According to renowned musician and Woman MP for Bugweri District Rachael Magoola, creators and private investors are getting ready to launch a new platform that will connect creatives to possibilities and offer options for collaboration.
On the fourth day of the ongoing UG Economic Forum, which has as its topic “Growing businesses in the post-Covid era,” Magoola made the discovery.
Magoola asserted during a panel discussion about how information technology, innovation, and the creative arts are influencing the business landscape: “Together with the Private Sector Foundation, we are setting up a platform where creatives can register themselves and what they do so that we can figure out who the creatives are, where they are, and how to connect them to the opportunities.”
The legislator demanded that the government enhance internet access in order to maximize the potential impact of technological advancements.
As a government, “we still have a lot of work to do to ensure that connectivity is nationwide and everyone is utilizing technology to their advantage,” she said.
The event’s keynote speaker, Dr. Aminah Zawedde, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of IT and National Guidance, recalled the pandemic’s seismic shift that forced all sectors, including the government, to embrace new working practices.
Technology and innovation are crucial to the job we do at the Ministry and impact every part of our life, according to Zawedde.
She acknowledged the tech-driven changes made by the business world, but she also pointed out that some of the advances had trouble connecting with consumers.
Eugene Kavuma, Head of Creative and Community at Next Media, commented on the innovation sector’s resiliency by pointing out that while performing arts suffered during the pandemic, other industries, including as graphic design, prospered.
Graphic designers, according to Kavuma, are discovering ways to incorporate technologies into their work. “Graphic designers are the ones who communicated visually what COVID-19 looked like, through the creation of visual material,” he added.
The wonderful graphics that our designers produce are actually made in large part by artificial intelligence, he claimed.
Participants in the second edition of the UG Economic Forum anxiously anticipate the discussions on the last day, which will center on opening up opportunities in trade and banking.
