Our work in Uganda
18 October 2024
How digital public infrastructure could transform tax administration in Africa
Fabrizio Santoro, Lucia Rossel
Evidence suggests that digital public infrastructure (DPI) can greatly simplify tax administration and boost tax compliance. However, some persistent challenges…
11 August 2023
Kenya is going digital to boost tax revenue – there are lessons to learn from other African countries
Celeste Scarpini, Fabrizio Santoro
Many African tax authorities have weak capacity to raise revenue. From 1990 to 2020, sub-Saharan African countries on average collected…
29 June 2026
New ICTD research shows uneven adoption of international tax standards by lower-income countries
Martin Hearson, Frederik Heitmüller
This paper by Martin Hearson, Frederich Heitmüller and Florian Dierich, draws together findings across all seven country case studies, identifying…
11 November 2025
Championing evidence-based policymaking: URA hosts its first Research Day
Giulia Mascagni, Adrienne Lees, Ian Kananura Mwesigye, Fredrick Kalyango
Recognising the risk inherent in the pressure to raise more revenue quickly, and the need for research-informed approaches, the URA…