budget Year | Ethiopian News Agency". Retrieved 2022-09-13.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Ethiopian PM announce new, half women cabinet ministers". Tesfa News. 2018-10-16. Archived from the original on 2020-12-30. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
- ^ a b "News: Despite objections PM Abiy removes one of the remaining two TPLF members from his cabinet". Addis Standard. 2020-01-22. Archived from the original on 2021-01-01. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
- ^ "22 cabinet ministers of the Prime Minister Abiy have been approved by Ethiopian Parliament - Latest news about Harar and Hararies - Latest Harar News, Latest Ethiopian News, Latest World News, Latest Saay News - Harar (Gêy) and Harari people (Gêy Usu')". harar.city. Retrieved 2022-08-31.
- ^ "Ministry of Science and Technology". MoST.
