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APPLICATION OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT TO TRANSFORMATION OF SOCIETY

Presentation by:

Prof. Charles Kwesiga

14th June, June 2012 UGANDA INSTITUTION OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS

Scope of Lecture
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What is R+D? Timelines for technology development Attributes of R&D Institutional relationships Success factors for industry

What is R&D ?
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Basic vs Applied Research

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Basic research is driven by a scientific curiosity or interest in a scientific question. The main motivation is to expand ones one s knowledge. Basic research lays the foundation for applied research.

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Applied research is designed to solve practical problems of the modern world, rather than to acquire knowledge for knowledges sake For example: Should Uganda be experiencing blackblack -outs

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Timelines for Technology development

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a)

Photography
Modern Photography

Pin Hole Camera

35 mm Camera

Digital Cameras
(K d k DCS (Kodak DCS-100) 100)

1727

107 yrs

1834

157 yrs

1991

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b)

T Transistor i t was invented i t d in i 1947 and d commercialized in 1953 (6 years later)

Vacuum tube diode 1904

43 yrs

Transistor

1947

Attributes of R&D are

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Opportunities for knowledge sharing Cheaper start up costs Adapting the technology to ones one s environment R&D leads to innovation Make appropriate products Design systems that optimize usage of resources Prudent decisions for acquisition of technology

Institutional relationships
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Academic affiliation

Kimaka SCSC
E N T R E P R E N E U R S H I P

Skills development

Business Incubation Options for enterprise

T E C H N O L O G Y

Makerere University

Lugazi Military College

Collaboration in R&D Industrial Training

Curriculum development

UIRI

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R&D and wealth creation

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Wh t does What d it take t k to t transform society?

INDUSTRIALIZATION

Strategies for transformation

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TECHNOLOGY

INDUSTRY

HUMAN CAPITAL

FINANCIAL CAPITAL

Entrepreneurship

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Complementary systems to successful R+D:

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Infrastructure

(roads (roads, connectivity, connectivity etc etc) ) Academic institutions Stability Optical allocation of resources Conducive policies

Quote from Nashville

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In order for Tennessee to be competitive in the global economy, we have to continuously build on our foundation as a hub for research and development, and providing assistance to our technology councils is one great way of doing this
Matt Kisber President and CEO Silicon Research Corporation

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