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Ministry of Science and Technology

IX CONCLAVE ÍNDIA-ÁFRICA NOVA DELI, 17 − 21MARCH 2013 Investment & Technology Partnership. Republic of Mozambique. Louis Pelembe Minister of Science and Technology. Ministry of Science and Technology. Contents. The vision of GoM on S&T Mozambique Basic Indicators Main MCT Programmes

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Ministry of Science and Technology

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  1. IX CONCLAVE ÍNDIA-ÁFRICA NOVA DELI, 17 − 21MARCH 2013 Investment & Technology Partnership Republic of Mozambique Louis Pelembe Minister of Science and Technology Ministry of Science and Technology

  2. Contents • The vision of GoM on S&T • Mozambique Basic Indicators • Main MCT Programmes • Opportunity for Investment & Technology Partnership • 5. Favorable condition of investment in Science e Technology 2 Ministry of Science and Technology

  3. The vision of GoM on S&T Scientific Research should be geared to contribute to the poverty eradication and wealth generation Humancapacitydevelopmentiskey, targetingcurrentprioritiesbutwith open mind to fundamental research deemedcritical for future development 29/01/13 3 Ministry of Science and Technology

  4. Ministério da Ciência e Tecnologia - MCT Mozambique Basic Indicators • Area:799,390 sq.Km • Government • 25 Ministries • 11 Provinces, 128 Districts, 352 Administrative Posts • 33 Municipalities • Population : 23 million • Illiteracy Rate: • Overall: 45.5% • Urban: 21,3% • Rural: 33,2% • Per Capita GDP (2011):USD502 • GDP Nominal (2011): 12 million • Annual growth rate 2010-2011: 7.2% • FDI: 502 Million USD (2011), 3rd in Southern Africa • Internet Usage Density (2004): 5.7 • Teledensity (2011): • Fixed Line: 0.6 • Mobile: 12.35

  5. Ministério da Ciência e Tecnologia - MCT Main MCT Programmes • Human Resources Development; • Millennium Villages; • Creating the Scientists of Tomorrow; • Mozambican Innovator´s Programme; • Construction using local material; • Dissemination of Science; • Community Multimedia Centers; • Scientific and Technology Parks; • MoRENet; • Biotechnology; • Etnobotany.

  6. Investment Potential • In 2008 thGovernment of Mozambique approved the National Program for establishment of Science and Technology Parks: • South region of Mozambique, Maluana, with 960 ha, at the moment only 350 ha are done; • 2. Central regional (Dombe/Estaquinha and Mocuba) and • 3. North region (Nampula). • Each park will have its own infocus, accordingly to potential of each region. 6 Ministry of Science and Technology

  7. Maluana/Parck Ministério da Ciência e Tecnologia - MCT

  8. Investment & Technology Partnership Ministério da Ciência e Tecnologia - MCT Investment opportunity at Maluana: • Construction of common infrastructure (internal road network, electricity network, water network, sewerage system, telecommunication and data network in all the extension of the master plan estimated 25 million USD. • Construction of the National Biotechnology Centre in the Maluana Science and Technology Park estimated 115 million USD • Construction of 500 accommodations for students, researchers, lectures and other staff (estimated USD 85 M million);

  9. Other Investment Opportunities Ministério da Ciência e Tecnologia - MCT • Establishment of 3 centres of research training, technology and knowledge transfer for production and processing local crops - CSIR; • Post harvest technologies (Agroprocessing); • Small and Medium scale equipments manufacturing; 2. Establishment of remoting sense antenna to minimize natural disasters, such as floods, dried and pest control.

  10. Ministério da Ciência e Tecnologia - MCT Opportunity to Investment & Technology Partnership Main MCT Programme(Cont.) • Establishment of Technology University of Mozambique, with focus on the following area of Science and Technologies: • agriculture, • (ii) renewable energies, • iii) electronics engineering, • (iv) civil engineering, • (v) petroleum and mineral resources, • (vi) chemistry, • (vii) information and communication technologies, • (viii) transports, (ix) management – innovation and technologies and • (x) natural disasters.

  11. Favorable condition of investment in Science e Technology Ministério da Ciência e Tecnologia - MCT • Tax incentives - Legal Grounds: • Law no. 4/2009 of 12 January (Investment Law) • Decree no. 56/2009, of 7 October (Regulation of Investment Law) • Law no. 23/2007, 1 August (Labour Law)

  12. Favorable condition of investment in Science e Technology Ministério da Ciência e Tecnologia - MCT Income tax-IRPC and IRPS • Investments in the areas of scientific research, ICT, Innovation and technology development and Science Technologies Parks, are planned the following tax benefits: Tax on corporate income (IRPC)• Exemption for the first five years;• 50% reduction in the rate of 6-10 fiscal year;• 25% reduction in the rate of the 11-15 fiscal year;

  13. Challenges 13 Ministry of Science and Technology

  14. Ministério da Ciência e Tecnologia - MCT Thank you for your atention! Obrigado

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