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Industry Departments
1. Background
The Industry department incorporates manufacturing, Construction,
& Transport and Communication Industries. As the Industry plays
a leading role in the realization of the Agricultural Development
Led Industrialization strategy of the country, efforts are made to
enhance its activities especially in generating, selecting, transferring
and assimilating modern technologies with the traditional ones. The
industry department of the ESTC facilitates conditions to provide
the necessary support for the creation of linkages and interdependence
among existing and forth coming R&D institutions, higher learning
institutions and the industrial sector so as to utilize their outputs
in a helpful manner.
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2. Objectives & Duties of
Industry Department of the ESTC
The Department of Industry is one of the six sectoral departments
of the Ethiopian Science and Technology Commission having the following
major objectives and duties.
2.1. Objectives
The major objectives of the Department are:-
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To co-ordinate activities pertinent to the promotion
and strengthening of S&T awareness of manufacturing construction
and transport and communication industries so that they could be
able to boost their production processes at all levels.
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To assist, encourage and strengthen sectoral
S&T activities at all stages that enable to meet the economic
and social requirements of the country
2.2. Duties
In order to achieve the aforementioned sectoral objectives, the department
undertakes the following duties.
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The department follows up, formulates/sets out
effective S&T polices and methodologies that enable to prepare
and evaluate scientific and technological plans, programs and projects
in the industrial sector and implement them economically and in
co-ordination.
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Create favourable conditions for the sector's
scientific and technological provision and utilization to properly
build the country's capability and strengthen the economic and social
contribution/ results of this effort.
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Follow-up implementation of appropriate policy
guidelines, rules and regulations as well as national plans and
projects in line with the sectoral policy objectives and strategies.
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Prepare agenda for the National Industrial S&T
Council pertaining to sectoral science and technology activities
and practically implement its resolutions. It serves as a secretariat
for the Council.
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Categorize (sub-sectorally), and preliminarily
evaluate research project proposals received and submit to the council
for final evaluation & approval.
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Follow-up the implementation of local research
grant (LRG) and SAREC supported projects selected by the council
and present evaluation reports.
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Propose ideas for the establishment of research
and other support institutions as required to promote the scientific
and technological development of the industrial sector and follow
up their implementation when endorsed.
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Facilitate conditions for the dissemination of
useful research and development outputs to end users.
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Prepare department operational budget and properly
implement when approved.
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Undertake other department affiliated activities.
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3. Organizational
Structure
In order to build Industrial S&T capability and implement the
policy effectively, a suitable organizational structure is required.
The structure is designed to help the elements of the system to be
strengthened in order to make their contributions more effective &
sustainable, and establish the necessary interdependence and co-operation.
Hence the Department has links with following bodies.
- Industrial S&T Council
- National Industrial R&D Centers
- Regional Industrial S&T Centers
- Industrial S&T Operational Units
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4. The Industry sub-sectors
currently operating under this department are :
4.1 Manufacturing Industry
4.1.1 Basic metals and engineering
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create and promote the capacity to design and
manufacture agricultural tools and machinery,
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build the capacity to design and manufacture
machinery, spare parts, components, hand tools by releasing public
funds and forwarding technical assistance to the industrial sector,
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undertake scientific and technological activities
that would enable to modify, adapt and assimilate transferred technologies,
and
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promote activities that strengthen foundry, heat
treatment, and machining which have special and all round services.
4.1.2 Food and Beverage
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improve and promote the production and preservation
techniques of traditional foods and beverages,
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promote research on traditional foods for better
& nutritionally balanced content,
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generate, improve & promote the technology
of handling, preparing and packaging of cereals, coffee and easily
perishable food items like fruits and vegetables, fish, meat, milk
and its products, and
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undertake research on by - products of food industry
to suit them for better use.
4.1.3 Chemical
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create capability to produce chemicals and chemical
products used as inputs for the agricultural and other sectors both
in quantity and quality,
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support researches on inputs such as mineral
fillers, additives and chemicals from locally available natural
products,
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supply technical assistance for researches on
local sourcing of imported inputs for food, beverage, leather, textile,
pharmaceutical, plastic, paper and pulp production, and
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promote and undertake research on techniques
that could eliminate or reduce pollution of industrial dust, liquid
waste and residues.
4.1.4 Textile
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strengthen efforts that would improve traditional
textile technology,
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promote competence to improve production process,
product diversification, product quality, pattern development, design
and dyeing techniques.
4.1.5 Leather
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promote and undertake research on the improvement
of traditional handling and tanning techniques and production of
chemical inputs from locally available natural products,
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improve and promote technical competence of handling,
preparing and use of skins and hides,
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promote the recycling methods of by-products
and refuses.
4.2 Construction Industry
4.2.1 Building Construction
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Identify and upgrade traditional building construction
techniques
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Support and follow researches which help in
producing building construction materials from locally available
raw materials
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Support the implementation of low-cost and efficient
design and construction techniques
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Propose ideas to improve and adapt foreign
construction technologies to local conditions
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Propose ideas to formulating, improving and
promoting design and construction standard code of practices
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Support the implementation of efficient and low
cost technologies in the construction of dry weather roads and small
scale bridges from locally available natural resources
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Propose ideas to improve and adapt foreign construction
technologies in roads, rail-way lines, air ports and sea ports to
local conditions
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Propose ideas to develop technological capacity
in repairing modern road construction equipments; and
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Propose ideas in formulating, improving and
developing standard code of practices in roads.
4.2.3 Water Works Construction
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Support the implementation of technologies in
irrigation, water supply and sewerage constructions
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Support to enhance design and construction capacity
of deep wells, dams, and irrigation works
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Support to develop the construction technologies
of small scale irrigation schemes
4.3 Transport and Communication Industry
4.3.1 Land Transport
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build technical capability to utilize, repair,
maintain, improve, and modify land transport means.
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study, develop and strengthen low-cost transport
technologies appropriate to the rural population; and
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Propose ideas for better utilization and performance
of land transportation system in the city as well as in rural areas
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select, improve, and utilize appropriate traditional
marine transport means:
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upgrade the capability & efficiency of traditional
marine transport (boats).
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Ato Shumu Tefera,
Head, Industry Department
P.O. Box: 2490
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Tel.: 251-11-1572716
Fax: 251-11-1572715
E-mail: indus@estc.gov.et
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