PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR DEVELOPMENT IN (EAST AFRICA PERSPECTIVE)

AT THE REGIONAL INITIATIVE IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY INAUGURAL MEETING OCTOBER 6 - 7, 2008 – HILTON HOTEL, NAIROBI

BY: PROFESSOR MAGGIE KIGOZI,

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, UIA 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

2 Poverty Reduction vs Millennium Development Goals

Source: MFPED 3 UIA - VISION AND MISSION

ƒVISION “Make Uganda the leading Investment destination”.

ƒMISSION “Promote and facilitate investment projects, provide serviced land, and advocate for a competitive business environment”.

4 FDI inflows to Uganda (1990 – 2007)

Year FDI m$ 400 1990/00 (avg) 82 350

2002 185 300 250 2003 202 200 2004 295 150 2005 380 100

2006 400 50 0 2007 368 FDI (m US$)

Source: WIR 2008, UNCTAD 5 Achievements: 1991 - 2007

Planned Investment Values (1991 - 2007) )

14,000 USD M USD ( 12,000 10,000

8,000 6,000 4,000 2,000

- Investm ent Values

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 9 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 9 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 199 19 1 199 1 1 199 199 1 200 200 2 2 200 2 2 200

Year

Cumm. Pl. Inv (USD M) 6 Achievements: 1991 - 2007

Planned Employment Values (1991 -2007)

400,000 350,000 300,000 250,000 200,000 150,000 100,000 No. of Em ployees 50,000

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1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996Year 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

Cum Planned Employment 7 Some Multinationals in Uganda

8 Some New Multinationals - 2007/8

9 Private Sector/ Academia Partnership

• Workforce • Research • Technology • Biotechnology • Research • Seeds • Disease • Farming methods • Surveys • Data collection • ICT • Investment Opportunities

10 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

11 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 • Private Sector Forum • MUBS Business Forum

12 Challenges

• Sensitisation • Government Policy statements • Demand Driven Research • Research dissemination

13 Uganda Investment Authority Twed Plaza - Plot 22B, Lumumba Avenue P.O. Box 7418, Uganda Tel.+256-(0)414-30-10-00 Fax +256-(0)414-34-29-03 www.ugandainvest.com [email protected]

THANK YOU! 14