Tag Archives: NITA-U

MOROTO, Uganda | Xinhua | Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni launched the fifth phase of construction of the National Data Transmission Backbone Infrastructure (NBI) in Moroto, northeastern Uganda, in efforts to promote digital transformation in the east African country. The project, financed by the Import-Export Bank (EXIM) of China and implemented …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has adopted a recommendation that shs 26.781 billion be provided to the National Information Technology Uganda (NITA-U) to extend ICT services to extra 700 sites which include schools, hospitals and local governments. The recommendation was contained in the Report of the Committee on Information, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Lawmakers have voted against a government Bill intended to dissolve the National Information Technology Authority Uganda and move its functions to the Ministry of Information, Communication, Technology and National Guidance. The National Information Technology Authority, Uganda (Amendment) Bill, 2024, was one of several bills …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Information and Technology Authority Uganda (NITA-U) has revealed that over 90 percent of data protection officers (DPOs) in different entities don’t have any specialized knowledge in data protection and management. The stunning revelation was made at the second data protection and privacy conference …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MPs have unanimously approved a US$140 million loan to finance the Uganda Digital Acceleration Project (UDAP), and ring-fenced it to the implementing agency, National Information Technology Authority-Uganda. In a rare show of unanimity untypical of loan requests, the Opposition’s only rider has been having the money …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Media houses, online shops, and other organizations face sanctions by the Ministry of ICT through the National Information Technology Authority, for misusing or mishandling people’s private data. This comes as the government finalizes the operationalization of the Data Protection and Privacy Act, 2019, with the opening …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Information Technology Authority of Uganda (NITA-U) is awarding millions of shillings in cash to young people that are taking part in their cybersecurity quiz dubbed, ‘NITA-U Festive Quiz.’ For two weeks now, individuals have won Ugx500,000 from participating and winning in the quiz …

Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Information Technology Authority-Uganda has embarked on setting up a regional business process outsourcing center in Luwero town council. The center which is an Information and Communication Technology hub is the second in Uganda, and will be set up at Luwero community hall in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The State Minister for Information and Communication Technology-ICT, Joyce Nabbosa Ssebugwawo has directed the National Information Technology Authority Uganda-NITA-U, to reduce the cost of internet in order to ease the cost of doing business. Recent research showed that Uganda has the most expensive mobile data …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | On Nov.04, the National Information Technology Authority Uganda held a cyber security awareness conference aimed at increasing the public awareness and vigilance about the day-to-day cyber threats. Dubbed Do Your Part, #BeCyberSmart, the conference brought together different key players in cyber security including ministry of ICT …