Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Information Technology Authority Uganda has today (July 08) launched a Cyber Security Awareness Campaign dubbed ‘be safe online’ aimed at increasing the public awareness and vigilance about the day-to-day cyber threats. The campaign is funded by the World Bank as part of the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government is losing billions of Shillings due to the underutilisation of National Backbone Infrastructure-NBI and the e-Government Infrastructure-EGI portals. In the 2006/2007 financial year, Government through the National Information and Technology Authority-NITA-U secured funds to put-up a National Data Transmission Backbone Infrastructure to provide …
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Kabuleta saga evokes different views from Uganda’s online community, experts kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | What exactly do Police mean by disturbance of peace and quiet of the president? And what exactly entails legitimate communication? These questions once again came to the fore following the most recent arrest of …
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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 …
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Kampala, Uganda | Julius Businge | Uganda’s National Information Technology Authority (NITA-U) is planning to establish a central information technology system for sharing government information with the citizens. Leonah Mbonimpa, the corporate communications officer told The Independent on July 3 that procurement process is ongoing and plans are to have the system fully …
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By Julius Businge The National Information Technology Authority Uganda (NITA-U) has set July as a month when all government institutions will start adhering to regulations regarding the use of the internet. Stella Alibateesa, the acting executive director at NITA-U said on the sidelines of the e-government regulations conference in Kampala …
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By Julius Businge The National Information Technology Authority-Uganda (NITA-U) in partnership with the Uganda Business Process Outsourcing Association (UBPOA) are organizing a three day regional BPO Leadership Conference from 18 to 20, September 2013 at the Serena Hotel, Kampala. This is the third BPO conference to be held in Uganda. …
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By Julius Businge The National Information Technology Authority Uganda (NITA-U) has developed the National IT Project Management Methodology to provide guidance on how to manage and provide advice on IT projects to government. The agency’s Executive Director James Saaka said at the launch of the project on June 28 at …
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By Julius Businge The National Information Technology Authority Uganda (NITA-U) has completed the e-government master plan which it handed to the government through the ministry of ICT on Oct. 25. The report has details about how government plans to use ICT tools like computers and the internet among others to …
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