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Maximizing STI Integration in Local Government Budgets for Sustainable Development

This paper outlines the importance of science, technology, and innovation (STI) in national development and discusses the role of local governments in integrating STI in their budgets. It also highlights the opportunities and potential technologies for improving Uganda's infrastructure through green infrastructure and the promotion of indigenous knowledge for sustainable development.

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Maximizing STI Integration in Local Government Budgets for Sustainable Development

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  1. MINISTRY OF SCIENCE, TECHOLOGY AND INNOVATIONLOCAL GOVERNMENT BUDGET ISSUES PAPER FOR FY 2019/20 Local Government Budget Consultative Workshops FY 2018/2019

  2. Presentation Outline Local Government Budget Consultative Workshops FY 2018/2019

  3. Introduction • The Government of Uganda recognizes the criticality of science, technology and innovation in the national development process and created a Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation in June 2016 to create an enabling policy environment to harness social and economic dividends arising from STI activities. • The Science, Technology and Innovation sector is comprised of five (5) Institutions namely; • Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MoSTI), • Uganda National Council for Science and Technology (UNCST), • Kiira Motors Corporation, • Presidential Initiative on Banana Industrial Development (PIBID) and • Uganda Industrial Research Institute (UIRI).

  4. Concepts

  5. Mandate, Vision and Mision Mandate: Provide policy guidance and coordination on matters of Scientific Research, Development and the entire National Innovation Systems in the country. Vision: A scientifically proficient and technologically advanced innovative society Mission: To provide leadership, an enabling environment and resources for scientific research and knowledge based development for industrialization, competitiveness and employment creation leading to a sustainable economy.

  6. The STI Ecosystem in Uganda

  7. The STI Ecosystem in Uganda………cont’d

  8. The Opportunities available within the STI Ecosystem • Favorable macroeconomic conditions • Improved political conditions • Availability of a wide range of new technologies • Institutional diversity • Renewed focus on accelerating regional economic and political integration • Appreciation on the part of policy makers the role of STI in economic transformation

  9. Interactions and collaborations where LGs can participate

  10. The Role of LGs in STI integration

  11. The Role of LGs in STI integration……. Cont’d

  12. Examples of Potential technologies to improve Uganda’s Infrastructure with in LGs given the crosscutting nature of STI

  13. LGs to embrace green infrastructure technologies for climate resilience vegetative walls bioretention or rain gardens Bioswales planter box

  14. LGs to embrace green infrastructure technologies for climate resilience…….cont’d • Communities across the country want to protect their water quality while also getting the greatest possible benefit out of every investment they make. Many are conserving, restoring, or enhancing natural areas while incorporating trees, rain gardens, vegetated roofs, and other practices that mimic natural systems into developed areas to manage rainwater where it falls. • These types of approaches, known as “green infrastructure,” are an integral component of sustainable communities primarily because they can help communities protect the environment and human health while providing other social and economic benefits and allowing communities to achieve more for their money.

  15. LGs to embrace green infrastructure technologies for climate resilience…….cont’d • Using green infrastructure strategies to reduce storm water runoff can strengthen efforts to preserve open space and natural areas and encourage development in existing communities. Green infrastructure elements help make neighborhood streets and greenways pleasant and safe for walking and biking and reinforce a sense of place. • Integrating green infrastructure technologies and sustainable communities encourages collaboration in development decisions and promotes green building practices. This is important for averting the dangers of global warming.

  16. LGs to embrace green infrastructure technologies for climate resilience………cont’d

  17. LGs to embrace green infrastructure technologies for climate resilience ………cont’d

  18. Promotion of use of indigenous knowledge for sustainable development • Use of indigenous knowledge has been seen as an alternative way of promoting development in poor rural communities in many parts of the world. • It is quicker and cheaper to use than formal scientific operations. • It is reliable because it is based on “analytical and experimental approaches to learning. Native people depend heavily on nature for their subsistence, and consequently have gained generations worth of knowledge from close observation of environmental patterns and distinctions. e.g. farmers can determine the level of soil fertility by “observing the ratio of clay to sand and moisture, as well as the level of decayed organic matter...” • promotes inter-cultural dialogue, and can reaffirm Uganda’s historic contribution to the larger body of international knowledge.

  19. Local Government Budget Consultative Workshops FY 2018/2019

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