MTN Uganda, in partnership with NITA-Uganda has unveiled a new app that will be used for geo-fencing and tracking COVID-19 patients that are under home based care. The new app named E-pass (Electronic pass) is intended to help the Ministry of Health track and geo-fence the movement of COVID-19 patients under home based care thus reducing the number of non-critical patients that get admitted in hospitals. At the height of the pandemic, many people would be rushed to health centers, even those that were not in critical conditions, a situation that overwhelmed health centers and also stretched the limited resources…
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As more and more Ugandans turn to the internet for work, learning, and entertainment during the raging Covid-19 pandemic, the Internet Watch Federation (IWF) is urging internet users in Uganda to be on the watch out for and to report online child sexual abuse material. In a new campaigned dubbed, Help Children Be Children, that was launched on 1 February 2021, IWF has teamed up with Facebook and telecommunications giant, MTN Uganda, to help make Uganda a safer place to go online. The campaign also seeks to stamp out the spread of child sexual abuse material on the internet. In…
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The National Information Technology Authority (NITA-U) has appointed Collin Babirukamu as its new Director E-government Services. He assumes office in January 2021. The National Information Technology Authority-Uganda (NITA-U) is an autonomous statutory body established under the NITA-U Act 2009, to coordinate and regulate Information Technology services in Uganda. NITA-U is under the general supervision of the Ministry of ICT and National Guidance. In his new role, Babirukamu will be responsible for coordination and providing leadership in planning, implementing, coordinating, overseeing and promoting e-Government initiatives in order to make government services available online to citizens, businesses and the public. A Computer…
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After 10 years of distinguished service, James Saaka, the Outgoing Executive Director, National Information Technology Authority ((NITA-U) on Monday, 17th August 2020, handed over office to Dr. Hatwib Mugasa, the incoming Executive Director. Dr. Mugasa was appointed to the office by the Minister of ICT & National Guidance, Hon. Judith Nabakooba in July 2020. Speaking at the handover, Saaka urged the team at NITA-U to further continue the Digitization journey that he passionately spearheaded over the last decade. “It has been an honor for me to have been at the forefront of the Digital Revolution. I am thankful that H.E…
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The Office of the Prime Minister has this morning unveiled a citizen fundraising platform aimed at assisting the government of Uganda in mobilising resources and funds from its citizenry and well-wishers to boost the coronavirus fight in the country. Developed by the National Information Technology Uganda (NITA-U), the application utilizes the national electronic payment gateway to collect funds/donations from individual donors. The online system enables anyone with donations from as little as UGX 1,000 to make a contribution at their convenience (using a mobile phone or website). Prospective donors can visit https://covid.pay.go.ug/, to make donations from their mobile phone…
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The deadly Covid-19 disease caused by the novel Coronavirus, may have no clear-cut treatment- but as it appears, prevention seems to be the most sustainable way of managing the disease that is wreaking havoc across the world. If prevention is the vehicle for managing the disease, as it is with every prevention measures, then information is the fuel- accurate information on how acquisition and transmission of the disease can be avoided; information on where to seek medical attention or even request for a Covid-19 test, report a case or get a list of sample collection centres or the latest status…
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The Executive Director of National Information and Technology Authority (NITA-U) has described the planned Raxio Data Centre, to be built at Namanve Industrial Park as a “brilliant opportunity
