MAZIKU

• Institution: Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology
• Mailing Address:   P.O. Box 4302, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
• Email:                       joseph.maziku@costech.or.tz
• Tel:                           +255222700749; Mob:+255714506905

Science   Technology   and   Innovation   policy    /    STI    indicators/Research   outputs dissemination and utilization / monitoring and evaluation studies/ Impact analysis

• PhD in Science and Technology Studies – (A scientometric analysis of the Science System in Tanzania) – (2017-2021) Stellenbosch University, South Africa.
• Project Management certificate – (2019) Stellenbosch University, South
• Research Management Certificate – (2016)Southern Africa Research and Innovation Management Association (SARIMA), Kigali Rwanda
• Masters of Public Health – (2011) University of Libre de Bruxelles and University of Mons,
• Monitoring and Evaluation Certificate – (2014) University of Bologna, Italy
• Agribusiness Incubation Training – (2013) Info Dev and World Bank, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
• Research Evidence Based Decision Training – (2013) Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology
• Research Methods Certificate – (2013) London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR),
• Veterinary Communication and Extension Certificate – (2010) University of Pretoria, South
• International Certificate Dairy cattle Training Program – (2006) California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, California,
• Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine – (2003) Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania
• Advance Certificate of Secondary Education – (1997) Tambaza High School, Dare es Salaam, Tanzania.
• Ordinary Certificate of Secondary Education – (1994) Azania Secondary School,

• Centre for Research on Evaluation, Science and Technology (CREST), and the DST-NRF Centre of Excellence in Scientometrics and STI Policy, Stellenbosch University- January 2017 to date- PhD Candidate in Science and Technology Study and part time Researcher.
• Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology (COSTECH)- April 2013- December 2016: Senior Program Officer- Research Management and Coordination.
• Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries Development– December 2003 to March 2013: Senior Veterinary

ACHIEVEMENTS

• Research coordination and promote of 82 research projects funded by Tanzania government and development partners implemented by various R&D institutions in Tanzania.
• Registration and Clearance of over 600 research projects in Tanzania
• Research coordination and promote 15 STI Research Projects jointly implemented in Tanzania (COSTECH) and South Africa (NRF).
• Participated in the review of the research grant manual for research projects funded by the Tanzania
• Trained more than 1000 agriculture extension officers
• Coordinated the commissioning of research in strategic areas of science, technology and innovation, to strengthen policy and regulatory gaps in the country
• Manage the collection of information and data in the research conducted in Tanzania
• Advocacy on women and youth economic empowerment through Agriculture productivity value chain in Central zone of
• Project coordination M&E of Local chicken production for improvement of Livelihood in in Central zone of
• Coordination, Promotion and popularization of “KILIMO KWANZA” Projects (Agriculture First Research Projects) and dissemination of 40 developed agriculture technologies in Tanzania to improve food security and livelihoods
• Sida program proposal writing on research funding for the Tanzania R&D institutions
• Facilitated technology transfer, innovation and Intellectual Property in the development of science, technology and innovation of trivalent chicken
• Facilitated collection of STI data and indicators in the country to track progress in STI developments
• Facilitated the review of the Sida funded research project
• Organized and participated in the Monitoring and Evaluation of COSTECH funded research projects. 2013-2016
• Organized and participated in the drafting of the Tanzania National Research Agenda for 2015-2020.
• Facilitated the review of the joint research proposals between Tanzania and South Africa
• Facilitated resource mobilisation for research funds for R&D institutions in Tanzania
• Coordinated and managed project staff and consultancies
• Facilitated the review of the joint research proposals between Tanzania and Korea Republic.
• Assisted and facilitated researchers in drafting policy briefs for their research findings.
• Documentation of tangible findings from research projects funded by Tanzania government and development
• Managed the collection of information and data in the area of STI
• Drafting the COSTECH program proposal for the Science Granting Councils Initiative (SGCI) 2015-2020 funded by DFID -UK,IDRC Canada and NRF South Africa.
• Quarterly and annual reports