Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | “We are very many players in this sector. We are all trying to do many things that we do best. We are scattered. We need to work together because we are working for the same objective.” This quote summarizes what Richard Zulu, an official from …
Read More »Africa moots for joint position on Global technology
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Africa Information and Communications Technology consortia groups, the Ministry of Information and Communications Technology and the Uganda Communication Commission – UCC are lobbying all ICT departments across the African continent to come up with a joint position on global technology. The position agreed upon …
Read More »Banks, telecoms battle for digital accolade
They are not only in business to compete and attract customers in their line of business, but are also warming up to compete for Uganda’s Digital Brand of the Year award for 2019 organised by an entity dubbed HiPipo. Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | The two leading telecom firms …
Read More »Gov’t to introduce national roaming as rural areas struggle with network
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government is in final stages of establishing national roaming guidelines that will enable telecom companies to fix mobile phone connectivity issues countrywide. National roaming refers to agreements among operators to use each other’s network to provide services in geographic areas where they have no …
Read More »No business for uncertified ICT companies – NITA-U
Kampala, Uganda | Julius Businge | Are you in the business of providing information communication technology services and you are not certified by National Information Technology Authority of Uganda? It is going to be tough for you to get any business from government or private sector. Frederick E. Kitoogo, the NITA-U director …
Read More »Education Minister urges tertiary institutions to embrace online courses
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister for Higher Education, John Chrysostom Muyingo has challenged heads of Tertiary institution to spearhead the use of ICT led innovations. Muyingo says tertiary institutions all over the world are offering online courses for continuing education that allows people to work and study …
Read More »Nigeria’s ‘Computer Village’
And lessons on what it takes to help small firms thrive | Oluseye Jegede | Nigeria’s Otigba Computer Village is arguably the biggest information, communications technology (ICT) market in Africa. It started off as a one-man business on a street called “Otigba” in Ikeja, the capital of Lagos State. Within …
Read More »MPs query UGX 18bn UBC revamp budget
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Budget Committee of parliament has queried the recommendation by the Information Communication and Technology Committee-ICT that Shillings 18.5 billion should be provided to complete the process of revamping the national broadcaster, Uganda Broadcasting Corporation-UBC. It came after the ICT Committee Chairperson, Annet Nyakecho …
Read More »Going digital could boost Sub-Saharan economies—World Bank
But only a small proportion of the region’s population is hooked to the internet Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Sub-Saharan African economies are sluggishly growing owing to global uncertainty, poor management of debt, inflation as well as political and regulatory uncertainty, according to the latest World Bank’s bi-annual analysis …
Read More »ICT Ministry, Microsoft sign MOU to support innovations
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) has signed a memorandum of understanding with global technology firm, Microsoft for supporting innovations in Uganda. The MOU was signed at ICT Ministry office on morning. The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of ICT Vincent Bagiire signed …
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