About COSTECH@40
ABOUT THE CONFERENCE
The COSTECH@40 Conference commemorates four decades of leadership in advancing science, technology, innovation, research coordination, and evidence-informed national development in Tanzania.
Unlike conventional academic conferences, COSTECH@40 Conference is designed as a national platform for strategic dialogue, policy engagement, innovation partnerships, and implementation-oriented solutions supporting Tanzania’s transformation agenda under Development Vision 2050 (DIRA 2050). The conference will bring together government, academia, industry, innovators, investors, development partners, financial institutions, civil society, and other strategic actors to promote stronger linkages between research, policy, industry, investment, and implementation systems.
The conference will provide opportunities to share transformative innovations, implementation experiences, policy perspectives, institutional lessons, and scalable solutions relevant to Tanzania’s future development priorities. It will also feature innovation showcases, technology demonstrations, exhibitions, startup engagement platforms, policy and investment dialogues, and cross-sector networking forums aimed at strengthening partnerships, commercialization, and technology uptake.
As Tanzania advances towards a knowledge-driven, competitive, and innovation-led economy, COSTECH@40 provides a timely platform for strengthening evidence-to-implementation pathways and identifying strategic solutions capable of accelerating DIRA 2050.
Objectives
- Align STI Priorities with Vision 2050 Goals: Explore how STI can drive key national aspirations such as industrialization, inclusive growth, youth employment, digital transformation, and sustainable development.
- Showcase STI Achievements: Highlight local innovations, research outcomes, and creative solutions from Tanzanian institutions and innovators that address national challenges.
- Strengthen Multi-Sectoral Collaboration: Engage academia, government, private sector, development partners, and civil society in shaping a collaborative STI ecosystem.
- Identify Policy and Investment Gaps: Discuss policy bottlenecks, financing challenges, and capacity gaps hindering STI development and propose solutions.
- Launch NISSTI: launch the NISSTI as strategic tool to monitor STI performance aligned with Vision 2050.
- Launch of COSTECH STI Complex in Dodoma: with modern offices, labs, and innovation spaces that strengthen collaboration, policy engagement, and access to STI resources.
