Royal Science and Technology Park

The Royal Science and Technology Park (RSTP) is a Swazi public enterprise and science park created to foster the conception of inventions and facilitate their patenting and help knit various elements of the R&D cluster together. It is intended to provide a focal point for research, facilitates the links between research and industrial communities and stimulates the development of knowledge-based businesses through the incubation of techno-preneurship and high-tech enterprises.[3][4][1][5]

Royal Science and Technology Park
AbbreviationRSTP
MottoWe spread the wings you take the initiative.
Formation2007[1]
FounderKing Mswati III
TypeResearch and development organisation
Legal statusActive
PurposeTo be the leading oasis of science and innovative technologies for wealth creation.
HeadquartersBiotechnology Park
Location
Region served
Eswatini
CEO
Vumile Dlamini[2]
Phiwa Nkambule, Prof. Musa A Dube, Dr Rejoice Maseko, Dr Velephi Okello, Ndumiso Ngozo, Prof. Cebisile Magagula, Ndzingeko Dlamini, Vumile Dlamini (CEO)
Websitewww.rstp.org.sz

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The land for the park was acquired through forced evictions, according to Amnesty International.[7][8]

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