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          POSTPONEMENT OF THE 3RD NATIONAL RESEARCH DISSEMINATION CONFERENCE  22nd -24th APRIL 2020 Sunbird Nkopola Hotel Mangochi The National Commission for Science and Technology (NCST)  wishes to inform all  researchers and stakeholders of the postponement of  the 3rd National Research and Dissemination Conference, which was scheduled   to take place from 22nd -24th April, 2020 at Sunbird Nkopola  Hotel  in Mangochi. The postponement comes in the wake of Malawi Government’s ban on Read more…

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS Introduction The National Commission for Science and Technology (NCST) was established by the Science and Technology Act Number 16 of 2003 to advise the Government and other stakeholders on all science and technology matters in order to achieve a science and technology led development. The mission of the NCST is to promote, support, coordinate and regulate the development and application of science, technology and innovation in order to create wealth and improve Read more…

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…