MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

MINISTERIAL RESPONSIBILITY

The statutory responsibilities of ministry of science and technology include the following:

1. Formation, review and implementation of the state policy on science and technology;

2.  Formation, review and implementation of the state policy on Information Technology;

3.  Promotion, coordination and sustenance of indigenous scientific and technological research;

4.  Promotion and administration of technology acquisition, adaptation and transfer;

5.  Installation and maintenance of telecommunication equipment in government offices in liaison with NITEL;

6.  Establishment of a technology data bank for the state;

7.  Provision and maintenance of computer and other related office equipment;

8.  Promotion and coordination of integrated, (that is human infrastructural and institutional) scientific and technological capacity building;

9.  Advising the State Government on S&T issues;

10.  Liaison with research and industrial organizations for joint research activities;

11.  Assess for patent rights and promotion of research innovation and inventions;

12.  Development of a Science and Technology park;

13. Establishment of Akwa Ibom State University of Technology;

14.  Establishment and maintenance of relations with National and International, public and private scientific and technological organizations;

15.  Provision and networking government offices with internet facilities;

16.  Any Science and Technology responsibility the State Government may wish to assign.

COLLABORATION:

v    United National Educational Scientific And Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

v    International Association Of Science Parks (IASP)

v    National Office For Technology Acquisition And    Promotion (NOTAP)

v    National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA)

v    Science Equipment And Development Institute (SEDI)

v    Uyo Technology Incubation Centre (UTIC)