Uganda Investment Authority 1 AT THE AAAS ANNUAL MEETING SYMPOSIUM FEBRUARY 12 – 16, 2009 CHICAGO By: Professor Maggie Kigozi, Executive Director, UIA.

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Uganda Investment Authority 1 AT THE AAAS ANNUAL MEETING SYMPOSIUM FEBRUARY 12 – 16, 2009 CHICAGO By: Professor Maggie Kigozi, Executive Director, UIA PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR DEVELOPMENT IN UGANDA

Uganda Investment Authority 2 NATIONAL VISION Vision 2025 “ Prosperous People, Harmonious Nation, Beautiful Country.” Poverty Reduction Strategy Country Paper (PRSCP) Poverty Eradication Action Plan (PEAP) Target: By 2017 Poverty will have been reduced to less than 10% Private Sector Led Economy

Uganda Investment Authority 3 Source: MFPED Poverty Reduction Vs Millennium Development Goals

Uganda Investment Authority 4 §VISION “Make Uganda the leading Investment destination”. §MISSION “Promote and facilitate investment projects, provide serviced land, and advocate for a competitive business environment”. UIA - VISION AND MISSION

Uganda Investment Authority 5

6 FDI Inflows (2000 – 2007) Source: Bank of Uganda, Balance of Payments 2007/08

Uganda Investment Authority 7 Achievements:

Uganda Investment Authority 8 Achievements:

Uganda Investment Authority 9 Some Multinationals in Uganda

Uganda Investment Authority 10 Some New Multinationals 2007/8

Uganda Investment Authority 11 Private Sector/Academia Partnership Workforce Research Technology Biotechnology Seeds Disease Farming methods Surveys Data Collection ICT Investment Opportunities

Uganda Investment Authority 12 Government Role Universal Primary Education Universal Secondary Education Liberalised Education Sector Curricula ICT Vocational Colleges Technical Colleges Science Prioritised Corporate Governance Institute Entrepreneurship Skills training UIA promote S & T UIA/Government provide land

Uganda Investment Authority 13 Academia Role Good Basic Education Computer Literacy For all Quick Response to Training needs Entrepreneurship Skills Incubators Presidential Science Initiative Science and Technology awards, conferences, etc Makerere University Private sector Forum MUBS Business Forum

Uganda Investment Authority 14 Challenges Sensitisation Demand Driven Research Research Dissemination Training/Retaining Scientists

Uganda Investment Authority 15 Uganda Investment Authority Twed Plaza - Plot 22B, Lumumba Avenue P.O. Box 7418, Kampala Uganda Tel.+256-(0) Fax +256-(0)