Implementing the new Industrial Policy in Uganda: Key lessons from cross-country experience

Policy brief 22 Jul 2021 Firms

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Leveraging industrialisation for growth in the long run in Uganda will require active policy reform to address key constraints to value addition and to unlock globally competitive production.
In light of this, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives has developed a revised 2021 Industrial Policy which provides direction to Uganda’s future industrialisation efforts.
Cross-country experience highlights a number of key lessons for effective implementation of the Industrial Policy.
Industrial policies in Uganda must adjust to take advantage of the emergence of global value chains and the promise of ‘industries without smokestacks’.
Policy coordination will be critical in implementing the new Industrial Policy, and the Cabinet Inter-Ministerial Implementation Coordination Committee can be instrumental.