The ongoing debate on Age Limit Bill as Ugandan legislators weave their way around a sticky matter of amending Article 102b of the Constitution might have damped every socioeconomic fabric of the country, but has not stopped some good news from slipping in.
One such is that Uganda has moved up five places in the ICT Development Index (IDI)–and this has no relation to whether the improvement is because every one is using IT to fume or praise Age Limit matters.
Previously 158th globally in 2016, the improvement to 152nd position is indicative of the steady success the multifaceted approach being undertaken by the government and the private sector in driving the digital agenda in Uganda.
Additionally, Uganda improved its ranking regionally to 20th in Africa and 2nd in the East African region.
The 2017 edition of the Measuring the Information Society Report was launched during the World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Symposium (WTIS) 2017, in Hammamet, Tunisia. The report is published by the International Telecom Union (ITU), a United Nations special agency for information and communication technologies.
Letters to My Younger Self: Robinah Siima — “Success Is Quieter, But Richer”In its 9th edition, the Measuring the Information Society Report, an annual report published by ITU since 2009, features key ICT data and benchmarking tool to measure the information society, the ICT Development Index (IDI).
The report presents a quantitative analysis of the information society and highlights new and emerging trends and measurement issues.
“This is a welcome improvement in our global ranking by the respected ITU. It’s definitely not where we want to be, but is testimony that the different initiatives that are being undertaken under the able leadership of the Ministry of ICT and National Guidance, have started to bear fruit.
A continuous improvement in the rankings will guarantee the country an improvement in its GDP