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Hon. Nobert Mao congratulates the Registrar General, Ms. Mercy K. Kainobwisho, and Board member, Ms. Lydia A. Sekkabira on the ISO 9001:2015 certification milestone
Mr. Hamidu Tumuhimbise, a senior Registration Officer, attends to a client during the UEB claimants exercise at the Uganda Business Facilitation Center, Kololo
A delegation from PACRA led by the Deputy Registrar Mr. Chewe Peter Chilufya (Center) visited URSB for a 3 days benchmarking visit on the Intellectual Property Registry on how systems operate, the digital improvements implemented and how these reforms contribute to reduced turnaround time
A delegation from UNOC visits URSB to benchmark on the Digital Transformation Journey.
Director General WIPO Mr. Daren Tang, Minister of Justice Hon. Nobert Mao, The Registrar General Ms. Mercy K. Kainobwisho, URSB Board members a delegation from WIPO pause for a photo at the Uganda Business Facilitation Center during the DG’s mission to Uganda

URSB joins national launch of Human Development Report 2025 on AI implications
Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB) representatives attended the national launch of the Human Development Report (HDR) 2025 titled “A Matter of Choice: People and Possibilities in the Age of AI” at Kyambogo University last week. The event highlighted the intersection between intellectual property protection and artificial intelligence advancement—a key focus area for URSB’s innovation support initiatives.
Dr. Thangavel Palanivel, Senior Economist at UNDP, presented findings revealing that 80% of students currently use AI for educational purposes, while Uganda has recently graduated to the medium Human Development Index (HDI) category. This achievement places Uganda among 10 African countries in this classification, signalling important development progress despite global concerns about stalling human development momentum.
URSB officials emphasised the bureau’s commitment to creating regulatory frameworks that protect innovation while enabling technological advancement. As AI adoption increases across Uganda, URSB’s role in safeguarding intellectual property while promoting innovation becomes increasingly critical.
The report’s findings about AI tools carrying biases and stereotypes underscored URSB’s ongoing work with Technology and Innovation Support Centres (TISCs) to promote responsible innovation across educational institutions and the private sector, ensuring Uganda’s development gains through technology remain inclusive and sustainable.