The CTO governance is based on:

• The CTO Constitution
• The Rules of Procedure
• The CTO Ethical Framework

The Constitution was adopted on the 19 October 2023 in Yaoundé, Cameroon at the 61st Council Meeting and supersedes the Constitutional Amendments adopted in 1972, 1999, 2002 and 2012.

The Rules of Procedure were adopted on 19 October 2023 in Yaoundé, Cameroon at the 61st Council Meeting and supersedes the Constitutional Amendments adopted in 1972, 1999, 2002 and 2012.

The CTO’s ethical framework was adopted in 2012.

Primarily the CTO’s Governance is exercised through three organs:

1. Council – Consisting of representatives nominated by Full Member Countries, the Council is the highest policy-making body of the CTO. It meets annually to examine the progress of the Organisation and to suggest future programmes. Council elects the Chairperson, the First Vice Chairperson and the Second Vice Chairperson of the CTO who hold office for one year.
2. Executive Committee (ExCo) – Consisting of the Chairperson, the First Vice Chairperson, the Second Vice Chairperson, a Sector member representing the Development Partners, a Sector member representing the Industry Partners, the immediate past Chairperson, and the Secretary General, the ExCo oversees the activities of the CTO between Council meetings.
3. Secretariat – Headed by the Secretary General, the Secretariat is the body that delivers the mandate of the Organisation by implementing the agreed work programme.