Public-private sector partnership pays off
Mar 14, 2006
UGANDA is among five other African countries where the public-private dialogues have paid off, Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) said in a statement last week.
By David Muwanga
UGANDA is among five other African countries where the public-private dialogues have paid off, Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) said in a statement last week.
Ghana, Senegal, Tanzania and Mali were also recognised during an international workshop on Public-Private dialogue in Paris, France recently.
“In Uganda, it has been through the Presidential Investor Round Table (PIRT) and Uganda Manufacturers Association (UMA) whose negotiations always include government and private sector officials,â€the statement said.
The PIRT was set up by President Yoweri Museveni to identify and propose solutions to obstacles to investment promotion.
The statement said other benefits include recommendations by the PIRT to purchase a 50MW thermal generator, the funding in the 2005/2006 national Budget for the African Development Bank, Uganda National Bureau of Standards and funding of research projects.
Other beneficiaries include capacity building for UMA, Private Sector Foundation Uganda and Uganda National Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
UGANDA is among five other African countries where the public-private dialogues have paid off, Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) said in a statement last week.
Ghana, Senegal, Tanzania and Mali were also recognised during an international workshop on Public-Private dialogue in Paris, France recently.
“In Uganda, it has been through the Presidential Investor Round Table (PIRT) and Uganda Manufacturers Association (UMA) whose negotiations always include government and private sector officials,â€the statement said.
The PIRT was set up by President Yoweri Museveni to identify and propose solutions to obstacles to investment promotion.
The statement said other benefits include recommendations by the PIRT to purchase a 50MW thermal generator, the funding in the 2005/2006 national Budget for the African Development Bank, Uganda National Bureau of Standards and funding of research projects.
Other beneficiaries include capacity building for UMA, Private Sector Foundation Uganda and Uganda National Chamber of Commerce and Industry.