Research and Innovation Policy 2021.

The Research and Innovation (R&I) policy (2021) of Lesotho consists of a series of strategies on activities to be undertaken by the Government of Lesotho and its institutions, mainly the Department of Science and Technology (DST) under the Ministry of Communications, Science and Technology (MCST), within the proposed timeframe of 10 years (2022-2032). Relevant policy interventions are organized under the the following thematic areas: Tertiary education and workforce training programmes; Collaborative scientific R&D; Inclusion and socioeconomic equality and equity; Indigenous knowledge systems, IP protection and access to R&I information; Business regulatory environment and access to incentives; Emerging applications in agriculture, health, ICT, manufacturing and green economy.