Uganda Industrial Research Institute : Uganda Case Study

The Uganda industrial research institute (UIRI), a traditional incubator run by the government, has made a significant impact by locating value-added processing systems from its Kampala headquarters into farmer communities. While the model lacks the necessary innovation development, UIRI offers small and medium enterprise (SME) clients in these regions the opportunity to expand personal income and existing businesses through local market development and value-added food processing. At the same time, however, UIRI's traditional incubator has been challenged to graduate incubatees who do not have the financial resources to stand on their own. UIRI has revised its mandate, purpose, and organizational structure to better address its mission and the country s industrial development strategies. This has resulted in a more dynamic, flexible, and responsive organization geared towards: (a) technology development and transfer; (b) business development services; (c) industrial services; (d) pilot plants and prototyping; and (e) UIRI millennium science initiative (MSI).

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Working Paper biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGIES, APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY, BASIC, BIOTECHNOLOGY, BUSINESS ADVICE, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, BUSINESS INCUBATION, BUSINESS INCUBATOR, BUSINESS MODEL, BUSINESS PARTNERS, BUSINESS PLAN, BUSINESS SUPPORT, BUSINESS SUPPORT SERVICES, BUSINESSES, CAPABILITIES, COLLABORATION, COMMODITY, COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY, COMMUNITIES, COMPANY, COMPETITIVENESS, COPYRIGHT, CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS, DECISION-MAKING, ELECTRICITY, ELECTRONICS, ENGINEERS, ENTREPRENEUR, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, EQUIPMENT, EXISTING BUSINESS, EXISTING BUSINESSES, EXPANSION, FINANCIAL CAPITAL, FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, FINANCIAL INVESTMENT, FINANCIAL RESOURCES, GOVERNMENT FUNDING, GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION, ICT, IMPLEMENTATION PLANS, INDIGENOUS ENTREPRENEURS, INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT, INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION, INNOVATION, INSTITUTION, INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK, INSTRUCTION, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, LEARNING, LICENSE, LICENSES, LOCAL MARKET, MANUFACTURING, MARKET DEVELOPMENT, MARKET RESEARCH, MARKETING, MONITORS, NETWORKING, NETWORKS, ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE, PARTY, PHOTO, PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE, PRIVATE SECTOR, PRODUCTION PROCESSES, PRODUCTIVITY, PROGRAMS, QUERIES, RESEARCH RESULTS, RESULTS, RURAL AREAS, SCIENTISTS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, SKILLS DEVELOPMENT, SME, SME CLIENTS, SME DEVELOPMENT, SME DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS, SME FINANCING, STORE, TARGETS, TECHNICAL EXPERTISE, TECHNICAL TRAINING, TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION, TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT, TELEPHONE, TRANSLATION, WEALTH CREATION,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/01/20143862/uganda-industrial-research-institute-uganda-case-study http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20112
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