With the support of the Think Tank Initiative and Kabano Research and Development (KRDC), Makerere Institute of Social Research (MISR) disseminated results of the Global Competitiveness Survey in a half day workshop on 5th May, 2010.
With the support of the Think Tank Initiative and Kabano Research and Development (KRDC), Makerere Institute of Social Research (MISR) disseminated results of the Global Competitiveness Survey in a half day workshop on 5th May, 2010.
The information used to come up with the report was collected through the Executive Opinion Survey conducted annually from business executives in over 130 countries, including Uganda. The government also submits specific information on vital issues such as Uganda’s monetary fluctuations, usually provided by Bank of Uganda.
The workshop was attended by various stakeholders, right from the academia, civil society organizations, and legislators to policy makers in and around Kampala. During the workshop, presentations of papers were made; followed by discussions and brain-storming on the report’s implications and how best to proceed as a country.
From the report, it was evident that Uganda is still lagging behind, particularly in comparison to its neighboring countries, Kenya and Tanzania. In detail, the report highlighted Uganda as having low competitive strategies in the business sector.
Mr. Asiimwe Delius, the Executive Director of Kabano Research and Development Centres, led the workshop. Mr. Asiimwe has been the National Coordinator of the Executive Opinion Survey since 2003.
“I hope this will be educative as it is a learning process. The Ugandan situation calls for the everyday man to get involved and lobby government, through informed lobbying, for national development.” Mr. Asiimwe said.
MISR, through the survey, hopes to enhance the understanding of key factors which determine economic growth and come up with solutions on how Uganda can be more successful than others in raising income levels and opportunities for its population.
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