Mastercard and Uganda Ministry of ICT and National Guidance Partner for Digital Transformation

Mastercard and the Uganda Ministry of ICT & National Guidance have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to accelerate digital transformation across the country. This collaboration marks a significant milestone in the implementation of the ‘Digital Uganda Vision’, aimed at driving socio-economic development, enhancing services, and driving financial inclusion. The signing of the MoU took...

Row as Uganda Moves to Cancel Internet Highway Contract with Kenyan Company, Soliton

The Auditor General’s office is assessing the financial implications of transferring the management of the National Backbone Infrastructure (NBI) from National Information Technology Authority of Uganda (NITA-U) to Uganda Telecommunications Ltd (UTCL). This was after Soliton Telme, a Kenyan company contracted by the government to manage the National Backbone Infrastructure and e-government infrastructure, protested the...

In Uganda, government partners with Tower of Africa to build 63 telecom sites in underserved areas

The Uganda Communications Universal Access and Service Fund (UCUSAF) has partnered with infrastructure operator Tower of Africa Uganda to build 63 telecoms sites in underserved areas of the country. The grant provided by the Fund for the implementation of the project amounts to 12 billion Ugandan shillings ($3.13 million). A first site was launched on...

Govt to erect innovation hubs across Uganda

Government plans to erect innovation hubs in various regions across Uganda to allow young people enjoy untapped opportunities that come with invention, authorities have said. “We have opened one in Kabale based at Kabale University, another one in Eastern Uganda at Soroti University and one in Muni University in West Nile. We shall be opening...

Uganda: regulator seeks partners to provide internet connectivity to 50 schools

The Ugandan government wants to accelerate the adoption of the Internet in the country to support its digital transformation ambitions. According to the latest official statistics, Uganda has 27 million Internet service subscribers with a penetration rate of 59%. The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) on Tuesday, December 5, said it had floated a tender for the...

Uganda: ICT Minister Appoints Nyombi Thembo as Executive Director of Communications Authority

Last September, the Ugandan government began the search for an executive director for the regulator. The last holder of the position completed his second term in 2020. Since then, the interim has been held by Irene Kaggwa Ssewankambo. Chris Baryomunsi, Uganda’s Minister of Information and Communications Technology (ICT), has appointed Nyombi Thembo as Executive Director of...

Uganda to borrow $150 million from China Eximbank after World Bank aid suspended

The loan which will be used to finance the supply, installation and commissioning of the national backbone data transmission infrastructure marks Uganda’s growing dependence on Chinese donors.  Uganda is preparing to borrow $150 million from the China Export-Import Bank (China Eximbank) to develop its Internet infrastructure, the Ministry of Finance announced on Monday (November 27)....

Uganda: regulator sets deadline for SIM card registration as November 12

Uganda’s ongoing SIM card registration campaign was launched in 2018. It was initially based on the national identification numbers (NIN) of telecom subscribers. The government subsequently added biometric measures. Subscribers to Ugandan telecommunications services have until Sunday, November 12 to register their SIM cards or risk seeing them deactivated. The ultimatum was given by the Uganda Communications...

MTN Uganda Contributes UGX 36 Billion to Boost Communications Services in Underserved Areas

MTN Uganda donates UGX 36 billion to Uganda Communications Universal Service and Access Fund for digital expansion. MTN Uganda has boosted the Uganda Communications Universal Service and Access Fund with UGX 36 billion for the year 2023 towards extending communications services to the underserved and unserved areas. All licensed telecom operator’s telecom in the country...

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