Ugandan President Pushes For Space Technology Research With Russia

Written by Staff

Jun 09, 2019

In this Thursday, May 3, 2018, file photo, Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni speaks at a special party conference of South Sudan’s ruling party, during a visit to Juba, South Sudan. Rapper Kanye West handed Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni a pair of his autographed sneakers on Monday, Oct. 15, 2018, during a visit to the East African nation in which the rapper is said to be recording music in a tent. (AP Photo/Bullen Chol, File)

President Yoweri Museveni has welcomed the idea of a Russian-Ugandan Intergovernmental Commission on Economic Scientific and Technological Cooperation saying it will boost industrial development in Uganda through the use of space technology in carrying out research. While meeting a five man delegation from the Russian-Uganda Intergovernmental Commission on Economic, Science and Technical Cooperation, President Museveni advised that efforts be put on research development in areas of mineral resources, environment, agriculture, land use, national parks as well as developing local human capital and monitoring utility networks among others.

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The Russian ambassador to Uganda Alexander Dmitrievich as Uganda’s Minister for Science, Technology Innovation, Elioda Tumwesigye and other government officials also attended the meeting, which was held at State House Nakasero yesterday.

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President Museveni also observed that the development of space fast advancing saying the country needs this technology to help special areas like frontier border security monitoring. He science should also be extended to human saying that human resource training being crucial should away.

He also noted that scientific detection, what he called ‘’ of minerals beneath the earth, forests, wildlife a complex of line of like it has always in telecommunication systems. The President further the space technology installation should also address the components of accuracy capabilities in detecting minerals as also exhibit strong penetration through the clouds and forest canopies. The Russian Head of delegation Andrey Rashin said that the investment has a comprehensive approach that requires a joint effort of working together with Uganda government by putting resources together to build a national space technology research Center in Uganda in collaboration with the leading University of Russia in Science and Technology.