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 th...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Working Paper
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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spelling	okr-10986-201122021-04-23T14:03:54Z Uganda Industrial Research Institute : Uganda Case Study World Bank 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 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). 2014-09-12T21:24:06Z 2014-09-12T21:24:06Z 2014 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/01/20143862/uganda-industrial-research-institute-uganda-case-study http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20112 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Working Paper Publications & Research Africa Uganda
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topic	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
spellingShingle	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 World Bank Uganda Industrial Research Institute : Uganda Case Study
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description	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).
format	Publications & Research :: Working Paper
author	World Bank
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author_sort	World Bank
title	Uganda Industrial Research Institute : Uganda Case Study
title_short	Uganda Industrial Research Institute : Uganda Case Study
title_full	Uganda Industrial Research Institute : Uganda Case Study
title_fullStr	Uganda Industrial Research Institute : Uganda Case Study
title_full_unstemmed	Uganda Industrial Research Institute : Uganda Case Study
title_sort	uganda industrial research institute : uganda case study
publisher	Washington, DC
publishDate	2014
url	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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Uganda Industrial Research Institute : Uganda Case Study

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