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Document of The World Bank FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Public Disclosure Authorized Report No: 33265-UG PROJECT APPRAISAL DOCUMENT ON A Public Disclosure Authorized PROPOSED CREDIT IN THE AMOUNT OF SDR 20.9 MILLION (US30.0 MILLION EQUIVALENT) TO THE THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA FOR A Public Disclosure Authorized MILLENNIUM SCIENCE INITIATIVE PROJECT May 1,2006 Human Development 1 Country Department 4 Africa Region Public Disclosure Authorized This document has a restricted distribution and may be used by recipients only in the performance of their official duties. Its contents may not otherwise be disclosed without World Bank authorization. CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (Exchange Rate Effective June 2005) Currency Unit = Uganda Shilling (UGX) Shs.1,767 = USDl USD... = SDR1 FISCAL YEAR July 1 - June 30 ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS AAA Analytical and Advisory Services BHE Board ofHigher Education (Indonesia) CSR Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (South Africa) DFR Department of Fish Resources DGHE Directorate General ofHigher Education (Indonesia) DIF Development Innovation Fund EC Executive Committee of the UNCST ESMF Environment and Social Management Framework FAPD Finance, Accounts, and Procurement Department (of the UNCST) GDP Gross Domestic Product HACCP Hazard and Critical Control Point HIV/AIDS Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome [email protected] Innovations at Makerere Committee ICB International Competitive Bidding ICT Information and Communications Technologies IDG Institutional Development Grant IFR Interim Financial Report JICA Japanese International Cooperation Agency LIB Limited International Bidding MoFPED Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development MOES Ministry ofEducation and Sports MTCS Medium Term Competitiveness Strategy NAADS National Agricultural Advisory Service NARC National Agricultural Research Council NARS National Agriculture Research System NCB National Competitive Bidding NCDC National Curriculum Development Centre NCHE National Council for Higher Education NEMA National Environmental Management Authority NGO Non-Governmental Organization PAG Project Advisory Group PDE Procuring and Disposal Entity PDU Procuring and Disposal Unit PEAP Poverty Eradication Action Plan PEM Physics, Economics and Mathematics PIRT Private Investors’ Roundtable PMA Plan for the Modernization ofAgriculture PPDAA Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Act PPF Project Preparation Facility WED Regional Program Enterprise Development RT Research Teams R&D Research and Development SBD Standard Bidding Documents SESEMAT Secondary Science and Mathematics Education Project SIL Specific Investment Loan SMEs Small and Medium Enterprises SRT Senior Research Teams S&T Science and Technology TC Technical Committee TPPA Third Party Procurement Agent TVET Technical and Vocational Education and Training UACE Uganda Advanced Certificate ofEducation (A-level exam) UIRI Uganda Industrial Research Institute UNAS Uganda National Academy of Science UNCST Ugandan National Council for Science and Technology WE Universal Primary Education Vice President: Gobind Nankani Country Director: Judy M. O’Connor Sector Manager: Dzingai Mutumbuka Task Team Leader: Michael F. Crawford FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY This document has a restricted distribution and may be used by recipients only in the performance of their official duties. Its contents may not be otherwise disclosed without World Bank authorization. UGANDA Millennium Science Initiative CONTENTS Page A . STRATEGIC CONTEXT AND RATIONALE ................................................................. 1 1. Country and sector issues.................................................................................................... 1 2 . Rationale for Bank involvement ......................................................................................... 6 3 . Higher level objectives to which the project contributes .................................................... 7 B. PROJECT DESCRIPTION ................................................................................................. 7 1. Lending instrument ............................................................................................................. 7 2 . Project development objective and key indicators.............................................................. 7 3 . Project components ............................................................................................................. 8 4 . Lessons learned and reflected in the project design ............................................................ 9 5 . Alternatives considered and reasons for rejection ............................................................ 10 C. IMPLEMENTATION ........................................................................................................ 11 1. Institutional and implementation arrangements ................................................................ 11 2 . Monitoring and evaluation ofoutcomesh-esults ................................................................ 13 ... 3 . Sustainability..................................................................................................................... 14 4 . Critical risks and possible controversial aspects ............................................................... 15 5 . Loadcredit conditions and covenants ............................................................................... 16 D. APPRAISAL SUMMARY ................................................................................................. 17 1. Economic and financial analyses ...................................................................................... 17 2. Technical ........................................................................................................................... 20 3 . Fiduciary ........................................................................................................................... 21 4 . Social................................................................................................................................. 22 5 . Environment...................................................................................................................... 23 6 . Safeguard policies ............................................................................................................. 25 7 . Policy exceptions and readiness ........................................................................................ 25 Annex 1: Country and Sector or Program Background......................................................... 27 Annex 2: Major Related Projects Financed by the Bank and/or other Agencies ................. 32 Annex 3: Results Framework and Monitoring ........................................................................ 39 Annex 4: Detailed Project Description...................................................................................... 47 Annex 5: Project Costs ............................................................................................................... 47 Annex 6: Implementation Arrangements ................................................................................. 63 Annex 7: Financial Management and Disbursement Arrangements ..................................... 71 Annex 8: Procurement Arrangements ..................................................................................... 88 Annex 9: Economic and Financial Analysis ............................................................................ 95 Annex 10: Safeguard Policy Issues .......................................................................................... 107 Annex 11: Project Preparation and Supervision ................................................................... 110 Annex 12: Documents in the Project File ............................................................................... 113 Annex 13: Statement of Loans and Credits ............................................................................ 116 Annex 14: Country at a Glance ............................................................................................... 118 Annex 15: Map(s) ...................................................................................................................... 120 IBRD 33504R UGANDA MILLENNlUM SCIENCE INITIATIVE PROJECT PROJECT APPRAISAL DOCUMENT AFRICA REGION AFTH1 Date: May 1,2006 Team Leader: Michael F. Crawford Country Director: Judy M. O’Connor Sectors: Human Development Sector Manager: Dzingai Mutumbuka Themes: Tertiary Education, Science and Technology Project ID: PE-PO865 13-LEN-BB Environmental screening category: Partial Assessment (B) Lending instrument: Sector Investment Lending I Safeguard screening category: Limited Impact [ILoan [ X ] Credit [ ] Grant [ ] Guarantee [ ]Other: For Loans/Credits/Others: United States Dollars Total Bank financing;I\ (USDM.): 30.00 Borrower Rationale for Choice ofLoan Terms Available on File: Yes; __ No. Proposed Terms (IBRD): Standard IDA Grace period (years): Commitment fee: 0.5% Years to maturity: 40 Front-end fee (FEF) on Bank loan: Payment for FEF: Source Local Foreign Total Borrower 3.35 0.00 3.35 International Development Association 1 13.42 I 30.00 I 30*00 Total 33.35 13.42 33.35 FY 2007 2008 2009 2010 201 1 Annual 4.98 6.21 7.04 6.80 4.97 Cumulative 4.98 11.19 18.23 25.03 30.00 Does the Project depart from the CAS in content or other o Yes X No j ~~ Does The Project require any exceptions from Bank policies?