Consultancy Services: Africa needs to utilize its high investment in engineering professionals for accelerated development. Are donor conditions sidelining local professionals resulting in retarded development?
Mobile Phones: Three private sector telecommunications players are tussling it out for the lucrative market under a liberalized setting, with potential for a new player in the near future.
Energy: Alternative energies are playing an increasing role in share of total energy market, and while all countries in the world are strongly encouraged to adopt this strategy, Uganda is on the trail for increasing its small share, with solar energy set to be in the lead for a multiplicity of reasons.
IT Advances: Advances in communications can facilitate wider geographic sourcing in delivery of engineering consultancy services in several countries in Africa.
Budget 2005/06: The private sector met to synchronize their thoughts on such issues as how power tariffs influence their production costs, creating a more friendly tax environment, checking illicit trade, cost of money and inputs to the agricultural sector amongst others. |
- Consulting Engineers in Uganda for GAMA 2005 meeting.
- Mobile telecommunication started only recently with a near-monopoly situation that soon changed to a progressively aggressive competitive setting.
- The humble solar energy journey pursued by Uganda to-date is a forward-looking development that should be emulated by many.
- The wide resource base of development expertise in mother Africa for technological purposes should be tapped for greater participation and growth.
- The Private Sector Foundation in Uganda continues to play a strong coordination role in presenting member contributions in the budget making process.
- Manufacturers are advised to streamline distribution channels.
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