Today, the National Information Technology Authority Uganda (NITA-U) was hosted by the Parliamentary Committee on ICT to appraise them on Uganda\u2019s Missing Links project.<\/p>\n
The Government of Uganda through NITA-U, is implementing the National Data Transmission Backbone Infrastructure and e-Government Infrastructure (NBI\/EGI) project to connect all major towns across the country including Government Ministries,<\/p>\n
Departments and Agencies via an optical fibre cable network so as to reduce the cost of public administration, support delivery of secure e-Government services as well as enhance communications services in the country.<\/p>\n
Following the successful completion of Phases I \u2013 III of the NBI\/EGI Project, as part of a deliberate effort to ensure the network is able to consistently provide 99.9%, the Missing<\/p>\n
Links project was started upon. The Missing Links project details laying out of concentric rings connected through optical fibre cable that will ensure self-resilient National Communications Infrastructure.<\/p>\n
As is the normal procedure with Government procurements that are donor funded, NITA – U embarked on the Missing Links procurement process as per the World Bank guidelines for International Competitive bidding.<\/p>\n
NITA-U was requested to respond to a letter from the Budadiri County West Member of Parliament, Honourable Nandala Mafabi. The letter sought clarification on the procurement of the Missing Links project.<\/p>\n
NITA-U\u2019s Executive Director, James Saaka, shared with the Parliamentary Committee on ICT that the procurement process was adhered to with the requisite quality checks along the way.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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