LAW Nº 40/2017 OF 16/08/2017 ESTABLISHING THE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND DETERMINING ITS MISSION, ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONING | 40/2017 OF 16/08/2017 — Rwanda law | Esheria

LAW Nº 40/2017 OF 16/08/2017 ESTABLISHING THE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND DETERMINING ITS MISSION, ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONING

This provision creates the National Council for Science and Technology (NCST) and sets out its mission, organization, and functioning.

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Jurisdiction
Rwanda
Instrument
Act or statute
Citation
40/2017 OF 16/08/2017
Status
In force
Version
Undated source snapshot
Language
mul
Updated
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This provision creates the National Council for Science and Technology (NCST) and sets out its mission, organization, and functioning. NCST’s head office is in Kigali, and it may be moved elsewhere in Rwanda if necessary; NCST may also open branches elsewhere in Rwanda with approval from its supervising authority. NCST has legal personality and autonomy in its administration, operations, and management of its property and staff. NCST’s mission is to help Rwanda become a country based on science, technology, and innovation, and to use those tools to improve social welfare, sustainable economic development, and market competitiveness. NCST is supervised by the Office of the President of the Republic.