The Uganda National Council for Science and Technology (UNCST) was established in 1990 as the agency responsible for coordination of the Science, Technology and Innovation System.
Other key players in the advancement of science and technology include the following:
- Ministry of Finance Planning and Economic Development
- Minister of State for Finance, Planning and Economic Development
- Maker ere University Institute of Environment and Natural Resources
- Makerere University-Faculty of Technology
- Ministry of Information and Communication Technology
- Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development
- Kyambogo University
- Ministry of Information and Communication Technology
- Uganda Manufacturers Association
- World Bank
- Uganda National Bureau of Standards
- National Drug Authority
- Government Analytical Laboratories
- Ministry of Internal Affairs
