Objective
Create a professionally governed, competitive and catalytic financing mechanism that supports high-potential research and innovation from proof-of-concept to validated technology, enterprise formation, licensing, public-sector adoption or commercial scale.
Indicative capitalisation
UGX 32.5 billion, subject to detailed design, governance and resource mobilisation.
Priority areas
- Agriculture and food security
- Artificial intelligence, ICT and digital technologies
- Health sciences and pharmaceuticals
- Biotechnology
- Engineering and manufacturing
- Renewable energy and climate resilience
- Minerals and value addition
- Tourism innovation
- Education technologies
No funding call is currently implied. Competitive calls, criteria and deadlines will appear only when formally authorised.