Online Search giants Google have launched a new social networking service under their Google+ project which many industry pundits say is aimed at wrestling the inline audience from social networking giant Facebook. Google in a statement today said the new service is currently available on invitation only will avail a better social networking platform where […]
MTN Uganda has broken ground on a new Switching Centre in Kampala, bringing to six the number of Telecommunication Switches the firm is operating in Uganda. Officiating at the ground-breaking ceremony, MTN Chief Executive Officer Themba M. Khumalo and Roko Chairman Rainer Kohler said the project would cost close to US$ 110million in civil works […]
The government according to Dr. Rugunda wants to use the ICT ministry to improve on the communication sector’s role in the development of the country. According to ICT ministerial appointee Dr. Ruhakana Rugunda, the government wants to use the ministry as a facilitator and catalyst to ensure that the communication’s sector grows from its current […]
Students from the School of Computing and IT (CIT), College of Computing and Information Sciences, have for the 4th Year running scooped the first position of the Microsoft Imagine Cup. The East and Central Africa Regional challenge was held in Nairobi on 9th May 2011 and CIT, which emerged top, will now represent the region at […]
By Solomon Akugizibwe With exceptional cases of Mama FM, Kagadi Development Radio (KDR) and probably Apac FM which are Uganda’s only community FM radio stations, and a few other religious based radio stations like Radio Maria, most Uganda FM radio stations are established for purely commercial reasons. However, commercial FM radio stations, remain the most […]
The National Information Technology Authority (NITA) has appealed to all institutions of learning to keenly participate in the Business process outsourcing (BPO) intitiative. The chairperson board of directors NITA Betty Bigombe says the government is committed to continue supporting the training of BPO organisations because if will have Uganda build sufficient skill for business processor […]
Journalists and media practitioners in Uganda on Tuesday joined their colleagues all over the world to mark the World Press Freedom Day. As part of the events to mark the WPFD, a press freedom day panel discussion has been organised to discuss issues pertaining to press freedom and new media in Uganda. The panel discussion […]
A Memorandum of Understanding between Makerere University and the Uganda Police Force to provide assistance in the implementation of the different ICT initiatives in the force has saved over USD500,000 of the Uganda Police Force’s budget. Under this Memorandum of Understanding, Makerere University has been able to develop for the Uganda Police Force a Human […]
It is emerging that the government of Uganda is putting internet service providers to block popular social network platforms to stop the opposition from using them to mobilise people for the ongoing walk to work protests. A letter is circulating confirming showing that the Uganda Communications Commission asked the internet service providers to block twitter […]
Caribbean schoolchildren are set to benefit from Commonwealth and Microsoft collaboration. Commonwealth Secretariat, Commonwealth of Learning and Microsoft Trinidad and Tobago have jointly agree to improve access to, and use of, Information and Communication Technologies