As government moves to embark fully on electronic procurement process for suppliers and service providers, the risk to the process according to Minister of State for Works and transport Gen. Edward Katumba Wamala is electronic waste management aimed at protecting the environment, which the minister says must be elaborated to
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Google's decision to withhold its Android software from Huawei is being seen as the beginning of a technology cold war that could compel African countries including Uganda - in the future - to choose between US and Chinese technology, analysts have told the BBC. Most Africans connecting to the internet
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The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has signed an agreement between Uganda and Hollywood Film Festival at the ongoing Cannes Film Festival. This agreement paves the way for Ugandan Content to showcase in Hollywood, arguably, the World’s most prominent film city. The agreement was signed by Mr Bradford Parks, the Chairman
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Huawei Founder and CEO Mr Ren Zhengfei (in featured photo) expressed confidence in the company’s business and capacity, saying the company had been preparing in anticipation of situations as of now, and it is well- prepared. “We will certainly be able to continue serving our customers. Our production capacity is
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Huawei is winning over more and more Apple fans in China as the escalated trade tensions stoked “nationalist sentiment,” according to the South China Morning Post. China’s consumers are increasingly favoring their domestic brands after the U.S. stepped up its action against Huawei, the paper said. The article cited a few anecdotes where
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Google has barred phone maker Huawei from some updates to the Android operating system, dealing a blow to the Chinese firm, BBC reports. New designs of Huawei smartphones are set to lose access to some Google apps. The move comes after the Trump administration added Huawei to a list of
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The Parliamentary Human Rights on Wednesday turned way Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) team led by Fred Otunnu, the Director Corporate Affairs after turning up without the Commission’s Executive Director, Eng. Godfrey Mutabazi(in featured photo). The MPs accused Mutabazi of undermining the importance of the Committee meeting yet he was informed
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Parliament has awarded MTN Uganda a contract worth Shs197m to provide monthly 5GB data for each MP amounting to Shs30,000, according to documents seen by this site. MTN will also to provide monthly Over The Top Tax (OTT) aka Social Media Tax worth 6000 for each member of Parliament. The
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On the 3rd and 4th July 2019, CryptoSavannah and the Blockchain Association of Uganda, working in collaboration with the Ministry of ICT and National Guidance will host the 2nd edition of the Africa Blockchain Conference, at the Kampala Serena Conference Centre. The conference theme “Africa 4.0: Preparing Africa for the
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Hackers were able to remotely install surveillance software on phones and other devices using a major vulnerability in messaging app WhatsApp, it has been confirmed. WhatsApp, which is owned by Facebook, said the attack targeted a "select number" of users, and was orchestrated by "an advanced cyber actor". A fix
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