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

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

dc.creator	Brar, Sukhdeep
dc.creator	Farley, Sara E.
dc.creator	Hawkins, Robert
dc.creator	Wagner, Caroline S.
dc.date	2012-03-19T09:02:15Z
dc.date	2012-03-19T09:02:15Z
dc.date	2011
dc.date.accessioned	2023-02-17T20:33:29Z
dc.date.available	2023-02-17T20:33:29Z
dc.identifier	http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000333038_20110107012405
dc.identifier	978-0-8213-8672-9
dc.identifier	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/2250
dc.identifier.uri	http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/242633
dc.description	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).
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	World Bank
dc.relation	A World Bank study
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.rights	World Bank
dc.subject	ACCESS TO TECHNOLOGY
dc.subject	ACTION PLAN
dc.subject	AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION
dc.subject	AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICES
dc.subject	AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
dc.subject	AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION
dc.subject	AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE
dc.subject	AGRICULTURE
dc.subject	AGRONOMISTS
dc.subject	AQUACULTURE
dc.subject	AVAILABILITY OF DATA
dc.subject	BACKBONE
dc.subject	BASIC
dc.subject	BEANS
dc.subject	BIOTECHNOLOGY
dc.subject	BROADBAND
dc.subject	BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	BUSINESS LEADERS
dc.subject	BUSINESS MODELS
dc.subject	BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subject	BUSINESS PROCESSES
dc.subject	BUSINESSES
dc.subject	BUYERS
dc.subject	CAPABILITIES
dc.subject	CAPABILITY
dc.subject	CAPACITY BUILDING
dc.subject	CAPITAL INVESTMENT
dc.subject	CELLULAR PHONES
dc.subject	COFFEE
dc.subject	COLLABORATION
dc.subject	COMMUNICATION STRATEGY
dc.subject	COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
dc.subject	COMMUNITIES
dc.subject	COMPETITIVENESS
dc.subject	COMPONENTS
dc.subject	COMPUTER SCIENCE
dc.subject	COMPUTING
dc.subject	CONNECTIVITY
dc.subject	CONSUMER GOODS
dc.subject	COPYING
dc.subject	COPYRIGHT
dc.subject	CROP
dc.subject	CROPS
dc.subject	CUSTOMER RELATIONS
dc.subject	CUSTOMIZATION
dc.subject	CUSTOMS
dc.subject	DATA COLLECTION
dc.subject	DATA GATHERING
dc.subject	DATA TRANSMISSION
dc.subject	DECISION MAKERS
dc.subject	DECISION MAKING
dc.subject	DIGITAL
dc.subject	DISEASES
dc.subject	DOMAINS
dc.subject	E-MAIL
dc.subject	ECOLOGY
dc.subject	ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	ELECTRICITY
dc.subject	ELECTRONICS
dc.subject	ENGINEERING
dc.subject	ENGINEERS
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
dc.subject	EXCHANGE OF GOOD
dc.subject	EXPORT DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	EXPORT PROMOTION
dc.subject	FARMING
dc.subject	FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subject	FINANCIAL SYSTEM
dc.subject	FISH
dc.subject	FISHERIES
dc.subject	FLOW OF INFORMATION
dc.subject	FOOD SAFETY
dc.subject	FOOD STORAGE
dc.subject	FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
dc.subject	FORESTRY
dc.subject	GENERAL PUBLIC
dc.subject	GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS
dc.subject	GLOBAL KNOWLEDGE
dc.subject	GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM
dc.subject	GOVERNMENT ENTITIES
dc.subject	GOVERNMENT FUNDING
dc.subject	GOVERNMENT POLICY
dc.subject	GPS
dc.subject	HARDWARE
dc.subject	HUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subject	HUMAN RESOURCES
dc.subject	ICT
dc.subject	INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION
dc.subject	INFORMATION DISSEMINATION
dc.subject	INFORMATION EXCHANGE
dc.subject	INFORMATION GAPS
dc.subject	INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subject	INFORMATION SYSTEM
dc.subject	INNOVATION
dc.subject	INNOVATION POLICY
dc.subject	INNOVATIONS
dc.subject	INSTALLATION
dc.subject	INSTITUTION
dc.subject	INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
dc.subject	INTANGIBLE ASSETS
dc.subject	INTEGRATION OF TECHNOLOGY
dc.subject	INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
dc.subject	INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAWS
dc.subject	INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
dc.subject	INTERFACE
dc.subject	INTERMEDIARY ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subject	INVENTORIES
dc.subject	INVENTORY
dc.subject	IP
dc.subject	ISP
dc.subject	KNOW-HOW
dc.subject	KNOWLEDGE BASE
dc.subject	KNOWLEDGE DISSEMINATION
dc.subject	KNOWLEDGE ECONOMIES
dc.subject	KNOWLEDGE RESOURCES
dc.subject	KNOWLEDGE SHARING
dc.subject	KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY
dc.subject	LEARNING
dc.subject	LICENSES
dc.subject	LOGISTICS SYSTEMS
dc.subject	MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
dc.subject	MANUFACTURING
dc.subject	MARKET DEMAND
dc.subject	MARKET DEMANDS
dc.subject	MARKET INFORMATION
dc.subject	MARKETING
dc.subject	MATERIAL
dc.subject	MEDICINE
dc.subject	MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
dc.subject	MICROFINANCE
dc.subject	MOBILE PHONE
dc.subject	MOBILE PHONES
dc.subject	MOBILE TELEPHONE
dc.subject	MOBILE TELEPHONY
dc.subject	NARS
dc.subject	NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
dc.subject	NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SYSTEM
dc.subject	NATURAL RESOURCE
dc.subject	NETWORK CONNECTIONS
dc.subject	NETWORKING
dc.subject	NETWORKS
dc.subject	NEW MARKETS
dc.subject	NEW TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subject	NEW TECHNOLOGY
dc.subject	NEXT GENERATION
dc.subject	OILSEED
dc.subject	OILSEED PRODUCERS
dc.subject	OILSEEDS
dc.subject	OPEN SYSTEM
dc.subject	PERSONAL COMPUTERS
dc.subject	PHONES
dc.subject	PHOTO
dc.subject	POLLUTION
dc.subject	POPULATION GROWTH
dc.subject	PRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subject	PROCESSORS
dc.subject	PRODUCT DELIVERY
dc.subject	PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	PRODUCTION PROCESS
dc.subject	PRODUCTION PROCESSES
dc.subject	PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subject	PROGRAMS
dc.subject	PROTOCOL
dc.subject	PROTOTYPES
dc.subject	QUERIES
dc.subject	R&D
dc.subject	RADIO
dc.subject	RADIO STATIONS
dc.subject	RAM
dc.subject	RAW MATERIALS
dc.subject	REGIONAL NETWORKS
dc.subject	REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
dc.subject	RENEWABLE ENERGY
dc.subject	RESEARCH CENTERS
dc.subject	RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subject	RESULT
dc.subject	RESULTS
dc.subject	RETENTION
dc.subject	SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE
dc.subject	SCIENTIFIC RESEARCHERS
dc.subject	SCIENTISTS
dc.subject	SERVICE PROVIDERS
dc.subject	SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS
dc.subject	SOFTWARE PACKAGE
dc.subject	SOFTWARE SYSTEM
dc.subject	SOIL EROSION
dc.subject	SOIL MANAGEMENT
dc.subject	SUBSISTENCE FARMERS
dc.subject	SUPPLY CHAIN
dc.subject	SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
dc.subject	SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
dc.subject	TECHNICAL ASPECTS
dc.subject	TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subject	TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE
dc.subject	TECHNICAL RESOURCES
dc.subject	TECHNICAL SKILLS
dc.subject	TECHNICAL TRAINING
dc.subject	TECHNICIANS
dc.subject	TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE
dc.subject	TECHNOLOGICAL LEARNING
dc.subject	TECHNOLOGY ACCESS
dc.subject	TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION
dc.subject	TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subject	TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENT
dc.subject	TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENTS
dc.subject	TECHNOLOGY SECTOR
dc.subject	TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST
dc.subject	TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
dc.subject	TECHNOLOGY USERS
dc.subject	TELEPHONE
dc.subject	TELEPHONE PENETRATION
dc.subject	TRACEABILITY
dc.subject	TRADE INFORMATION
dc.subject	TRAINING PROGRAMS
dc.subject	TURNAROUND TIMES
dc.subject	UNCTAD
dc.subject	UNITED NATIONS
dc.subject	USAID
dc.subject	USES
dc.subject	VALUE CHAIN
dc.subject	VEGETABLES
dc.subject	VIRUS
dc.subject	WEB
dc.subject	WEB PRESENCE
dc.title	Science, Technology, and Innovation in Uganda : Recommendations for Policy and Action
dc.type	Publications & Research :: Publication
dc.type	Publications & Research :: Publication
dc.coverage	Africa
dc.coverage	Sub-Saharan Africa
dc.coverage	East Africa
dc.coverage	Uganda