Ministry of Science and Technology (Angola)

Ministry of Science and Technology
MINCT
Ministry overview
Ministério da Ciência e Tecnologia
Formed	May 9, 2014 (2014-05-09)
Type	Ministry
Jurisdiction	Government of Angola
Headquarters	Luanda
Ministry executive	Maria Cândida Teixeira, Minister of Science and Technology
Website	minct.gov.ao

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The Ministry of Science and Technology (Portuguese: Ministério da Ciência e Tecnologia, MINCT) is a cabinet-level ministry of the government of Angola.^[1] The mission of the ministry is to "Propose and coordinate the implementation of policies in the field of Science, Technology and Innovation, as well as their modes of organization, operation and evaluation."^[2]^[3] The current Minister of Science and Technology is Maria Cândida Teixeira.^[4]^[5]

Establishment

1997

The ministry was established in 1997 as the Ministry of Science and Technology (Portuguese: Ministério da Ciência e Tecnologia, MINCIT). Its mission and structure are outlined in Estatuto Orgânico do Ministério da Ciência e Tecnologia: Decreto-Lei 15/99 of 1999, and further clarified under Decreto n. 2/2008, de 28 de fevereiro, do Conselho de Ministros; and Presidential Decree no. 70/70 of 2009.^[4]^[6]

2010

In February 2010 the Ministry of Science and Technology (MINCIT) merged with the Secretary of State for Higher Education (Portuguese: Secretaria de Estado do Ensino Superior, SEES) to form the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology (Portuguese: Ministério do Ensino Superior, Ciência e Tecnologia, MESCT). The merger was outlined in Presidential Decree No 70/10, 19 May 2010.^[4]^[6]

2012

The Ministry of Higher Education and Science and Technology was split into two ministries in 2012. The Ministry of Science and Technology reverted to its original name in both Portuguese and English, but now uses the acronym MINCT. The Ministry of Higher Education (Portuguese: Ministério do Ensino Superior) is known by the acronym ES. The split was outlined in Presidential Decree no. 233/12 of December 4, 2012.

Location

At the time of its establishment the headquarters of the Ministry of Science and Technology were located on Avenida Lenine to the southwest of Largo Lenine in the Ingombota district of Luanda. It was relocated to a joint government administration building on the newly-named Rua da MAT (Rua da Ministério da Administração do Território), "Complexo Administrativo "Clássicos do Talatona", in the district of Luanda Sul in 2014. The ministry is located in Building 3 of the complex.^[7]

Organazational structure

Section 2, Article 3 of the Estatuto Orgânico do Ministério do Ensino Superior e da Ciência e Tecnologia outlines the organizational structure of the ministry. It provides for five national directorates and eight institutes and centers.^[3]

Directorates

National Directorate of Development and Expansion of Higher Education
National Directorate of Advanced Training
National Directorate of Vocational Guidance and Student Support
National Directorate of Scientific Research
National Directorate of Technological Development and Innovation

Institutes and centers

National Institute of Scholarships
National Institute for Assessment and Accreditation of Higher Education
National Center for Scientific Research (Angola)
National Technology Center (Angola)
National Fund for Scientific and Technological Development
National Institute Accreditation Regulator and Technology Transfer
National Institute of Traditional Knowledge
National Center for Catchment and Satellite Image Processing

References

↑ "The Republic of Angola, Ministry of Science and Technology" (PDF). African Development Bank. 2012. Retrieved 2016-09-12.
↑ "ATRIBUIÇÕES" (in Portuguese). Luanda, Angola: Ministério da Ciência e Tecnologia. 2015. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
1 2 "Estatuto Orgânico do Ministério do Ensino Superior e da Ciência e Tecnologia" (in Portuguese). Geneva: World Intellectual Property Organization. 2015. Retrieved 15 Sep 2016.
1 2 3 Ngunga, Eurico Josué (2015). Science, Technology and Innovation: the Challenges of Strengthening the National Innovation System of Angola (PDF). Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil: Federal University of Minas Gerais. p. 97. Retrieved 2016-09-12.
↑ "Perfil do Ministro" (in Portuguese). Luanda, Angola: Ministério da Ciência e Tecnologia. 2015. Retrieved 9 Sep 2016.
1 2 Masin, Menelea (2008). Science, Technology and Innovation Policy (STIP) Review of Angola. New York and Geneva: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. p. 9. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
↑ "Ministérios instalam-se em Talatona". O País (in Portuguese). Luanda, Angola: MediaNova. 2014-08-22. Retrieved 2016-09-12.

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