ICT

Uganda’s Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector is one of the most vibrant within the region and fastest growing sector in the economy. This vibrancy hinges largely on the good legal and regulatory frameworks. The supportive investment climate therein has exposed numerous opportunities in ICT innovation services leading to maximum utilization of the existing youthful human resource base as quite suitable for the ICT work.

The newly developed and highly qualitative ICT infrastructure is also ready to accommodate more future investments. Uganda is now connected to three marine fibre optic cables running around African eastern coast in the Indian Ocean .

Uganda is positioning itself to be the hub for Business Processing and Management Outsourcing industry with the region on the Africa’s Eastern cost.

Numerous Investment Opportunities exist in the local, Regional and International markets .The largest of the Uganda Business Process Outsourcing, Information Technology and Information Technology Enabling Services. Industry opportunities are within Agriculture, Health, Tourism, Banks insurance and public administration.

Domestic opportunities have been identified in the areas of:

1. Digitalisation of services;
2. Healthcare services for the ageing;
3. Productivity Solutions;
4. Web applications;
5. Software Development;
6. Ware housing;
7. Network Integrations

There is a sizeable growth in e-business transactions amongst Ugandans and between Ugandan companies and overseas companies. The increased use of ICTs is playing a big role in economic development. Efforts by Government towards e-governance, e-education, the rural transformation policy, financing frameworks and distance learning (global and local) are paving the way for more IT innovations to improve service delivery and commercial activities.

There are 5 major mobile phone operators; Over 10 Internet Service Providers; Over 5 VSAT International Gateways; 268 radio stations;55 licensed (35 operational) television stations and 1 major National Postal Service Provider and 26 minor license holders comprising mainly of courier operators (domestic, regional and international operators).