Uganda sets up research task forces to guide policy and spending

Uganda has set up two research task forces to generate evidence that will guide government policymaking, budgeting and public service delivery, the Ministry of Public Service said.

The Institutional Research Agenda (IRA) and Social Economic Research Agenda (SERA) task forces were inaugurated in Kampala on Thursday by Public Service Minister Gen. (Rtd) Katumba Wamala.

The task forces will seek to bridge gaps between research findings and government action, with the SERA team focusing on socioeconomic research and the IRA team coordinating institutional research across government.