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African Art needs to Come Home - and this is why
(The Guardian, 2015) Dilip, Ratha; Kabanda, Patrick
African art dots museums across Europe and North America, gracing countries where many Africans would be hard pressed to get a visa. In the Neues museum in Berlin, the bust of Queen Nefertiti is lit and kept at a temperature to mimic conditions in Egypt. Its grace radiantly reflects the meaning of her name: “the beautiful one has come.” For Egypt and Africa, however, the beautiful one left. Nefertiti has been in Germany since 1913, despite the fact Egypt has demanded she be returned home.
Beat By Bit: On Measuring Trade in Value Added in the Creative Economy of Southeast Asia
(In Bilangan: Selected Papers from the 2018 International Conference on Cultural Statistics and Creative Economy, 2018) Kabanda, Patrick
Trade in cultural goods and services is one of the least understood areas in commerce. Yet another hugely important but under-scrutinized area is that of Trade in Value Added. Indeed, as former World Trade Organization Director-General Pascal Lamy said, such statements as “Made in China” do not tell us much. Why? Because what is labeled as “Made in China” usually comprises inputs from many different parts of the world. This discussion considers the concept of Trade in Value Added and postulates scenarios in which nations of Southeast Asia may contribute to regional and global cultural trade in value added. Since statistics on this topic are likely to be minimal or non-existent, the paper goes on to propose ways Southeast Asian nations might consider to start collecting data on their creative economy Trade in Value Added.
Creative Trade for Human Development
(World Bank Policy Research Working Paper, 2016) Kabanda, Patrick
In recent years, international trade in creative goods and services has been expanding. But this upward march is not lifting all boats. Although many developing countries are endowed with vast cultural wealth, they still lag behind. In addition, women are not faring well. Much needs to be done to expand creative trade for human development. Suggestions here include implementing a Women Artisan Trade Initiative, creating a cultural trade index, developing appropriate intellectual property initiatives, and considering creative trade in economic diversification strategies.
The Creative Wealth of Nations How the Performing Arts Can Advance Development and Human Progress
(World Bank Policy Research Working Paper, 2014) Kabanda, Patrick
Cultural activities are increasingly noted as drivers of meaningful development. But they have yet to gain a prominent place in the architecture of development strategy. The performing arts, discussed here, exhibit direct effects on social progress and economic growth through trade in music, movies, and temporary work permits for artists, for example. Indirect contributions may also include environmental stewardship, tourism, nation branding, social inclusion, cultural democracy, and shifting cultural behaviors. These direct and indirect contributions are not well documented. As such, how is the creative or cultural sector a crucial part of the wealth of nations, and how could the World Bank Group better leverage the performing arts in its development strategy? This discussion provides a broad snapshot, from arts education, to social inclusion, to international trade in services. Key constraints include: the paucity of data and the difficulty of measuring cultural activities, the challenge of intellectual property, and the unclear benefits of cultural tourism. Part I sets the stage. Part II then provides policy options to foster the performing arts as a promising engine for development. Suggestions include: 1. expanding direct involvement in artistic projects, 2. increasing the use of performing arts to address social issues, 3. collecting data, 4. promoting intellectual property training programs, 5. supporting digital platforms in the developing world that advance indigenous music, and 6. funding studies on such areas as cultural tourism. Progress still needs to be made in the discussion of the diverse ways that the performing arts can contribute to meaningful development.
The Cultural Trade Index : An Introduction
(World Bank Policy Research Working Paper, 2016) Kabanda, Patrick
The Cultural Trade Index aims to shed light on cultural trade and stimulate interest in how this little-known area can contribute to economic diversification, boost shared prosperity, and reduce extreme poverty. As the first index of its kind, the Cultural Trade Index would gather cultural trade data scattered across different sources, place them in one place, and show how countries are performing. The key objective is to help inform decision making to advance cultural trade for development. Since culture is not restricted to monetary gain, a Cultural Exchange Index could also be created to complement the Cultural Trade Index. The Cultural Exchange Index would rank countries according to their participation in international cultural exchanges. Comprehensive research efforts would be needed for these ideas to make meaningful contributions to cultural trade and development policy.
Do Pineapples Grow on Trees? Young People and Farming in Thailand, Uganda, and South Sudan
(The Africa policy journal, 2017) Kabanda, Patrick
In recent years, the rst thing that normally comes to mind when talking about food crises is climate change. Indeed, “given our failure to act on greenhouse gases,” as Paul Krugman has warned, “there will be much more, and much worse, to come.”[1] But there is another worrying trend in the disruption of food production. In Africa and in Asia, many young people despise farming despite the huge potential on these continents to grow food for global consumption. Although this problem isn’t limited to Africa and Asia, unless eective action is taken, this trend will continue to hurt the social agricultural practices that have sustained African and Asian homesteads for millennia.
Examining Inequality in the Arts
(UNDP Human Development Report, 2019) Kabanda, Patrick
There is nothing new about the nature and scope of inequality engulfing the world today. Still, notwithstanding the ‘starving artist’ mantra—which has become an acceptable truism—inequality in the arts is rarely examined. This discussion aims to shed light on that issue by looking at the music industry, photography and cultural diversity as it makes the following points: Studying the music industry can effectively teach us about the winner-take-all economy, given the way the confluence of technology, globalization and superstar markets have fuelled greater income disparities for artists. Examining gender bias in photography, a medium that often shapes our world, similarly can help us view inequality from a holistic perspective. And scrutinizing Hollywood’s global dominance can bring our attention to the responsibility to uphold cultural diversity. In the battle to curb inequality in the arts and beyond, there is a need to continually collect and analyse data and, among other things, commission creative work to inspire an inclusive world. The United States of America, where inequality is increasingly becoming the trademark of a nation, presents a compelling site for inquiry.
In American Cities,A Tale of Tree Inequity Causes,Consequences, and Solutions
(Economics, 2021) Kabanda, Patrick
Limited tree canopy affects millions of people living in American cities, especially those in people of color and lower-income neighborhoods. The lack of trees has been linked to hundreds of heat-related deaths, not to mention compromising the respiratory system, mental health, and other aspects of well-being. In addition, Americans who live in treeless neighborhoods are more likely to lose out on tree-related economic and social opportunities. Although more has yet to be done to sufficiently address these links, a growing body of research is linking this issue to not only income, but also the nation’s discriminatory practices of the past. As America’s inequality problem affects the distribution of natural infrastructure, urban non-whites and low income earners are more likely to bear the brunt of scanty tree coverage. It will take both public and private commitment to address this problem.
Music for Development in the Digital Age
(Digital Dividends, 2016) Kabanda, Patrick
The music world has had its share of Internet-led shake-ups. Digital piracy and the advertisement rules of platforms like YouTube are major concerns. But there are also opportunities: online marketing, arts education, cultural awareness, and nation branding are particularly notable. How can development practice take advantage of these opportunities? This discussion stresses (1) giving artists the capability to use the Internet effectively; (2) prioritizing open Internet access, especially in rural areas; (3) considering strong antitrust provisions in media ownership; (4) granting such provisions as solar tax credits to artists or creative businesses where needed; (5) targeting cultural elements that may inhibit Internet access for female artists; (6) promoting intellectual property training; and (7) creating a platform that carries traditional music for development.
Music Going for a Song: Protecting creative content could promote development in the digital age
(Finance & Development, 2016) Kabanda, Patrick
Intellectual property rights date to ancient Egypt. In an inscription on a rare Egyptian tablet from 2000 BCE displayed at the Louvre in Paris, Irtysen, a master crafts man, scribe, and sculptor, boasts about his trade secrets. How would he maintain ownership of his techniques and make a decent living in today’s digital world?Technology occupies us in ways that would baffle Irtysen. Rush hour subway riders swipe and text away while digital music blasts through their earphones. Whether they’re consuming this music legally or illegally, who knows? What’s clear is technology makes it easy to copy and transmit creative work: capture and share are the order of the day
Network Reliability Analysis as a Tool to Guide Investment Decisions in Distributed Generation
(Journal of Power and Energy Engineering, 2018) Ssemakalu, Samson Ttondo; Edimu, Milton; Serugunda, Jonathan; Kabanda, Patrick
Distributed Generation (DG) in any quantity is relevant to supplement the available energy capacity based on various locations, that is, whether a site specific or non-site specific energy technology. The evacuation infrastructure that delivers power to the distribution grid is designed with appropriate capacity in terms of size and length. The evacuation lines and distribution network however behave differently as they possess inherent characteristics and are exposed to varying external conditions. It is thus feasible to expect that these networks behave stochastically due to fault conditions and variable loads that destabilize the system. This in essence impacts on the availability of the evacuation infrastructure and consequently on the amount of energy delivered to the grid from the DG stations. Reliability of the evacuation point of a DG is however not a common or prioritized criteria in the decision process that guides investment in DG. This paper reviews a planned solar based DG plant in Uganda. Over the last couple of years, Uganda has seen a significant increase in the penetration levels of DG. With a network that is predominantly radial and experiences low reliability levels, one would thus expect reliability analysis to feature significantly in the assessment of the proposed DG plants. This is however not the case. This paper, uses reliability analysis to assess the impact of different evacuation options of the proposed DG plant on its dispatch levels. The evacuation options were selected based on infrastructure options in other locations with similar solar irradiances as the planned DG location. Outage data were collected and analyzed using the chi square method. It was found to be variable and fitting to different Probability Distribution Functions (PDF). Using stochastic methods, a model that incorporates the PDFs was developed to compute the reliability indices. These were assessed using chi square and found to be variable and fitting different PDFs as well. The viability of the project is reviewed based on Energy Not Supplied (ENS) and the anticipated project payback periods for any considered evacuation line. The results of the study are also reviewed for the benefit of other stakeholders like the customers, the utility and the regulatory body.
Numerical Simulation of Barite Sag in Pipe and Annular Flow
(Advances in Numerical Analysis., 2017) Kabanda, Patrick; Wang, Mingbo
With the ever increasing global energy demand and diminishing petroleum reserves, current advances in drilling technology have resulted in numerous directional wells being drilled as operators strive to offset the ever-rising operating costs. In as much as deviated-well drilling allows drillers to exploit reservoir potential by penetrating the pay zone in a horizontal, rather than vertical, fashion, it also presents conditions under which the weighting agents can settle out of suspension. The present work is categorized into two parts. In the first part, governing equations were built inside a two-dimensional horizontal pipe geometry and the finite element method utilized to solve the equation-sets. In the second part, governing equations were built inside a three-dimensional horizontal annular geometry and the finite volume method utilized to solve the equation-sets. The results of the first part of the simulation are the solid concentration, mixture viscosity, and a prediction of the barite bed characteristics. For the second part, simulation results show that the highest occurrence of barite sag is at low annular velocities, nonrotating drill pipe, and eccentric drill pipe. The CFD approach in this study can be utilized as a research study tool in understanding and managing the barite sag problem.
On Cultivating African Architecture for The Africa, We Need
(African Journal on Land Policy and Geospatial Sciences, 2022) Kabanda, Patrick
Africa’s age-old architectural knowledge is replete with diverse design techniques that satisfy not only aesthetic but also functional purposes. Nevertheless, as is normally the case with many African creative endeavors, this knowledge is not fully harvested. Yet from the COVID-19 pandemic, which demands rethinking of how space is used, to climate change, which questions how structures are designed and made, the need to consider how African architecture can shape the Africa we need, not to mention its contribution to global architecture, is pressing.
Technical Strategy to Curb Transformer Oil Theft on Distribution Networks: Case of Uganda’s Power Distribution Network
(International Journal of Engineering Research & Technology, 2018) Kabanda, Patrick; Ttondo, Samson Ssemakalu
The theft of transformer oil and windings is common on the electric power distribution network in Uganda, and the utility incurs high losses due to this vice. This paper presents a design of the proposed system that can be used to reduce on distribution transformer vandalism (aiming at stealing transformer oil). The stolen oil is used to cool and repair welding machines. The parameter of interest to be monitored by the proposed system is the transformer oil level which changes as the oil is drilled from the transformer. The system makes use of a float switch which is open when the level is normal and makes contact when the level falls due to abnormal leakage. This sends a voltage to the voltage regulator circuit which then supplies the alarm system (buzzer and light emitting diode) to scare off the vandals as well as provide an input signal to the microcontroller to condition an input to the GSM Modem. The GSM Modem then sends a text message to the technical officer to take action. This action involves opening the high voltage (HV) feeder remotely to avoid instances of supplying power to the transformer when the oil has been drained. The modeling and experimentation results are presented.
Work as Art: Links between Creative Work and Human Development
(United Nations Development Programme, 2016) Kabanda, Patrick
Creative work has enhanced human development since early times; similarly, the latter can expand the former. But the links are not automatic. Creative work can be rife with exploitation and gender bias. Writers can advance human welfare, yet illiterate people may not benefit. To expand the contribution of creative work to human development, this paper suggests cultivating more respect for local creative output, fighting exploitation and gender bias, promoting intellectual property, and collecting data and building infrastructure.

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