Uganda looks east for growth
Nov 02, 2006
KAMPALA, Thursday — Uganda is looking to the East for sustained economic growth, the Vice-President has said.
KAMPALA, Thursday — Uganda is looking to the East for sustained economic growth, the Vice-President has said.
Prof. Gilbert Bukenya (above) said Uganda will set up a model of its own development from an underdeveloped country to a developing one.
“When you go to English- speaking countries, they think something made in England is the best; when you go to French-speaking countries, something made in France is the best,†Bukenya said during an interview with Xinhua in Kampala yesterday.
He said the government has decided to look into the success of China, India and Malaysia, instead of Europe before making its national policy on development.
He said the three countries had the experience which Uganda and other African countries needed to speed up their growth.
Bukenya said he believed Uganda would benefit a lot if it continued to import technology in information and telecommunication, medical equipment and automobile sectors from China.
“If we had technology to add value to our exports and have more final products, we would benefit more,†he said.
“If we process passion fruit here into concentrate, then we can export it to China. Our interest is to introduce China’s technologies. And we have introduced a lot,†he added.
President Yoweri Museveni left on Wednesday morning for Beijing, China, to attend the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation today.
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Prof. Gilbert Bukenya (above) said Uganda will set up a model of its own development from an underdeveloped country to a developing one.
“When you go to English- speaking countries, they think something made in England is the best; when you go to French-speaking countries, something made in France is the best,†Bukenya said during an interview with Xinhua in Kampala yesterday.
He said the government has decided to look into the success of China, India and Malaysia, instead of Europe before making its national policy on development.
He said the three countries had the experience which Uganda and other African countries needed to speed up their growth.
Bukenya said he believed Uganda would benefit a lot if it continued to import technology in information and telecommunication, medical equipment and automobile sectors from China.
“If we had technology to add value to our exports and have more final products, we would benefit more,†he said.
“If we process passion fruit here into concentrate, then we can export it to China. Our interest is to introduce China’s technologies. And we have introduced a lot,†he added.
President Yoweri Museveni left on Wednesday morning for Beijing, China, to attend the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation today.
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