Libreville, Gabon | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | Uganda is poised to accelerate its national digital transformation agenda as senior government officials and experts gather in Libreville, Gabon, for the 6th Ordinary Session of the African Union Specialized Technical Committee on Communication and ICT (STC-CICT). The high-level forum, which opened Monday, …
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The upgraded fibre route linking Nairobi and Kampala underscores the growing importance of regional cable networks NEWS ANALYSIS | IAN KATUSIIME | SEACOM, a major pan-African telecommunications and ICT company, launched a high-capacity fibre route linking Nairobi, Kisumu and Kampala. The network strengthened a key corridor carrying internet …
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COMMENT | DAVIS MWIINE | What began as a parliamentary investigation into delays in Uganda’s Digital Number Plate Project is increasingly at risk of losing sight of the project itself. Weeks of hearings before Parliament’s Committee on Physical Infrastructure, chaired by Mwine Mpaka, have focused heavily on the price, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Huawei Technologies Uganda Company Limited will on Friday, August 21, 2026, hold a campus recruitment drive at Kyambogo University as part of its efforts to identify and develop young ICT talent and strengthen the link between universities and industry. The recruitment exercise, scheduled to take …
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dfcu Deepens Partnership with Ministry of ICT and National Guidance to Expand Digital Access Across Uganda Kampala, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | Leading Ugandan bank dfcu, through the dfcu Foundation, has donated 100 desktop computers to the Ministry of ICT and National Guidance, accelerating efforts to expand digital …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | Just two in every ten secondary schools across Uganda meets the minimum standards to be considered ICT-ready, a comprehensive new assessment has revealed, exposing a deep digital divide in the country’s education system. The findings mean that more than 80 per cent of secondary schools …
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Kampala, Uganda | Xinhua | Uganda is set to launch its first-ever National IP Peering Exchange (NIPX), a system designed to accelerate data exchange, reduce costs, and keep local internet traffic within the country. The system, scheduled for official launch on Friday, will enable internet service providers, content providers, cloud …
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The Infrastructure gap threatening Uganda’s AI Independence Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | For Uganda, a nation with a young, tech-hungry population and a budding startup ecosystem, the race to innovate is hitting a physical wall: a critical shortage of Tier III data centres. While the world debates the …
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COMMENT | NANTEZA SARAH KYOBE | As the election season approaches, there has been an increase in public participation, indicating healthy democratic engagement. However, this growth has also led to a surge in misinformation, especially on digital platforms, which can rapidly spread false narratives and conspiracy theories. Misinformation can diminish public …
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KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Uganda’s Ministry of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and National Guidance on Monday urged the media and the public to exercise caution while reporting as the country heads to the general elections on Jan. 15. Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of ICT and National Guidance …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
