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UIRI Vision
To be a model institution in applied research and technology sourcing as vehicles for incubation of industry and also to pioneer self financing Research and Development (R&D)
UIRI Mission
To catalyze the socio-economic transformation of Uganda and the region through enhanced technology use.
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 in Uganda.
UIRI
Uganda Industrial Research Institute is Uganda Government's lead agency for industrialization, established by an Act of Parliament of Uganda under the auspices of the Ministry of Trade Industry and cooperatives (MTIC). It is the country's main vehicle for implementing strategies and measures aimed at transforming industry in Uganda.
In the past few years the Institute has metamorphosed in its focus, mandate, organizational structure, and sense of purpose to address more effectively its mission and the country's industrial development strategies resulting into a dynamic, flexible, and responsive organisation that is geared to;
- Technology Development and Transfer
- Business Development
- Industrial Services
- Pilot Plants and Prototyping
- UIRI MSI
Parent Ministry
To formulate and support strategies, plans and programs that promote and ensure expansion and diversification of tourism, trade, cooperatives, environmentally sustainable industrialization, appropriate technology, conservation and preservation of other tradable national products, to generate wealth for poverty eradication and benefit the country socially and economically.