Uganda’s Steady Progress in ICT is a Key Driver to Socio-Economic Transformation
Uganda’s recent strides in ICT infrastructure development are revolutionary, digitisation and ICT which were once considered a luxury are now the backbone of the ever-evolving global village. The government’s strategic investment in ICT is reshaping the way we work, learn, and live, making Uganda more connected, efficient, and globally competitive. Beyond the impressive numbers, this
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Uganda and India Collaborate to Establish Africa’s First National Forensic Sciences University
Uganda has in collaboration with the Indian government inaugurated the National Forensic Sciences University, the first of its kind on the continent. The Third Deputy Prime Minister Hon Lukia Isanga Nakadama officiated at the ceremony on behalf of President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, while Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. Subrahmanyan Jaishankar represented the Indian Prime Minister
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#MAK@100: Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
The Department of Artificial Intelligence, commonly referred to as AI, has been focusing on three areas; agriculture, health and natural language processing. The Department is headed by Dr. Joyce Nakatumba Nabende. In Agriculture, AI has focused on a cassava project. The project has been diagnosing PPD cassava detoriation using images. The images taken of cassava
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UCC is carrying out its mandate — Gov’t tells media
The government has advised media owners affected by the directive to suspend their staff to seek legal redress arguing that Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) is simply carrying out its mandate. The State Minister for Housing, Chris Baryomunsi made the statement today during the plenary sitting while responding to the directive by UCC that ordered suspension
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Phase four Connectivity to improve reliability & competitiveness of broadband services
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has launched phase four of the National Backbone Infrastructure Connectivity project for West Nile. The ceremony took place today at St. Charles Lwanga Senior Secondary School grounds in Koboko District. The government of Uganda through the National Information Technology, Uganda (NITA-U), with funding from the World Bank, is implementing the national