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Continue reading →: UCC ED calls for Artificial Intelligence with a human faceA lot has been said about the likelihood of machines replacing humans in the Fourth Industrial Revolution, but Ag. UCC Executive Director Irene Kaggwa Sewankambo believes Artificial Intelligence should complement and enhance rather than replace human capabilities. “You will always require a human touch to take you from where the…
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Continue reading →: CELEBRATING WORLD CONSUMER RIGHTS DAY 2020On Sunday, 15 March 2020, Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) joined the rest of the world to celebrate World Consumer Rights Day 2020 (WCRD2020). First observed in 1983, the day is marked to raise awareness about consumer rights and needs. World Consumer Rights Day, which this year is celebrated under the…
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Continue reading →: CALL FOR APPLICATIONS FOR A DATA COLLECTION FACILITATORCALL FOR APPLICATIONS FOR A DATA COLLECTION FACILITATOR FOR THE NATIONAL MEDIA AUDIENCE SURVEY 2020 The Uganda Communications Act, 2013 mandates Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) to develop a modern communications sector, which includes telecommunications, broadcasting, radio communications, postal communications, data communication and infrastructure. In pursuit of this mandate, UCC has…
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Continue reading →: UCC’S WOMEN IN LEADERSHIPBack in the day she wanted to become a pilot because flying planes looked cool. In time, she fell in love with engineering. Not one to be easily intimidated, Eng. Irene Kaggwa Sewankambo has excelled in a profession, and indeed a world, dominated by men. At the defunct Uganda Electricity…
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Continue reading →: UCC ED ADVISES ON CYBERSECURITYKAMPALA, 4 March 2020 –Uganda Communications Commission Ag. Executive Director Irene Kaggwa-Sewankambo has challenged corporate leaders to take cybersecurity seriously. Speaking at the 9th annual Directors and Company Secretaries conference held at Protea Hotel in Kampala on Tuesday, 3 March 2020, Ms Kaggwa-Sewankambo said chief executives and directors of companies…
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Continue reading →: MINISTRY OF HEALTH Update & Advisory on the CoronavirusUpdate on Uganda’s preparedness situation following the novel 2019 Coronavirus disease outbreak in China and other countries around the World. The Ministry of Health would like to update the general public on the progress of the country’s preparedness to prevent importation of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) into the country. Current Global…
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Continue reading →: UPCOUNTRY LIBRARIES EQUIPPED TO CHAMPION E-GOVERNMENT SERVICESIf you need a passport you don’t have to travel to Kampala to line up at the Ministry of Internal Affairs, for this service is now online, the UCC Head of Consumer Affairs Joseph Kizito told an attentive crowd at the Hoima Public Library on Friday. “If you have a…
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Continue reading →: UCC Cyber Stars competition launchedUganda Communications Commission (UCC) has moved to tackle the growing cyber threat by launching the first-ever cybersecurity competition targeting university students. More than 500 university students aged 18-24 participated in an inaugural workshop on cybersecurity techniques at the Commission head office in Bugolobi on Friday, February 21, 2020. The workshop,…
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Continue reading →: DIGITAL LITERACY CAMPAIGN TARGETS MARKET VENDORSThe hustle and bustle of Mbarara Central market came to a standstill on Tuesday afternoon as the digital literacy campaign got off to a promising start in South-Western Uganda. It was the same story in Soroti town, Eastern Uganda, as Uganda Communications Commission through the Rural Communications Development Fund (RCDF)…
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The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) was established under the legal framework of the Uganda Communications Act No. 1 of 1997 and the Electronic Media Act of 1996. Consequently, UCC operates as an integrated regulatory body overseeing various sectors, including Telecommunications, Data Communications, Broadcasting, Postal Communication, Radio Communication, and Infrastructure services throughout Uganda. It is also tasked with the responsibility of licensing operations of cinematography theatres and video or film libraries in Uganda.
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