We explored how crises like COVID-19 have challenged standard economic thinking in sub-Saharan Africa, with Uganda as a case in point.

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as set by the United Nations are considered a universal benchmark for development around the...

On September 3, 2025, a lecture hall at Simon Fraser University hosted a moment that feels closer to science fiction than to the routines of academic life. Students gathered expecting a professor at the podium, but instead found two fingers waiting. One is Steve DiPaola, a familiar human presence, and beside him is Kia, three-dimensional artificial intelligence rendered with startling realism. The digital figure meets the audience with a direct gaze, smiles at the right momen

For centuries, higher education benefited from the scarcity of knowledge. Universities held the key to specialised information, and society paid a high price for the degrees and expertise that only these institutions could provide. This monopoly is no more. Professors were the guardians of wisdom, lecture theatres the places where it was passed on, and libraries the guarded vaults of human progress. Artificial intelligence now produces literature reviews in seconds and explai

Economies worldwide have been designed to grow with economic growth seen as the ultimate goal for any country to the extent that a...

In Uganda, entrepreneurship and innovation have become increasingly pivotal for the country's digital economy.

Plastic pollution entails accumulation of plastic products and particles in the environment, adversely affecting wildlife and ecosystems.

With the continued growth of the internet, digital solutions have become part of our everyday lives. With innovations like mobile money...

This discussion revolved around Uganda's startup ecosystem with an assessment of the key challenges and opportunities for unemployed youth.

The recording of this panel discussion can be accessed here https://youtu.be/X3bXumsC5ac Special thanks to our guest panelists Dr. Peter...

With panelists Hannington Ddamulira, a Policy Analyst at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Enock Will Nsubuga Bulime, a Young...

As the global economic landscape evolves, demographics shift, inequality expands, climate change gets worse, and technology continues to...

The Dean School of Economics at Makerere University, emphasises the importance of applying Economics knowledge during a previous event.

Based on the recently published National Budget Framework paper, Uganda's national budget for the Financial Year (FY) 2018/19 is...

The body in charge of keeping global trade in plants and plant products safe has adopted several new phytosanitary standards aimed at...

Harvard's Centre for International Development recently released its latest global growth projections, which lists Uganda as one of the...

I am always fascinated by the prospect of discovering a new definition of economics and its role in shaping the dynamics of our society....