THE COMMUNICATIONS BLOG

The Uganda Communications Commission has instructed all telecommunication providers to validate and update existing subscriber SIM registration information to insure full compliance with SIM card registration guidelines.

POLICY STATEMENT – REPUBLIC OF UGANDA WSIS SUMMIT 2019 Dr Nora Mulira Head of the Uganda delegation to the World Summit of the Internet Society Forum 2019 presented this Policy Statement to distinguished delegates. She recognised protocol including; The Chairman, Excellencies and Honourable Ministers, Ambassadors, The Secretary-General of the ITU,…

FACILITATING THE REALISATION OF THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS BY ADOPTION OF ICTS In September 2015, in a ceremony presided over by our President – H.E Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, the 193-Member United Nations General Assembly adopted new Global Goals which aimed at charting sustainable development for people and planet by 2030.  This…

The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) is mandated to collaborate with educational institutions to promote specialised education in the field of communications and to operate and manage the Uganda Institute of Information and Communications Technology (UICT). UICT is a public ICT focused training institution, managed and operated by UCC and as…

A response to a stakeholders concerns The following is in response to concerns from an assertive communications consumer @Daila Mila Mulamulan and thanks to consumers like her who are raising pertinent and objective concerns that regulators can reflect upon and determine how best to intervene, promote and safeguard the interests…

INTRODUCTION The World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Forum is a global United Nations (UN) multistakeholder platform facilitating the implementation of the WSIS Action Lines for advancing Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It is co-organized by ITU, UNESCO, UNDP and UNCTAD, in close collaboration with all WSIS Action Line co-/facilitators…

CONSULTATION PAPER ON THE PROPOSED REVIEW OF THE LICENSING FRAMEWORK FOR THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR IN UGANDA TAKE NOTICE that in order to give effect to the Uganda Communications Act 2013, policy recommendations of the National Broadband Policy 2018, emerging industry trends and international best practices, the Uganda Communications Commission intends…

“THE UNSTOPPABLE GROWTH OF LEGAL TECH AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: POSITIONING YOUR LEGAL BUSINESS IN THE DIGITAL ECONOMY.” Godfrey Mutabazi, Executive Director, Uganda Communications Commission, April 4th, 2018 Now’s the time for the legal fraternity to embrace digital transformation. This is an abridged version of Mr Godfrey Mutabazi’s speech during the…

Project Aim The Holistic eLearning Project aims at building the capacity of schools to provide better quality teaching and learning. The project emphasises collaborative learning across schools and the ability of teachers to use eLearning in the teaching and learning processes. The project will run for three years; FY 2018/2019,…