Ministry of Communication, Science and Technology explained

Agency Name:	Ministry of Communication, Science and Technology
Type:	Ministry
Preceding1:	Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology
Dissolved:	2015
Superseding1:	Ministry of Education, Science, Technology and Vocational Training
Superseding2:	Ministry of Works, Transport and Communications
Jurisdiction:	Government of Tanzania
Headquarters:	Dar es Salaam
Minister1 Name:	Makame Mbarawa
Deputyminister1 Name:	January Makamba
Chief1 Name:	Florens Turuka
Chief1 Position:	Permanent Secretary

The Ministry of Communication, and ICT was a Tanzanian government ministry that was established in February 2008. The ministry's roles were policy formulation, monitoring and evaluation, and regulatory and legal matters pertaining to communication, information and communications technology (ICT), science, technology, and innovation.^[1]

History

The ministry's predecessor was the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology (MHEST), which was known as the Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education before 2005.^[2] ^[3]

The ministry was later split and merged under President John Magufuli's cabinet. The science and technology remit was combined with the Ministry of Education and Vocational Training to form the Ministry of Education, Science, Technology and Vocational Training. The communications role became part of the Ministry of Works, Transport and Communications.

Ministry institutions

Subsidiary institutions under this ministry include:

Notes and References

Web site: Our Roles, Ministry, Contact us . 2020-04-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090430004659/http://www.mst.go.tz/ . 2009-04-30 . dead .
Book: Philemon Andrew K. Mushi. History and Development of Education in Tanzania. 2009. African Books Collective. 978-9976-60-494-8. 188. In 2005 the Ministry [of Science, Technology and Higher Education] was changed to the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology and operated up to 2008, when it was again combined with the Ministry of Education and Vocational Training..
Web site: Mainstreaming Higher Education in National and Regional Development in Southern Africa . 13 . Until February 2008, there was a Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology (MHEST). In. February 2008, higher education was dissolved into the Ministry of Education and Vocational Training (MoEVT) and Science and Technology was assigned to the Ministry of Communication, Science and Technology..
Web site: Organization Structure, Tanzania Atomic Energy Commission . 2013-06-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303220059/http://www.taec.or.tz/Downloads/Organization_structure.pdf . 2016-03-03 . dead .