Private solutions for infrastructure : Opportunities for Uganda : a country frame work report

The Government of Uganda is committed to improving standards of living and public welfare for all Ugandans through sustained programs focused on achieving poverty eradication, rural development and economic growth. The Government recognizes the vital role that extension and improvement of the country's infrastructure has to play in the pursuit of these goal, impacting directly both on quality of life and on the economic environment of the country. Better water, electricity, communications and transport services are essential to Uganda's continuing development. Introducing private investment to the infrastructure sectors lies at the heart of the Government's strategy to achieve this objective, combined with sector restructuring and liberalization. Achieving the benefits that infrastructure development will bring is not simply a matter of investing more money, although much higher levels of investment will undoubtedly be required. It also hinges on ensuring that every shilling that is spent brings the greatest possible reward. To achieve this the Government believes: infrastructure development and maintenance must be made more responsive to economic and social needs;wasted expenditure and effort - through inefficiency, the adoption of inappropriate solutions and corruption - must be driven out;government priorities, plans and policies need to be fully clarified, effectively coordinated and efficiently executed;and the international community, and particularly the donor community, needs to provide coordinated support, focused on the......