PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR DEVELOPMENT IN UGANDA (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 VISION “Make Uganda the leading Investment destination”. MISSION “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) 82 350 300 2002 185 250 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 ) 14,000 12,000 ( USD M 10,000 8,000 Planned Investment Values (1991 - 2007) 6,000 4,000 2,000 Investm ent Values - 1991 1992 19 93 1994 19 95 19 96 1997 1998 Cumm. Pl. Inv (USD M) 19 99 Year 2000 2001 20 02 20 03 2004 20 05 20 06 2007 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 - 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Year 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 • Makerere University 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, Kampala Uganda Tel.+256-(0)414-30-10-00 Fax +256-(0)414-34-29-03 www.ugandainvest.com [email protected] THANK YOU! 14.