The government of Uganda recognized and pledged to prioritize and promote the use of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) as a tool and enabler of socio-economic transformation and development.
ICT is essential in improving national productivity because it has potential to make Government and business enterprises more efficient, effective and globally competitive. Ugandans are now spoilt for choice on which telephone or internet provider to choose. There are four telephone service providers and more than six internet providers.
Almost all Ugandan households have a mobile phone. Subscriptions have increased from
20.5 million in 2015 to 23.2 million in 2017 resulting in a teledensity of 66.9%. The number of internet users also increased from 6.2 million in 2015 to 9.8 million in 2017. This translated into an internet penetration rate of 25%.
The importance of ICT has been amplified under COVID-19 driven lockdowns. During the period ICT was employed to deliver education, health, trade in market places and financial services.
The government will use ICT for e-education, e-security, e-governance, e-health, e-extension to deliver Government services better. Ugandan youth will be supported to innovate to improve ICT services across the country.
