5 research outputs found
L'applicazione di Information technology nell'automazione della progettazione e dell'assemblaggio di componenti meccanici
Dottorato di ricerca in ingegneria industriale. 8. ciclo. Relatore U. Cugini. Correlatore C. RizziConsiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche - Biblioteca Centrale - P.le Aldo Moro, 7, Rome; Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale - P.za Cavalleggeri, 1, Florence / CNR - Consiglio Nazionale delle RichercheSIGLEITItal
Research on the State of Business Incubation Systems in Different Countries: Lessons for Uganda
Small and Medium sized enterprises have proven to be capable of catalyzing
national economies owing to their high growth potential, their role in
promoting innovations, employment creation and economic development. However,
in the early days of their growth period, these firms face difficulties that
may lead to their failure. Business incubation has been identified as an
effective growth mechanism for such entrepreneurial firms. This paper mainly
looked at the concept and description of business incubation, development
process and contribution of incubators to start-up firms. It examined the
impact to regional entrepreneurship and economic development globally. The
paper concluded by highlighting the existing incubators in Uganda and
identified recommendations for strengthening the business incubation in Uganda
Transferring Best Practices for Uganda Technological Innovation and Sustainable Growth
Uganda, like many other African countries has not been developing primary
science, technology and innovation Indicators and to make them accessible to
public and private sector decision makers for social economic development and
investment purposes. Indicators have not been given serious attention as
engines of long-term development.
This paper reports the results of a research undertaken to develop a set of
relevant science, technology and innovation Indicators for Uganda. From a
population of 7,336 firms, 300 firms were sampled for innovation surveys and
200 institutions for the Research and Development survey. The data collected
were represented in tables and was grossed up. Data entry was taken in CSPRO
and the analysis was done using STATA statistical software
There is a global perception that businesses in developing countries like
Uganda are generally dominated by Small and Medium enterprises; and that is
where most innovations were happening. This paper will discuss the core
indicators of Research and Development (R&D) and Innovation; the empirical data
of the state of Uganda’s Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators. The
paper further explores the potential benefits and the best practices in
incubation process.
The major conclusions are; prioritizing science and technology policy will
create more opportunities and build capabilities for innovations and
technology. The monitoring of industry, government and university R&D programs
is crucial to successful policy making and analysis