Buganda Kingdom Partners with Ministry of ICT, UCC and to promote use of ICT
The Ministry of ICT & National Guidance
and Uganda Communications Commission have signed separate MoUs with the Kingdom
of Buganda to promote digital literacy, productive internet usage, and
technological innovations.
During
an event at Bulange Mengo on Friday, the Memorandum of Understanding between
the Ministry of ICT and Buganda Kingdom that was signed last month was
launched, while a separate MoU was signed with UCC.
The
Minister of State for ICT & National Guidance Joyce Nabbossa Ssebugwawo,
Permanent Secretary Dr Aminah Zawedde, and Ag. Executive Director Irene Kaggwa
Sewankambo represented the Ministry and UCC respectively, while Buganda Kingdom
was represented by Owek. Robert Waggwa Nsibirwa, 2nd Deputy Katikkiro.
The
MoU between UCC and Buganda Kingdom seeks to establish a working relationship
between the two parties in a bid to deepen access to and use of ICTs.
The
MoU further seeks to enhance access to accurate information and to enable
access and usage of ICT infrastructure such as resource centres and computer
laboratories, among others. Also provided for under the MoU is the
digitalization of cultural content to enhance tourism.
In
its Five-Year Strategic Plan (Namutayiika 2018-2023), Buganda Kingdom has made
it a priority to educate and sensitise the people of Buganda on matters
concerning technology and digital literacy, as a strategy to leverage ICTs to
improve their quality of life.
In
her remarks at the event, the Ag. Executive Director said the partnership
between UCC and Buganda Kingdom was an easy decision to make considering that
the ICT development objectives of both parties are aligned.
“I
wish to commend the leadership of Buganda Kingdom for being visionary,” she
said. “It is evident that to make our young people competitive in the job
market and in the global village, ICTs are critical.”
She
added that overall improvement in access to ICTs is instrumental in contributing
to the management of common economic and social problems.
“However,
the significance of ICTs for development depends on how these can be integrated
into the livelihood strategies of the people,” the Ag. Executive Director said.
“It
is therefore imperative that all stakeholders jointly strive to increase the
opportunities for utilising ICTs and ICT solutions by communities, including
the poor, the users in remote areas, and other disadvantaged groups.”
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