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AT THE AT THE AAAS ANNUAL MEETING SYMPOSIUMAAAS ANNUAL MEETING SYMPOSIUMFEBRUARY 12 – 16, 2009 CHICAGOFEBRUARY 12 – 16, 2009 CHICAGO
By: Professor Maggie Kigozi, Executive Director, UIA
PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR DEVELOPMENT IN UGANDA
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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
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Poverty Reduction Vs Millennium Development Goals
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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
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Annual FDI Inflows : 1990 - 2007
-50
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
450
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Source: Various UNCTAD WIRs
Valu
e (U
S$ m
ill.)
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FDI Inflows (2000 – 2007)
0
200
400
600
800
FDI inflows in $ million
FDI inflows in $ million 181 202 295 380 644 797
2000 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Source: Bank of Uganda, Balance of Payments 2007/08
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Achievements: 1991 - 2008
Planned Investment Values (1991 to 2008)
-2,0004,0006,0008,000
10,00012,00014,000
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
Year
Inve
stm
ent V
alue
s (U
SD M
)
Cummulative Planned Investment (USD M)
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Achievements: 1991 - 2008
Planned Employment Values (1991 to 2008)
-50,000
100,000150,000200,000250,000300,000350,000400,000
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
Year
No.
of E
mpl
oyee
s
Cummulative Employment
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Some Multinationals in Uganda
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Some New Multinationals 2007/8
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Private Sector/Academia Partnership
• Workforce• Research• Technology• Biotechnology• Seeds• Disease• Farming methods• Surveys• Data Collection• ICT• Investment Opportunities
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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
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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
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Challenges
• Sensitisation• Demand Driven Research• Research Dissemination• Training/Retaining Scientists
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Uganda Investment AuthorityTwed Plaza - Plot 22B, Lumumba Avenue P.O. Box 7418, KampalaUgandaTel.+256-(0)414-30-10-00Fax +256-(0)414-34-29-03 www.ugandainvest.com [email protected]
