First National Development Plan
NDP I covered FY2010/11–FY2014/15 and set the foundation for Uganda’s medium‑term planning under Vision 2040.
Theme
Growth, Employment and Socio-Economic Transformation for Prosperity
Goal
Accelerate socio-economic transformation to achieve the Uganda Vision 2040
Objectives
- 1.Increasing household incomes and promoting equity
- 2.Enhancing the availability and quality of gainful employment
- 3.Improving stock and quality of economic infrastructure
- 4.Increasing access to quality social services
- 5.Promoting science, technology, innovation and ICT
- 6.Enhancing human capital development
- 7.Strengthening good governance, defence and security
- 8.Promoting sustainable population and natural resource use
Conceptual Framework
The NDPI conceptual framework, known as the “egg concept”, was aimed at harnessing inter‑sectoral linkages, functional relationships, and synergies among economic sectors which in the past received insufficient attention.
Plan Overview
The First National Development Plan (NDP I) covered the fiscal period FY2010/11 to FY2014/15. The theme of the Plan was “Growth, Employment and Socio-Economic Transformation for Prosperity”. The thrust was to accelerate socio-economic transformation to achieve the Uganda Vision 2040. NDP I aimed at creating employment, raising average per capita income levels, improving the labour force distribution in line with sectoral GDP shares, raising country human development and gender equality indicators, and improving the country’s competitiveness to levels associated with middle income countries.
Key Focus & Priorities
Key focus
- •Employment creation
- •Income growth
- •Infrastructure development
- •Human capital
- •Governance and security
Priority areas
- •Agriculture (smallholder & commercial)
- •Tourism development
- •Minerals, Oil and Gas exploitation
- •Infrastructure (roads, energy, ICT)
- •Human capital (education & health)
Expected Outcomes
UCU, UCU Libraries & Archives: contribution to NDP I
UCU contributes to national development by building human capital, generating evidence through research, and partnering for inclusive service delivery. UCU Libraries and Archives strengthen this work by enabling trusted access to knowledge, information literacy, and preservation of records that support accountability and learning.
Uganda Christian University
- ✓Develops skilled graduates and ethical leaders aligned to national priorities
- ✓Produces applied research and innovations that strengthen productivity and competitiveness
- ✓Engages communities through outreach, partnerships and capacity building
UCU Libraries & Archives
- ✓Provides access to journals, books, databases and policy resources that inform practice
- ✓Builds information literacy, research skills and responsible use of evidence
- ✓Preserves and digitizes records, heritage and institutional memory for research and governance learning
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Research aligned with NDP 1
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