Uganda
has expressed interest to host the International Chamber of Commerce’s
Centre for
Entrepreneurship, according to Dr Robert Mwesigwa Rukaari, the president of Uganda National Chamber of Trade and Investment.
Entrepreneurship, according to Dr Robert Mwesigwa Rukaari, the president of Uganda National Chamber of Trade and Investment.
Dr
Rukaari, who was in December elected to sit on a 20-member World
Chamber Federation General Council, said during a media briefing that
Uganda is expected to participate in the February 2021 process that will
select the host of the ICC Centre for Entrepreneurship for Anglophone.
The
centre will be key in preparing and mobilising the next generation of
entrepreneurs and business leaders as well as bring open innovation to
the forefront, celebrate business collaborations and enable to refreshen
innovators.
“Through the centre, we will leverage
ICC’s global influence to develop skills for young people who face
uncertain employment prospects and help catalyse local entrepreneurship
through deeper collaborations with companies, chambers of commerce and
technology partners,” Dr Rukaari said, noting the World Chamber
Federation General Council has been key in driving business and
development across the globe thus it was time for Uganda to tap into the
opportunities that come with the centre.
Uganda
continues to suffer with high rates of unemployment with at least 68 per
cent of the estimated 44 million people not involved in the money
economy.
“We need to find a solution on how we can
engage these people outside the money economy,” Dr Rukaari said, noting
that initiatives such as the Entrepreneurship Centre will go a long way
in providing the much needed relief.
Last month, Dr Rukaari was part of a delegation that was in
Istanbul, Turkey to launch the first regional hub of the ICC Centre for
Entrepreneurship and another hub is expected to be launched in Senegal,
to serve Francophone countries.
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