{"id":3615,"date":"2021-07-07T13:32:40","date_gmt":"2021-07-07T13:32:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ugandaupdatenews.com\/?p=3615"},"modified":"2021-07-07T13:32:48","modified_gmt":"2021-07-07T13:32:48","slug":"ugandans-call-upon-government-to-fast-track-the-commercialisation-of-innovations-and-products-made-by-ugandan-scientists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/ugandans-call-upon-government-to-fast-track-the-commercialisation-of-innovations-and-products-made-by-ugandan-scientists\/","title":{"rendered":"UGANDANS CALL UPON GOVERNMENT TO FAST TRACK THE COMMERCIALISATION OF INNOVATIONS AND PRODUCTS MADE BY UGANDAN SCIENTISTS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Other Innovations and products coming out of Uganda<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

what government is doing to support Ugandan innovators<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

After America\u2019s giant- video streaming and sharing platform You Tube  expunged a media content video about  Ugandan Prof. Patrick Ogwang\u2019s \u201cmagic\u201d Covidex herbal medicine ,Ugandans have urged government to fast-track the commercialization of innovations and products made by Ugandan scientists . They also said Ugandan innovators should be protected from the global monopolies .<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis was expected since Covidex would take away so much in monetary terms from the greedy global pharmaceutical companies .  The giant  multi-million dollar pharmaceuticals will fight anything good coming out of Uganda and Africa  but Prof Ogwang should go ahead with his research and produce medicines for our people ,\u201d Peter Rusoke a social media enthusiast stated .<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rebecca Kagabane another of many Ugandans who took to social media to criticize the   you Tube owners -lashed out at out at the American company for their purported \u201c colonial tendencies\u201d and said they could as well \u201ccut out\u201d Uganda -on their online platforms if they cant tolerate innovations and discoveries from Uganda and Africa .     <\/p>\n\n\n\n

 Luke Kigozi called upon government to offer protection to Uganda\u2019s scientists and fast track their innovations and ensure that such innovations are commercialized to foster economic growth and national development .<\/p>\n\n\n\n

President Yoweri Museveni has repeatedly stated that Uganda and Africa now have capacity to offer effective solutions to local problems . He said that after the developed world locked out the poor countries from accessing the Covid -19 vaccines -global supply chain , Uganda was ready to develop and produce its own medicines .<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What government is doing to support innovations and Ugandan products<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early this year government selected  45 best innovators that will benefit from the UG.SHS 7.4BN innovation fund under the National  ICT  Initiatives Program  (NIISP) also known as  ICT Innovation Fund  to support and develop a holistic ICT innovation ecosystem . Already there are a number of innovations that have been supported under this program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These include the Academic Information Management System (AIMS) which is currently being implemented in all public universities  and E-Procurement in  government Ministries and Departments to curb corruption among others .<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Officials at the ICT ministry  explained that NIISP primarily aims at facilitating growth and development of indigenous software applications. Specifically, the program was designed to provide systematic and sustainable support to ICT innovators, to promote ICT products  and  services for improved service delivery as part of a wider digital ecosystem and to promote local electronics manufacturing and assembly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At  the Ministry of Science Techonology and Innovation (MoSTI),now led by new cabinet Minister Dr. Monica Musenero Masanza, government has provided funds to help Ugandan scientists and innovators to actualize their innovations for the good benefit of Ugandans and the rest of the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Among  ground breaking innovations being supported under the MoSTI -include home grown green mobility technologies championed by Uganda\u2019s automotive industry leaders- Kiira Motors Corporation  -who have produced the Kayoola fully  electric buses.  The buses are now offering shuttle services to the staff of Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Government has heavily invested in the Kiira Vehicle Plant which is being constructed at the Jinja Industrial and Business Park . The Plant which is at 82% completion  will have an initial  capacity to produce 22 buses a day and 5,000 a year .<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Already, Kiira Motors is preparing to produce 1,030 buses \u2013 50 units of which will be electric for Tondeka BTC to be deployed for the Mass Transit Bus System Project in the Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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