{"id":32582,"date":"2022-08-28T20:17:30","date_gmt":"2022-08-28T17:17:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/?p=32582"},"modified":"2022-08-28T20:18:42","modified_gmt":"2022-08-28T17:18:42","slug":"museveni-urges-ugandans-to-embrace-ict-to-spur-economic-transformation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/2022\/08\/28\/museveni-urges-ugandans-to-embrace-ict-to-spur-economic-transformation\/","title":{"rendered":"Museveni Urges Ugandans To Embrace ICT To Spur Economic Transformation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President Museveni has said computers and Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) are enablers of efficiency, calling upon Ugandans to embrace the development .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While commissioning, the regional ICT infrastructure and e-government services in Gulu City,Museveni said&nbsp; ICT is an enabler of the other primary industries, agriculture, among others.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Within the industry, we are introducing the pathogenic economy, making money out of the sickness that we have here by making vaccines,&#8221;he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He urged Ugandans to embrace ICT as a way to move the country to the next level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;We should support the digital transformation,&#8221;he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr Hatwib Mugasa, the executive director&nbsp;National Information Technology Authority Uganda (NITA-U) said a total of 1,606 Kms of optical fibre cable were added on-to the government national backbone infrastructure<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;We are happy to launch the regional communication infrastructure programme . We are launching it for the people of Uganda to utilize,&#8221;he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said through RCIP, they were able to expand on the cloud service where all the systems are stored.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;We transformed all our transmission sights to solar. We no longer rely on energy.I recognize the support from development partners,&#8221;he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The government&nbsp; secured financing from the World Bank to implement the Regional Communications Infrastructure Programme (RCIP) Phase 5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The goal of the RCIP is to transform public service delivery using ICT, in order to improve the lives of Ugandans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is also aimed at lowering the&nbsp; prices for international capacity and extend the geographic reach of broadband networks and to improve the government\u2019s efficiency and transparency through e-government applications (the transparency development objective).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">RCIP is organised into four components namely: enabling environment,&nbsp; connectivity,e-government and project management with a focus on four&nbsp; key sectors<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These include ;agriculture, health, education, and justice, law and order sector&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Museveni has said computers and Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) are enablers of efficiency, calling upon Ugandans to embrace the development . 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