[{"bbox": [93, 153, 1162, 233], "category": "List-item", "text": "3. For the long-term needs, the country should train the next generation of trade specialists and build the institutional trade-related capacities in the government agencies, private sector groups, civil society and academic/educational institutions in order to achieve long term inclusive and sustainable growth."}, {"bbox": [93, 245, 1163, 352], "category": "List-item", "text": "4. There is a critical need to engage further with the private sector at national and regional levels, in particular Business Support Organisations (BSO) which can serve as multipliers in the field. The relevance and sustainability of interventions thus requires a strong representation and active drive from the private sector, with BSO both benefitting from capacity building and taking part in delivering on the proposed solutions;"}, {"bbox": [93, 363, 1163, 471], "category": "List-item", "text": "5. There is need to streamline the contractual and managerial structure of the programme, and to better align with ongoing and future regional and national interventions, in complementarity with EU and EU MS bilateral portfolios; the EU had dedicated different envelopes to cover pan-African initiatives, sub regional initiatives and national initiatives which could lead to overlaps in the implementation."}, {"bbox": [93, 482, 1163, 613], "category": "List-item", "text": "6. As regards trade and investment promotion activities, including when setting up European chambers, it is critical i) to gather knowledge and create partnerships with EBOs in the region and in the EU; ii) mobilise EU MS as they will support attraction of member companies and provide much-needed political support; iii) conduct a supply and demand analysis to develop realistic strategies, services and activities; iv) ensure that the initiative is botto-up driven and sustainable."}, {"bbox": [86, 643, 398, 673], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 3.5 The Intervention Logic"}, {"bbox": [96, 717, 1162, 916], "category": "Text", "text": "It is widely recognised that trade can be an engine of inclusive growth that creates decent jobs, reduces poverty and increases economic opportunity for women and men. In this context, the Action will be implemented through the delivery of six outputs that address key critical areas for the development of Ugandan trade and investment; from policies, strategies and tools development and implementation to the competitiveness and capacity-building of MSMEs in the areas of quality compliance and e-commerce. Thanks to the experience with previous programmes, it is noted that a critical element for success will be to adopt a strong value chain and sector approach ensuring that market access and competitiveness are improved for specific value chains and sectors."}, {"bbox": [96, 929, 1162, 1187], "category": "Text", "text": "The underlying intervention logic for this action is that by strengthening the policy framework and the capacities of public and private stakeholders' capacities for enhancing trade competitiveness in selected sectors and value chains (Output 1), the Action will address key constraints to trade and investment in Uganda (Outcome). Trade policies can have critical impacts on the international competitiveness of developing countries. Strong and capable national institutions, Business Support Organizations (BSOs) are critical to ensure that the private sector (MSMEs in particular) can take advantage of emerging opportunities from an enhanced business and trade environment. Likewise, strengthening quality infrastructures and national institutions as well as the capacity of private sector to comply with EU quality standards and TBT-related requirements in selected value chains (output 4) will contribute to increase exports of Ugandan products (Outcome) with a positive impact on plant and human health."}, {"bbox": [96, 1205, 1162, 1400], "category": "Text", "text": "By reinforcing the investment framework and creating new opportunities for investments in Uganda (Output 2), the Action will contribute to improve the links between trade, investment, and sector development to nurture innovation and emerging industries. It will further contribute to increase Uganda's participation in regional and global value chains (GVCs) and diversify its exports; notably to the European Union (Outcome). It is anticipated that through exposure and participation in GVCs and RVCs, Uganda can benefit from technology transfer and spill over effects. Strengthening the investment climate and initiative is also a key to enhance sustainable investment in the priority sectors."}, {"bbox": [96, 1420, 1162, 1620], "category": "Text", "text": "Uganda's complex cross-border environment constitutes a roadblock to achieve the country's vision of deepened continental integration and enhanced international trade. By enhancing the trade facilitation framework through target reforms, supporting the development of new trade-related tools and their implementation (Output 3), the Action will have positive impacts on Uganda's competitiveness, export growth, export diversification and GDP growth (Outcome). Trade facilitation also contributes to government revenue through increased trade compliance and improved detection of customs fraud and corruption. It will also contribute to advance Uganda's compliance with its commitments under the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement and the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)."}, {"bbox": [1027, 1682, 1143, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 19 of 31"}]