What is STI Commission?

The Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI) Commission is a new unit established under the Ministry and it is supervised by the R&D department of Afghan State Oil & Gas Corporation (AOGC). The purpose of establishing the STI Commission is to systematically search, register, and facilitate all the potential competences, resources, investments, aspirations, and project ideas within the STI framework for the national reconstruction and sustainable economic & social development of Afghanistan. Any Afghan or non-Afghan residing in the country or living abroad may register their competences, interests, and project ideas through this platform to jointly explore the development prospects through sharing their scientific knowledge, technological applications, and innovative solutions within the targeted sectors. The targeted sectors have been defined under the section ‘How we work’.