The President of the United Republic of Tanzania issued a notice on assignment of Ministerial responsibilities (instruments) vide Government Notice No. 20 of February, 2008 to establish the Ministry of Communication, Science and Technology.
Based on the Instrument the Ministry has been charged with the following responsibilities:-

• Posts and Telecommunications Policies and their Implementation.
• Communication, Science and Technology Policy and Programmes
• Acquisition and Application of Technology.
• Development of Local expertise in Science and Technology.
• Dissemination of Research Findings Regarding Development of Science and Technology.
• Institutes of Science and Technology
• Information Technology Programmes and their Implementation
• Performance Improvement and Development of Human Resource under this Ministry
• Extra-Ministerial Departments, Parastatal Organisations and Projects under this Ministry
• Government Agencies under the ambit of theMinistry

VISION
The Vision is: “To have a knowledge based Tanzanian society with the capacity and capability to harness Science, Technology and Innovation for the transformation of the economy that is sustainable and globally competitive”.

MISSION
The Mission is: “To facilitate human capital development and knowledge generation for sustainable wealth creation and better livelihood of Tanzanians through policy development, and promotion of science, technology and ICT”.

Roles of the Ministry
The roles of the Ministry are policy formulation, Monitoring and Evaluation, regulatory and legal matters pertaining to communication, ICT, science, technology and Innovation.

ORGANISATION STRUCTURE OF THE MINISTRY
The Current Organisation Structure of the Ministry of Communication, Science and Technology consists of the three Line Divisions, two Support Divisions and six Units. To see the organisation structure click here.