Entity Type: Domestic Party or Government Institution

The Ministry of Technology and Science (贊比亞科技部) is the Zambian government ministry responsible for formulating and implementing policies on technology, science, communications, and skills development. According to its official mandate, the ministry coordinates research to promote investment in science and technology, promotes advancement of knowledge and skills, and conducts science, technology, and innovation impact assessments, with the stated aim of accelerating Zambia’s transformation into a digital economy. It collaborates with industry and the private sector in developing relevant innovations and enforces standards, regulations, and licensing in its portfolio areas. The ministry was established in 2021 as part of the reorganization of government portfolios under President Hakainde Hichilema. It has been an active partner in Zambia’s AI governance engagement with China, including co-hosting the High-Level Meeting on International Cooperation on Capacity-Building of Artificial Intelligence (人工智能能力建設國際合作高級別會議) at the United Nations General Assembly in September 2024, at which Zambia was represented by the minister.

The Ministry of Finance and National Planning (贊比亞財政和國家計劃部) is the Zambian government ministry responsible for the preparation of the national budget, economic management, resource mobilization, debt management, and public finance management. Its mandate is derived from the Minister of Finance (Incorporation) Act of the Laws of Zambia, originally enacted in 1958. The ministry is also responsible for national visioning, national development planning, appraisal of public investments, and coordination of development assistance programs.

The National Economic Council (Dewan Ekonomi Nasional), or DEN, is an Indonesian presidential advisory body mandated to provide strategic recommendations to the President on the formulation and implementation of national economic policy. The council was originally established on November 30, 1999 under President Abdurrahman Wahid but was disbanded within a year. It was re-established on October 20, 2024 by President Prabowo Subianto with institutional status equivalent to a ministry. According to the council’s official profile, its functions include providing strategic advice to the President on alignment of economic policies with national priorities, recommending measures for effective implementation of priority programs.

The Government of the Republic of Zambia (贊比亞共和國政府) is the sovereign government of Zambia, a landlocked republic in southern Africa that gained independence from British colonial rule on October 24, 1964. According to the Commonwealth Local Government Forum, Zambia is a democratic republic with a unicameral parliament known as the National Assembly, with executive authority vested in a directly elected president serving a maximum of two five-year terms. In its 2024 country report, Human Rights Watch documented a pattern of increasing authoritarianism ahead of national elections scheduled for 2026, including restrictions on political opposition, interference with judicial independence, and public statements by the president that raised concerns about the government’s commitment to holding elections on schedule.

The Ministry of Information and Media is the Zambian government ministry responsible for broadcasting and television services, information and media policy, and information services. Its mandate, as prescribed in Government Gazette Notice No. 1123 of 2021, covers the implementation of broadcasting and television services, information services, and information and media policy, as well as supervision of the following statutory bodies and institutions: the Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA), the Times of Zambia, Times Printpak Zambia Limited, the Zambia Daily Mail, the Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation (ZNBC), the Zambia Printing Company (ZPC), and the Zambia Institute of Mass Communication (ZAMCOM) Education Trust. The ministry is also charged with formulating and administering policies relating to media and regulating the activities of media houses and outlets. Under the Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation Act of 1987 and its successor, the Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation Act, 2025 (Act No. 26 of 2025), the minister holds the power to appoint all members of the ZNBC board. The ministry was renamed from the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Services following the August 2021 general elections, with the realignment approved by the National Assembly as required by the Constitution; the rename also resulted in the transfer of the cinematography and theatre portfolios to other line ministries. The ministry is headquartered at the New Government Complex in Lusaka.