TANZANIA COMMISSION FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(COSTECH)

Organogram

COSTECH is structured in three tiers, consisting of the Board of Commissioners, Research and Development (R&D) Advisory Committees and the Secretariat. The Chairperson of the Board of Commissioners is appointed by the President of United Republic of Tanzania while members of the Commission are appointed by the Minister responsible for Education, Science and Technology. Some members of the Board of Commissioners constitute an Executive Committee, which is a statutory organ of the Commission to which the Commission can delegate any of its functions. The Board of Commissioners gives broad directives and guidelines for implementation of COSTECH strategic objectives to the Secretariat or management through its various R&D Advisory Committees.