Month: May 2023

On ” The Whole Government approach viz, Industry-public sector-local communities -universities/research institutions transformational engagement for Bottom-up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA)

NACOSTI regulates and assures quality in Science, Technology and Innovation Sector and advises the Government in matters related thereto. In fulfilling its mandate of assuring quality in matters of research, the Commission receives, and reviews all submitted research proposals before issuance of research licenses. However, there are proposals that require ethical review before consideration of an application for a research license. NACOSTI has assigned the task of ethical clearance of research proposals to Institutional Scientific and Ethics Review Committees (ISERCs). … Continue reading “NEWLY ACCREDITED ISERCs IN KENYA”

The U.S. Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Arms Control, Verification and Compliance (AVC), Mr. Paul Sean, paid a courtesy call to the Director General for the National Commission for Science, Technology, and Innovation (NACOSTI), Prof. Walter Oyawa to discuss issues on emerging technologies as well as share on the U.S. policy on that front on 5th May 2023 at the Commission’s headquarters. Mr. Paul Sean was accompanied by US State Department colleagues Aaron Miles and John Bravaco, as well … Continue reading “U.S. PRINCIPAL DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY BUREAU OF ARMS CONTROL, VERIFICATION, AND COMPLIANCE PAYS COURTESY CALL ON NACOSTI DIRECTOR GENERAL”