The ministry's roles were policy formulation, monitoring and evaluation, and regulatory and legal matters pertaining to communication, information and communications technology (ICT), science, technology, and innovation.
[2][3] The ministry was later split and merged under President John Magufuli's cabinet.
The science and technology remit was combined with the Ministry of Education and Vocational Training to form the Ministry of Education, Science, Technology and Vocational Training.
Subsidiary institutions under this ministry include:
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