President\nYoweri Museveni has directed the Ministries of Finance and Economic Planning\nand that of Science, Technology and Innovation, to avail funds for the\nregistration of tested and approved science and technology innovations that are\na product of many years of research by the Food and Science Department and the Faculty of Veterinary Services of Makerere\nUniversity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe\npatent registration is very important for international recognition. It must be\ndone immediately because these innovations are a gold mine to Uganda as the\nsource of origin by trademark. The registration should be effected in the next\nfinancial year,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The\nPresident made the remarks yesterday at State House Entebbe, during a\nconsultative meeting with a group of Makerere University academicians, science\nand technology innovators from the Faculty of Veterinary, who were led by the\nPrincipal of the Veterinary College, Prof. Kabasa David. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The\nmeeting that included the Minister for Science, Technology and Innovations,\nHon. Elioda Tumwesigye and the Secretary to the Treasury, Mr. Keith Muhakazi,\namong others, discussed issues pertinent to science and technology innovations\nlike fertility booster in animals, anti-tick vaccine, leather Technology and\nfish acquaponics, to mention but a few.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
President\nMuseveni explained to the meeting that registration was important because it is\na way of recognizing the innovators\u2019 efforts, efficiency and authenticity at\ninternational level as being independent of other innovators as well as\navoiding theft of the technological achievements of Ugandans. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
He\nadded that the process of registration further increases capacity building and\npaves the way for government support to the innovations in education\ninstitutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe innovations are here and real; tested in laboratories. There should be streamlined coordination by all the key players involved so that the processes are not paralysed. I want to see the innovations taking off. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I want to see support to them without challenges, disruption or antagonising policy and crediting individual innovators and the academic institutions they belong to in the country,\u201d he stressed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Science,\nTechnology and Innovations Minister, Elioda Tumwesigye, revealed that his\nMinistry has been working with the Uganda Bureau of Standards to promote and\nboost innovations in the country adding that Government is effecting the\nregistration of the said innovations on aspects of patent as intellectual\nproperty rights using Shs.10 billion that has been availed this year on top\nShs.30 billion of cash reserves for science and technology innovations\u2019\nprogrammes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Treasury\nSecretary, Keith Muhakanizi, assured the meeting that the Ministry of Finance\nand Economic Planning will always be receptive to funding innovations. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
President Yoweri Museveni has directed the Ministries of Finance and Economic Planning and that of Science, Technology and Innovation, to avail funds for the registration of tested and approved science and technology innovations that are a product of many years of research by the Food and Science Department and the Faculty of Veterinary Services of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27983,"featured_media":11567,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_paywall_metabox":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[98,103],"tags":[31],"class_list":["post-11566","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-tech","tag-featured"],"yoast_head":"\n