Browsing by Author "Tumushabe, Godber"

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    The East Africa Conference on Intellectual Property Rights and Development
    (ACODE, 2006) Tumushabe, Godber; Naluwairo, Ronald
    This i s a synthesis report of the proceedings of the E ast Africa Conference on Intellectual Property Ri ghts and Development which took place i n Jinja-Uganda from the 28th -29th June 2006. The Conference brought together senior level officials from the national IPR offices, research and academic i nstitutions, national planning and i nvestment authorities and practicing IPR lawyers. T heoverarchingobjective of the Conference was to provide a platform for stakeholders to engage i n a mutual dialogue on the role of i ntellectual property rights i n stimulating science and technology i nnovation, technology development and technology transfer within the E ast African Community (EAC). T he Conference also provided a rare opportunity for IPR practitioners from the three E AC States to engage i n a dialogue on practical steps necessary for operationalizing the relevant provisions of the T reaty Establishing the EAC.
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    Monitoring and Assessing the Performance of Local Government Councils in Uganda:Background, Methodology and Score Card
    (ACODE Policy Research Series, 2010) Tumushabe, Godber; Mushemeza, Elijah Dickens; Tamale, Lillian Muyomba; Lukwago, Daniel; Ssemakula, Eugene
    "The objective of this paper is to provide general background information and analysis upon which comprehensive monitoring of local councils is conceptualized and undertaken. The paper is based on a comprehensive review of existing literature on monitoring the performance of local governments in Uganda and elsewhere. The elements of the monitoring framework articulated in this background paper were tested through limited fieldwork to target districts including Kamuli, Mbale, Mbarara, Hoima and Bushenyi. An expert task group comprised of practitioners and local government officials reviewed and provided input into the methodology and score card through a series of meetings. The local council’s institutional architecture and, the political, legislative and service delivery mandates of district councilors and local council organs were identified as pillars around which performance and monitoring indicators or the local government councils score cards are developed. The paper is divided into 4 broad sections addressing three main objectives. Section 2 after this introduction presents an overview of the state of knowledge and practices on monitoring the performance of local governments. Section 3 examines the functions of local government organs, identifies major themes and establishes appropriate parameters around which monitoring indicators are developed. Section 4 outlines a methodology and the set of indicators that can be used in monitoring the performance of district local councils. Section 5 contains our conclusions and recommendations."
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    Sustainable Development Beyond Rio+ 10: Consolidating Environmental Democracy in Uganda Through Access to Justice, Information and Participation
    (Advocates Coalition for Development and Environment, 2002) Tumushabe, Godber; Bainomugisha, Arthur; Makumbi, Irene; Mwebaza, Rose; Manyindo, Jacob; Mwenda, Andrew
    The World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) due to take place in Johannesburg, South Africa in 2002 is yet another key milestone in the formulation of strategies for achieving global sustainable development. The Summit, also known as Rio + 10, is an important event in the growth of global environmentalism in at least three ways.1 First, it is taking place a whole generation after the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment in 1972.2 Second, the WSSD represents a decade of implementation of the commitments made by governments at the United Nations Conference on Development and Environment (UNCED).3 Third, the WSSD is a fundamental opportunity for Governments and all other actors to work together to find practical ways of operationalizing sustainable development principles by focussing on both the substantive commitments, as well as the means of implementing already existing ones.