TECHNOLOGY PROJECT TO CREATE OVER 12,000 JOBS FOR UGANDANS

Posted On 31 Jan 2022

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By our reporter

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In Kampala—

The government of Uganda through the Uganda National Council for Science and Technology and with support from the People’s Republic of China (PRC) is implementing the National Science, Technology, Engineering and Innovation Skills Enhancement Project (NSTEI-SEP).

The project is to enhance the technological and skill base of Ugandans to participate in strategic national infrastructural projects and manufacturing industries.

This investment is in line with Vision 2040 agenda of setting up science and technology parks, engineering centers, technology, and business incubation centers that meet international standards, and in an effort to enhance the technological and skill base of the Ugandan youth who are out of school, graduates, craftsmen, technicians, and engineers to participate in strategic national infrastructural projects and manufacturing industries.

The 5-year project is establishing a National Science, Technology and Engineering Innovation Centre (NSTEIC) at Rwebitete – Kiruhura District to enhance the technological and innovative base of Ugandans through a Flexible Factory Learning & Infrastructure Model

It will establish a Technology Innovation and Business Incubation Centre (TIBIC) at Kampala Industrial Business Park, Namanve – Mukono District that will act as a platform for technology development through the Process Industry Learning Factory Model,

The project will also put up a Technical Service Company to provide the services strategic to the country’s infrastructural and engineering capacity development.

The construction works at both sites are being undertaken by AVIC –INTL Project Engineering Company and are expected to be completed in two years.

According to the Project coordinator Mr. Anthony Okimat, the implementation process has so far realized over 30 % of the civil works at both sites in Kiruhura and Mukono districts.

It has also executed the delivery of the first batch of construction machinery equipment constituting 104 pieces of equipment, preparation of Operational Plan and Guidelines for the National Science, Technology, Engineering, and Innovation Centre, NSTEIC.

The project team is currently developing the Training and Instruction Curriculum for the National Science, Technology, Engineering and Innovation Centre, NSTEIC in partnership Directorate of Industrial Training, DIT).

“We are also developing Operational Management Guidelines and Instruction Curriculum for Technology Innovation and Business Incubation Centre, TIBIC, Framework for Recruiting and Deploying Trainers of Trainers (Facilitators and Technicians) for the Project as well as development and/or Preparation of an Integrated Management Framework and Plan for the UNCST Technical Service Company, TSC, says Jossy Muhangi the Project Communications officer”