Connecting all HEIs to High-Speed Broadband
Broadband connectivity is a critical enabler for modernizing higher education institutions (HEIs) in their mission of teaching, research, and community outreach. Connecting African HEIs for improved learning, research collaboration, and access to global scientific resources has been on national and global development agendas for many years but has never achieved top-priority policy consideration.The higher education […]
Reduce the Cost of ICT Infrastructure Rollout Increase Uptake of Broadband Services, Increase Government Tax Revenue
This concept paper provides a detailed discussion of an Action Plan that has the triple objective of: The Action Plan is aimed at achieving the alignment of the three objectives to create synergy, leading to the successful implementation of the Digital Uganda Vision (DUV) and its contribution to the achievement of the Third National Development […]
Broadband Connectivity: A Critical Enabler for Modernizing Higher Education Institutions in Africa
Higher education institutions (HEIs) in Africa have long struggled with limited connectivity to global research and education networks. This has been a significant barrier to progress in teaching, research, and community outreach. However, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the need for broadband infrastructure has become even more urgent. The pandemic forced the world […]
Unlocking the Power of Connectivity: How Digital Transformation Can Benefit African Higher Education Institutions – A Feasibility Study
The African higher education sector has immense potential in training the skilled workforce and building the knowledge base required for the countries’ transition to digital economies. However, it faces significant challenges such as falling quality, the mismatch between education and employability, and a lack of access to affordable and functional high-speed internet connectivity. The World […]
Breaking the Final Connectivity Barriers for Higher Education Institutions in Africa: The Next Steps and A Call to Action
During the late 90s, a growing wave of action started among African universities and research institutions, focusing on the need for global connectivity to provide access to especially journal databases and other online resources. Alongside this was the general continental move towards liberalization of the telecommunications sector to introduce more competition and reach more people. […]
Global Digital Transformation Trends and Implications for African Higher Education Institutions (HEIs)
The question of how ICTs will affect the world in the next 10, 20, or 30 years, therefore, has become a sociological question, because it is the state of society that will determine which directions technology will take, and how it will be used. Indeed, if you visit the many sites that look at the […]
The State of ICT in Uganda (2019)
This research, under the auspices of Research ICT Africa, was made possible by the support received from Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC and SIDA). The nationally representative ICT access and use survey referenced in this report form part of a survey of 22 countries in the Global South (10 in Africa) that canvasses barriers […]
Evaluation of the Bilateral Research Cooperation Between Sweden and Uganda
The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) has been providing support to universities in Uganda to strengthen research capacity and research training that are also relevant to poverty reduction and sustainable development. Starting with Makerere University (Mak) in 2000, the program has grown to encompass a network involving five universities in Uganda and 17 universities/institutions […]
National Information Technology Survey Final Report
The National Information Technology Authority (NITA-U), with funding from the government of Uganda, conducted the National Information Technology (IT) Survey 2022 to provide data and information that informs and supports the monitoring of national development policies and international frameworks related to information technology (IT). This third edition of the National IT Survey provides information on […]
Uganda National Broadband Baseline Survey and Infrastructure Blueprint
The main objective of this study was to establish a national broadband baseline and subsequently develop a 10-year National Broadband Infrastructure Blueprint (2022/23 – 2032/33). This study, commissioned by the Ministry of ICT and National Guidance (MoICT&NG), was funded through the World Bank’s Regional Communications Infrastructure Program (RCIP). Under the third National Development Plan (2020/21–2024/25) […]