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Output 6 – Enhanced trade and investment promotion between Uganda and the European Union"}, {"bbox": [86, 378, 366, 404], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 3.2 Indicative Activities"}, {"bbox": [97, 423, 1131, 477], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### Activities relating to Output 1 – Strengthened policy framework and public and private stakeholders' capacities for enhanced trade competitiveness in selected sectors and value chains"}, {"bbox": [97, 502, 1131, 583], "category": "Text", "text": "1.1. Map domestic policies and develop regulatory assessments on critical sectors/areas (e.g. green trade, digital trade and e-commerce, IPR, taxation, competition policy, etc.) to inform policymakers on key impediments and proposed actions."}, {"bbox": [97, 595, 1131, 648], "category": "Text", "text": "1.2. Design 4-6 sector development strategies for priority sectors with a special focus on export diversification and greening of value chains."}, {"bbox": [97, 660, 1131, 738], "category": "Text", "text": "1.3. Train public and private sector stakeholders on technical policy and regulatory issues in the critical sectors/areas, as well as business advocacy to enable private sector's voices to be represented and contribute to reforms."}, {"bbox": [97, 753, 1131, 806], "category": "Text", "text": "1.4. Build consensus towards domestic regulatory reforms and provide guidance on the drafting of new legislative instruments on prioritized trade topics in the critical sectors/areas."}, {"bbox": [97, 818, 1131, 897], "category": "Text", "text": "1.5. Build capacities for policymakers on the negotiation and implementation of commitments and the utilization of preferential opportunities in trade agreements (e.g., WTO, EAC, COMESA, Tripartite, AfCFTA, EU EBA, EPA)."}, {"bbox": [97, 910, 1131, 964], "category": "Text", "text": "1.6. Strengthen capacities of selected institutions (i.e. Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDA) and BSOs for building trade competitiveness."}, {"bbox": [97, 976, 1131, 1109], "category": "Text", "text": "1.7. Support MSMEs in selected value chains to enhance their business and export skills. The project will collaborate with other ITC projects in Uganda to embed an Export Accelerator Programme (EAP) in partner BSOs. The EAP offers enterprises of different sizes and levels of maturity the opportunity to improve their understanding of internationalization and readiness to enter foreign markets. It will propose a specific improvement path for each enterprise depending on the company's level of maturity, objectives, motivation, and resources."}, {"bbox": [97, 1121, 319, 1147], "category": "Text", "text": "Key results (indicative):"}, {"bbox": [135, 1154, 1131, 1211], "category": "List-item", "text": "* New or updated policies, laws and guidance in line with international best practices and tailored to Uganda's specific context."}, {"bbox": [135, 1216, 1131, 1266], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Sector development and investment strategies for emerging industries agreed through public-private collaboration."}, {"bbox": [135, 1270, 488, 1297], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Trade negotiation capacities built."}, {"bbox": [135, 1302, 777, 1329], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Green transition and the adoption of circular economy facilitated."}, {"bbox": [135, 1334, 938, 1361], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Increased technical capacities of officials on specific policy and regulatory matters."}, {"bbox": [135, 1367, 740, 1394], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Awareness and capacities raised among private sector actors."}, {"bbox": [135, 1399, 808, 1426], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Capabilities of BSOs to support MSME competitiveness strengthened"}, {"bbox": [135, 1431, 972, 1458], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Improved market access and export competitiveness of MSMEs in selected value chains"}, {"bbox": [97, 1488, 914, 1516], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### Activities relating to Output 2 – Improved investment framework and opportunities"}, {"bbox": [97, 1540, 1131, 1594], "category": "Text", "text": "2.1. Complete strategic investor targeting plans/campaigns for the 4-6 priority sectors, with a focus on green investment, and reactivate a CRM for leads management."}, {"bbox": [1028, 1681, 1141, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 12 of 31"}]