Presenting the Royal Science and Technology Park (RSTP)

The Royal Science and Technology Park (RSTP), located in the Kingdom of Eswatini on the continent of Africa, is a public enterprise established through an Act of Parliament in 2012. This is the brainchild of His Majesty King Mswati III as a result of his insatiable desire to help stimulate economic growth through foreign direct investment, thus leading the Kingdom of Eswatini into first-world status.

 The sole objective of RSTP is not only to be the leading oasis of science and innovative technologies for wealth creation but also to promote the development of information technology (IT) and research and development. 

The Royal Science and Technology Park is divided into two divisions, which are the Nokwane (headquarters) Site and the Phocweni Site. The Nokwane site is responsible for biotechnology, while the Phocweni site is liable for information technology (ICT).

RSTP manages a total of 317.7 hectares of land, of which its master plan comprises 159 hectares for industrial development ideally located in close proximity to import and export routes through highway access to the Republic of South Africa and Republic of Mozambique and a dry port railway leading to Maputo Sea Port (Mozambique) and Richards Bay (South Africa).

The Royal Science and Technology Park has now been designated as a Special Economic Zone (SEZ), and this was implemented through the SEZ Act of 2018. The Head of State is still the brains behind the SEZ Act initiative targeted at attracting foreign direct investment into the Kingdom of Eswatini.

The SEZ drive is designed to help promote export- oriented growth, generate employment with the intention to ensure technology transfer among the Eswatini populace, and subsequently stimulate economic growth. Currently, at least 80 ha of the industrial development land at Nokwane is serviced and readily available for the potential targeted investments to set up shop.

The One-Stop Shop\Service Centre

The One-Stop Shop\Service Centre is intended to ease and expedite the administrative processes and procedures of doing business within the Special Economic Zone. The Service Centre is an infrastructure that houses all the relevant stakeholders that provide all the services that an investor may require upon locating their investment at the SEZ.

The Biotechnology Park offers

• Knowledge generation research
• Research facilities
• Human capacity development
• Knowledge commercialisation
• Biotech Incubator
• Technology transfer office
• Mass production/investor facilitation
• Bio refineries
• Biotechnology companies

The Innovation Park houses:

Data Centre: The Data Centre is responsible for

• E-Government system
• a secure, reliable, and real-time ICT environment for all business to be available 24\7
• It provides a platform for electronic and mobile services.
• centralised and integrated data repository
• Cloud computing
• Strengthened stability of ICT resource operations and security systems (cyber security)

Advanced School of IT

Target group: talented young IT individuals and all IT professionals (both employed and unemployed) should obtain certification. It offers a Multimedia International Programme, Aptech's Certified Computer Professional and Information/Cyber Security and Ethical Hacking

IT Business Incubator

This facility provides an enabling environment for start-ups and small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The incubator provides business development services (such as training, vouching, and mentorship) to start-ups as well as investment assistance (security equity).

Call Centre

The largest business-to-customer relations management centre in the Kingdom, it provides businesses and large industries with an opportunity to minimise costs and maximise profits through outsourcing customer relations management services.It further provides companies room to concentrate on their core business and improve their efficiencies.