Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (Malaysia)

Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI)

Kementerian Sains, Teknologi dan Innovasi"
Logo of the Ministry Of Science, Technology and Innovation
Ministry overview
Formed	1973; 44 years ago (1973)
Preceding Ministry	Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment
Jurisdiction	Government of Malaysia
Headquarters	Level 1-7, Block C4 & C5, Complex C, Federal Government Administrative Centre, 62662 Putrajaya
Employees	4,780 (2017)
Annual budget	MYR 1,137,536,300 (2017)
Minister responsible	Wilfred Madius Tangau, Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation
Deputy Minister responsible	Abu Bakar Mohamad Diah, Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation
Ministry executives	Mohd Azhar Yahaya, Secretary-General Kua Abun, Deputy Secretary-General (Planning and Commercialisation) Ramzah Dambul, Deputy Secretary-General (Science, Technology and Innovation
Website	www.mosti.gov.my

The Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (Malay: Kementerian Sains, Teknologi, dan Inovasi), abbreviated MOSTI, is a ministry of the Government of Malaysia that is responsible for science, technology, innovation, space science, chemistry, nuclear, meteorological, standards, atomic energy, remote sensing, design, technology park, biotechnology, astronautics, cyber security, nanotechnology, venture capital, venture debt, AIDS, research. The current minister is Wilfred Madius Tangau.

It was created in 1973 by the federal government as the Ministry of Technology, Research and Local Government and was reformed in 1976 as the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment (MOSTE). Following the cabinet reshuffle of 2004, MOSTE evolved yet again to its current form.

The objective behind the creation of the ministry is to improve competitiveness in the fields of science and technology through the generation of knowledge and sustainable development.