About the Project

Project Background
The Science, Technology and Innovation Secretariat is pivotal in spearheading initiatives aimed
at  developing the country’s  space capabilities.  The country's  interest  in space technology is
driven by the need for improved communication, agriculture monitoring, disaster management,
and environmental conservation. As part of the efforts to harness the application of space science
and technology,  government  of  Uganda,  through the Aerospace  Bureau awarded a grant  to
Busitema University to develop “A SPACE WEATHER BASED EARLY WARNING TOOL”.  
The long-term objective of the project is to contribute to reducing space weather related disasters
in Uganda through developing a robust space based weather prediction system. The project aims
at  developing  knowledge  and expertise  in  space  weather  by following  these  three  specific
objectives:  
1) Develop and test a space weather based early warning tool
2) Design and prototype ground weather instrumentation for data collection
3) Provide training in space science and technology 
The  achievement  of  these  objectives  is  based  on strengthening  of  key institutions  in  these
domains with a strong link to citizen-based science. To achieve objective 3 of the project, part of
the project funds have been allocated to train Ugandans who are passionate about space science
and are willing to contribute to the overall goal of the project.