CommentaryDigital Economy
Uganda's NDP Growth Agenda
CeLPII Research Team · Jun 2025
A commentary examining Uganda's National Development Plan and the growth agenda shaping the country's economic, digital, and innovation priorities.
Focus area
Science, Technology & Innovation
Aligning IP, technology, and innovation policy.
The context
The policy problem.
Uganda's R&D investment remains low relative to peers, and existing frameworks have not kept pace with the technologies now shaping the economy. From AI and biotech to open data and standards, innovation policy needs deeper technical grounding.
How CeLPII contributes
Our contribution.
CeLPII produces interdisciplinary research connecting IP, technology, and innovation policy — grounded in the Uganda National IP Policy 2019 and in dialogue with practitioners, universities, and government.
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