Publication

Science, Technology, and Innovation in Uganda : Recommendations for Policy and Action

Farley, Sara E, Wagner, Caroline S, Hawkins, Robert, Brar, Sukhdeep

2011,2010

Overview

Between 2006 and 2010 the World Bank sought to unmask the role of science, technology, and innovation in Ugandan industry. This report presents insights from this research based on case studies of six sectors: agriculture, health, energy, information and communication technology (ICT), transport, and logistics. Based on more than 80 interviews cutting across Uganda's small and medium-sized enterprises, universities, and government entities, the report's findings are intended to offer the government and its partners in industry increased clarity about how better to harness science, technology, and innovation to propel the economy. Enabling implementation of the recent Uganda national science, technology, and innovation policy is a parallel goal of the report. The policy articulates the government's intent to foster research and development that builds the human capital that Uganda requires for a knowledge-based economy. The case studies from which this report's recommendations are drawn depict a diverse range of experiences across industrial sectors in terms of generating, applying, and adapting science and technology to contribute to Uganda's development. Despite the relatively small size of the country's investments in science and technology, the past 20 years have seen considerable advances in building capacity in science and technology, developing related institutions and human resources, advancing collaboration and communication, and expanding the base of available knowledge. But given Uganda's limited investments in science and technology, policies should prioritize near-term investments that benefit key sectors. This report identifies those near-term investments as well as longer-term ones (three to five years in the future).

• Publisher: World Bank
• Subject: ACCESS TO TECHNOLOGY / ACTION PLAN / AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION / AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICES / AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS / AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION / AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE / AGRICULTURE / AGRONOMISTS / AQUACULTURE / AVAILABILITY OF DATA / BACKBONE / BASIC / BEANS / BIOTECHNOLOGY / BROADBAND / BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT / BUSINESS LEADERS / BUSINESS MODELS / BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES / BUSINESS PROCESSES / BUSINESSES / BUYERS / CAPABILITIES / CAPABILITY / CAPACITY BUILDING / CAPITAL INVESTMENT / CELLULAR PHONES / COFFEE / COLLABORATION / COMMUNICATION STRATEGY / COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY / COMMUNITIES / COMPETITIVENESS / COMPONENTS / COMPUTER SCIENCE / COMPUTING / CONNECTIVITY / CONSUMER GOODS / COPYING / COPYRIGHT / CROP / CROPS / CUSTOMER RELATIONS / CUSTOMIZATION / CUSTOMS / DATA COLLECTION / DATA GATHERING / DATA TRANSMISSION / DECISION MAKERS / DECISION MAKING / DIGITAL / DISEASES / DOMAINS / E-MAIL / ECOLOGY / ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT / ELECTRICITY / ELECTRONICS / ENGINEERING / ENGINEERS / ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS / ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE / EXCHANGE OF GOOD / EXPORT DEVELOPMENT / EXPORT PROMOTION / FARMING / FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS / FINANCIAL SYSTEM / FISH / FISHERIES / FLOW OF INFORMATION / FOOD SAFETY / FOOD STORAGE / FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT / FORESTRY / GENERAL PUBLIC / GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS / GLOBAL KNOWLEDGE / GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM / GOVERNMENT ENTITIES / GOVERNMENT FUNDING / GOVERNMENT POLICY / GPS / HARDWARE / HUMAN CAPITAL / HUMAN RESOURCES / ICT / INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT / INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION / INFORMATION DISSEMINATION / INFORMATION EXCHANGE / INFORMATION GAPS / INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE / INFORMATION SYSTEM / INNOVATION / INNOVATION POLICY / INNOVATIONS / INSTALLATION / INSTITUTION / INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY / INTANGIBLE ASSETS / INTEGRATION OF TECHNOLOGY / INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY / INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAWS / INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS / INTERFACE / INTERMEDIARY ORGANIZATIONS / INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS / INTERNATIONAL TRADE / INVENTORIES / INVENTORY / ISP / KNOW-HOW / KNOWLEDGE BASE / KNOWLEDGE DISSEMINATION / KNOWLEDGE ECONOMIES / KNOWLEDGE RESOURCES / KNOWLEDGE SHARING / KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY / LEARNING / LICENSES / LOGISTICS SYSTEMS / MANAGEMENT SYSTEM / MANUFACTURING / MARKET DEMAND / MARKET DEMANDS / MARKET INFORMATION / MARKETING / MATERIAL / MEDICINE / MEDIUM ENTERPRISES / MICROFINANCE / MOBILE PHONE / MOBILE PHONES / MOBILE TELEPHONE / MOBILE TELEPHONY / NARS / NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH / NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SYSTEM / NATURAL RESOURCE / NETWORK CONNECTIONS / NETWORKING / NETWORKS / NEW MARKETS / NEW TECHNOLOGIES / NEW TECHNOLOGY / NEXT GENERATION / OILSEED / OILSEED PRODUCERS / OILSEEDS / OPEN SYSTEM / PERSONAL COMPUTERS / PHONES / PHOTO / POLLUTION / POPULATION GROWTH / PRIVATE SECTOR / PROCESSORS / PRODUCT DELIVERY / PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT / PRODUCTION PROCESS / PRODUCTION PROCESSES / PRODUCTIVITY / PROGRAMS / PROTOCOL / PROTOTYPES / QUERIES / R&D / RADIO / RADIO STATIONS / RAM / RAW MATERIALS / REGIONAL NETWORKS / REGULATORY FRAMEWORK / RENEWABLE ENERGY / RESEARCH CENTERS / RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS / RESULT / RESULTS / RETENTION / Science and state / SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE / SCIENTIFIC RESEARCHERS / SCIENTISTS / SERVICE PROVIDERS / SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS / SOFTWARE PACKAGE / SOFTWARE SYSTEM / SOIL EROSION / SOIL MANAGEMENT / SUBSISTENCE FARMERS / SUPPLY CHAIN / SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT / SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS / TECHNICAL ASPECTS / TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE / TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE / TECHNICAL RESOURCES / TECHNICAL SKILLS / TECHNICAL TRAINING / TECHNICIANS / TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE / TECHNOLOGICAL LEARNING / TECHNOLOGY ACCESS / TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION / Technology and state / TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT / TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE / TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENT / TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENTS / TECHNOLOGY SECTOR / TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST / TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER / TECHNOLOGY USERS / TELEPHONE / TELEPHONE PENETRATION / TRACEABILITY / TRADE INFORMATION / TRAINING PROGRAMS / TURNAROUND TIMES / UNCTAD / UNITED NATIONS / USAID / USES / VALUE CHAIN / VEGETABLES / VIRUS / WEB / WEB PRESENCE
• ISBN: 0821386727, 9780821386729