The University of Namibia (UNAM) will from now on, work together with the National Council, to create laws that respond to the needs of Namibia and its citizens. To enable such co-operation, the National Council and UNAM have just signed a memorandum of understanding to help the law-making process. UNAM will make available scientific evidence, senior students and researchers to assist parliamentarians. In turn, the National Council will contribute to training and provide an experiential learning environment for students to gain skills and experience. UNAM Vice-Chancellor Lazarus Hangula says UNAM is keen to support evidence based law making. Evidence-based legislation is where legislators use the best available scientific evidence as basis for the formulation and writing of law. Such evidence is especially important in the areas of medicine, environment, Information Technology and well-being, where people may tend to be emotionally motivated, to quickly pass legislation without taking time to enquire the validity and reliability of available evidence pertaining to proposed laws. National Council Chairperson Margaret Mensah-Williams said the mandate of UNAM and the National Council complement each another with a common goal of socio-economic development and advancing industrialisation in Namibia.