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Nov

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Equipping Cooperatives and extension workers on leveraging ICT for Agriculture

With the recent support from the Government of the Republic of Uganda through Makerere University’s Research and Innovations Fund (RIF), RAN is implementing projects that will equip cooperatives and extension workers on how best to leverage ICT for Agriculture engaging innovators from the EzyAgric and M-Omulimisa innovation projects. This is in the districts of Mbarara […]

Nov

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Institutionalization of Innovation in Higher Institutions of Learning

The Government of the Republic of Uganda through Makerere University’s Research and Innovations Fund (RIF) is also funding the Institutionalization of Innovation in higher institutions of learning and in this regard, the RAN team has started engaging students and faculty from Makerere University in trainings imparting in them skills in the Human Centered Design approach. […]

Nov

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The National ICT Initiative Support Program (NIISP)

RAN is supporting the Ministry of Information Communication Technology and National Guidance to implement the National ICT Initiatives Support Program (NIISP) aimed at providing an enabling ecosystem for Uganda’s ICT innovators to be productive and competitive. To-date, a total of 30 innovation have are being incubated at the RAN Lab under NIISP. Details about NIISP […]

Nov

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A study on the Social Economic value of the digital national ID systems in East Africa

We successfully conducted a study on the Social Economic value of the digital national ID systems in East Africa. Taking a Case Study of Uganda, a population-based survey of 2,892 adults aged 18 and above was conducted. All 15 statistical regions of Uganda (as used in the national Health and Demographic Surveys) were included in […]

Oct

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Anti-Trafficking Research and Programming In West Africa

Objectives Conceptualise, organise, and execute an innovation Bazaar event to build mutually beneficial linkages between innovators in Uganda and USAID/Uganda Feed the Future implementing partners. Recommendation: Provide some additional context about this project. Stating the objective as currently provided in the projects sheet may not be adequate. More context may make the messaging more effective. […]