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Uganda Investment Discovery

Discover Uganda Module 2 - investment opportunities a diaspora investor can actually find.

Working PrototypeNDPIV Development Plan Implementation + Digital Transformation

The problem

Uganda's investment opportunities are scattered across Uganda Investment Authority (UIA), Ministry of Trade Industry & Cooperatives, individual sector strategies, NDPIV strategic projects, and ad-hoc Embassy roadshows. Diaspora and foreign investors face a discovery problem: no unified, searchable, NDPIV-aligned catalogue of where to put capital. NDPIV DPI investment-climate indicator (Gross Domestic Investment as %GDP) cannot be moved without making opportunities discoverable.

The solution

Uganda Investment Discovery - a searchable directory of investment opportunities across sectors with NDPIV programme alignment per opportunity, due-diligence pack templates, lead routing to UIA / sector ministries, multi-language UI (English + Luganda + Runyankole-Rukiga + French + Mandarin for diaspora reach), and a follow-up CRM thread between opportunity owner and investor. Part 2 of the Discover Uganda product family.

System architecture

  1. L1
    Author tier

    Opportunity author console + UIA reviewer console

  2. L2
    Investor surface

    Public discovery site + investor portal + multi-language

  3. L3
    Opportunity API

    Search + recommendation + lead capture

  4. L4
    Integrations

    MongoDB + Geo cube + Lead routing + UIA + Investor CRM

Technical details

Languages
TypeScript, PHP 8.4
Frameworks
Next.js public site + Laravel admin/author console
Database
MongoDB opportunity store + FTS5 + geospatial layer
Hosting
iVille production stack with CDN-fronted public layer
Security
Role-based access (Author / UIA reviewer / Investor / Public), payment gateway for application fees, multi-language i18n
APIs / Integrations
Opportunity API + Lead routing service + UIA handoff

NDPIV alignment

Programme: Development Plan Implementation + Digital Transformation

Outcome: DPI Outcome 1.1 - Improved perception of investment climate

  • ▸Gross Domestic Investment as %GDP
  • ▸Diaspora-led inward investment value

Demonstration (Section 6)

Live demo of the existing Discover Uganda website + screencast of an investor searching opportunities, filtering by NDPIV programme, requesting a due-diligence pack, and the lead landing at UIA.

Supporting documents (Section 7)

  • ▸Architecture diagram (PDF)
  • ▸NDPIV DPI alignment matrix
  • ▸Sample opportunity entry
  • ▸UIA handoff interface spec

Declaration (Section 8)

All boxes ticked.

Signatory: Rodney Echeru, Director, Information Village Limited

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