The Ministry of ICT and National Guidance, Cente-Tech, the ICT wing of Centenary Group, together with The Innovation Village have embarked on discussions aimed at boosting the IT sector which will lead to socio-economic development in turn.
The discussions involved Cente-Tech acting CEO Dr Grace Ssekakubo and Chief Technology Officer -CTO Peter Kahiigi and the ICT Permanent Secretary, Dr Aminah Zawedde who later on, met with the CEO The Innovation Village, Japheth Kawanguzi.
Ssekakubo said Cente Tech provides holistic technology solutions and delivers innovation that matters to enable and inspire growth.
“We seek partnership to support Government of Uganda in using ICT to drive social and economic transformation,” he said.
Dr Zawedde welcomed the partnership saying the job of creating jobs and building Uganda’s economy is not a solitary job only for government.
“We look forward to working with Cente-Tech, to use ICT to reduce inequality gaps that hold back truly inclusive and sustainable development in Uganda,” she said.
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During the discussion at the Innovation Village, Cente Tech CTO, Peter Kahiigi, said they are keen on cross-company collaboration, iterative development, and a new approach to solution development.
The Innovation Village CEO, Japeth Kawanguzi thanked Cente Tech for sharing ideas with them.
“Now we can dream with confidence, with a partner such as Cente Tech,” Kawanguzi said.
