Sunday, February 24, 2013

INNOVATIONS: We need to wake up and smell the coffee


Necessity, they say, is the mother of invention. Countries that have made significant strides in their inventions have known this for years. Uganda needs to wake up to this reality. The story in the clip below shows that we are moving forward but there is still much more to be done. Sadly, you don’t get to see much government involvement in encouraging private innovations. We have so much potential as a country rich with traditional knowledge as is depicted in this story. As the International scene continues in its debates about the place of Traditional Knowledge in Intellectual property rights, we as a Nation need to do something about our bright minds and what they know about Traditional Knowledge and innovations. If we don’t wake up soon enough to smell the coffee, someone else will beat us to it.

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