Transcript Presentation:

COLLABORATION BETWEEN DIT
AND DCOs
Presented to the Training
Workshop for DCOs
By
Francis Odong Gimoro
[email protected]
21/03/2013
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Introduction
Structure, Mandate and Functions
Policy Framework
Affiliated Institutions
Collaboration
KRAs and OBJ 2012/13
Performance 2012/13
Challenges
Introduction
• What is “Industry”?
• Production of economic goods or services
within an economy
• Segment of an economy, including
agriculture, construction, fisheries, forestry
and manufacturing
• Classified into three sectors: primary or
extractive, secondary or manufacturing,
and tertiary or services. Some authors add
quaternary (knowledge) or even quinary
(culture and research) sectors
Mandate, Structure and
Functions
Vision
A modern, competitive and
dynamic industrial sector
fully integrated into the
domestic, regional and
global economies
Mission
To develop and promote a
competitive and export-led
Private sector through
accelerating industrial
development for economic
growth
Mandate
Formulate and support policies, strategies,
plans and programs that promote
expansion and diversification of competitive
and environmentally sustainable industries
through standardization and use of
appropriate technology
Organizational Structure Department of Industry And
Technology
DIRECTORATE OF TRADE,
COOPERATIVES & INDUSTRY
COMMISIONER
INDUSTRY AND TECHNOLOGY
(Vacant)
Assistant
Commissioner Industry
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Assistant
Commissioner Technology
(1 Vacant)
Principal Industrial
Officer 1
1 Vacant
Principal Engineer
(1)
Senior Industrial Officer
(4)
Industrial officers
(3)
Senior Engineer
(2)
Engineers
(2)
Functions
• Initiate and formulate policies, legislation
and strategies for industrial development;
• Promote industrial research, science and
innovation;
• Acquire, develop, advance and promote
appropriate technologies;
• Collect, analyze and disseminate
information on industry sector for policy
guidance and decision making;
Functions
• Support the development and
transformation of the informal sector (Juakali) and indigenous technologies;
• Support the development of Small and
Micro Enterprises (SMEs) and industries
with a major focus on backward and
forward linkages;
• Develop and promote standardization and
enforce compliance with technical
regulations; and
Functions
• Develop specialized skills to support
industrial development.
• Coordinate, promote and support
establishment of linkages and partnerships
with other Ministries, Departments and
Agencies (MDAs) and private sector to
enhance values and benefits from the
sector;
• Oversee statutory, trust and other special
program institutions under the sector
Policy Framework
The National Industrial Policy
• Was approved by Cabinet in February 2008
• Principle focus is on:
• Exploiting and developing natural domestic
resource based industries;
• Agro processing;
• Knowledge based industries; and
• Engineering for capital goods
EAC Industrialization Policy
• Underpinned by national industrialization
policies and strategies
• Draws lessons from best regional and
international practices
Objectives include:
a) Diversifying the manufacturing base and
raising local value added content of
resource bases
• Raise exports to 40% from 8.62%
EAC Industrialization Policy
b) Strengthen national and regional
institutional frameworks
c) Strengthen Research and Development
(R&D), technology and innovation
capabilities
d) Increase the contribution of (i) intraregional manufacturing exports (ii)increase
the share of manufactured exports relative
to total merchandise
e)Transform Micro Small and Medium
Enterprises into viable and sustainable
Subsector policies and Laws
Approved Policies
• National Sugar Policy
• National Textile Policy
Policies under formulation
• National Hides and Skin and Leather policy
• National Accreditation Policy
• National Steel policy
Laws under review
• Industrial Licensing Act
Affiliated Institutions
• Uganda National Bureau of Standards
(UNBS)
• Uganda Industrial Research Institute
(UIRI)
• Management Training and Advisory
Center (MTAC)
• All have governance structure of a Board,
Management and Staff and report to MTIC
UNBS
• A statutory organization established by an
Act of Parliament of June 1983
• Headquarters is located in Nakawa
Industrial Area with regional offices in Lira,
Mbale, Jinja, Kampala and Mbarara
• A member of the International
Organization for Standardization (ISO) and
also a member of the Africa Regional
Organization for Standardization (ARSO).
UNBS
• The National contact point for FAO/WHO
Codex Alimentarius Commission, which is
responsible for the world-wide food
standards programme
• Enquiry Point responsible for World Trade
Organization (WTO) with respect to the
Agreements on Technical Barriers to
Trade (TBT) and on Application of
Sanitary and Phyto-sanitary Measures
(SPS).
Objectives of UNBS
• Formulate and promote the use of
National standards
• Develop quality control and quality
assurance systems that will enhance
consumer protection, public health and
safety, industrial and commercial
development and international trade,
among others
UIRI
Mandate
• To undertake applied research and to
develop and/or acquire appropriate
technology in order to create a strong,
effective and competitive industrial sector i
• Lead agency for industrialization,
established by an Act of Parliament
UIRI
The organization is geared towards:
• Technology Development and Transfer
• Business Development
• Industrial Services
• Pilot Plants and Prototyping
• MSI
MTAC
• Located in Nakawa Industrial Area
• The mission of MTAC is "To promote
Entrepreneurship and improve
Management performance for sustainable
development".
• Offers short and medium term courses on
business related courses.
Linkages
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Information-routine and ad-hoc
Supervision
Technical Advice-production, sustainability
Capacity Building-trainings, expos
Lobbying-policy
Ambassadorial-figurehead
Key Result Areas for FY
2012/2013
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Policies, Strategies and Plans
MSMEs development
Value addition
Industrial Information Services
Capacity building
Objectives – 2012/13
• Develop and implement sector policies and strategies
• Oversee development of Micro, Small and Medium Scale
Enterprise (MSMEs)
• Promote value addition in industries especially agroindustries
• Undertake investment in strategic subsectors through
Uganda Development Corporation and other PPP
arrangements
• Participate in the oil and gas sector
• Increase competiveness of local industries
• Enhance the development and productivity of the
informal manufacturing sub-sector
• Enhance applied research and technology development
Policies and Strategies
• Approval and Implementation of National
Accreditation Policy
• Approval and Implementation of National
Hide, Skin and Leather Policy
• Implementation of Presidential Initiatives
• National strategy for enterprises start up
and incubation services
• Action plan for 13th EAC Jua Kali
exhibition
• Amend Industrial Licensing Act
Promotion of value addition
• Basic knowledge on value addition
through dissemination of a value addition
equipment and product catalogue
• Improved technologies and management
practices adopted
• Awareness creation of Uganda's Textile
training center and textile products
Capacity Building
• Competitiveness, eg standards,
productivity, etc
• New innovative products
• Skills development in various trades
including metal fabrication, leather and
textiles
One Village One Product Project
• OVOP promotes value addition to local
materials or resources of comparative
advantage at community level for socioeconomic transformation
• Offers support to existing enterprises and
helps them improve capacity
• Involves selection of model enterprises,
needs assessment of the selected
enterprises and extension of support to
overcome the identified challenges
Challenges and constraints
• Inadequate physical infrastructure; roads,
railways, power & water supply.
• Lack of serviced industrial parks.
• Low Science, Technology and Innovation (STI)
capabilities.
• Poor and unreliable supply of inputs
• Limited Access to Credit – especially for MSME’s
• Low level of technical and managerial skills
• Low labour productivity- absenteeism, poor work
culture, late coming, etc
• Counterfeits and sub standard goods
Conclusion
• Industrial development is a key strategy in
employment creation, production of goods
and services for both local and
international trade and wealth creation
• DCOs play a pivotal role in coordination
between MTIC and local governments.
• Exposures like this enhance
understanding of roles and expectations
leading to better service delivery
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Thank you