During this year’s Research Dissemination Conference last Thursday at Sunbird Nkopola Lodge, researchers, innovators and entrepreneurs gathered a platform to show their work and then the research results should lead to evidence based policy formulation.

The National Commission for Science and Technology (NCST) says it is satisfied with this year’s Research Dissemination Conference as it has revealed issues that will be taken on board during policy formulation. The National Research Dissemination conference (NRDC) was under the theme “Research, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Towards a Productive Resilient Nation”.

Speaking after the conference, National Commission for Science and Technology Director General Associate Professor Elijah M.M Wanda said as NCST they are very happy and satisfied with the conference, as the goal was reached. “We wanted to bring different researchers, innovators and entrepreneurs to come to a platform to show their work and then the research results should lead to evidence based policy formulation. We have seen that there are so many key issues that are coming out that are very key policy indicators that we will take them on board,” said Wanda.

The conference was organised by National Commission for Science and Technology (NCST) in partnership with National Planning Commission (NPC) to input into strategies for operationalization of the soon to be launched 2063 vision for Malawi.