Finance Minister Matia Kasaija The government has been advised to explore the possibility of taxing online advertising and content promoters instead of imposing a tax on internet data bundles. Early this month, Finance Minister Matia Kasaija announced twelve new measures through which the government intends to increase its revenue collections in
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The number of internet users in Uganda has significantly increased over the last year, a study by Unwanted witness has revealed.Titled “The State of Digital Rights and Internet Users in Uganda”, the report shows that the number of internet users in Uganda drastically increased to 20 million by September 2020
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Eric Xu, Huawei's Rotating Chairman, delivers a keynote speech Eric Xu, Huawei's Rotating Chairman said Huawei is optimizing its portfolio to boost business resilience to cope with the uncertainty brought by geopolitical tension, the resurgence of COVID-19, and US bans. Eric Xu made the statement when delivered a keynote speech
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The Excise duty (Amendment) Bill, 2021 is proposing to repeal the payment of Over The Top Services tax (OTT) commonly referred to as social media tax, while at the same time re-introduce excise duty at a rate of 12% on internet data. The Bill is set to be introduced in Parliament
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Huawei released its 2020 Annual Report today, showing growth slowed, but the company's business performance was largely in line with forecast. Huawei's sales revenue in 2020 rounded off at CNY891.4 billion, up 3.8% year-on-year, and its net profit reached CNY64.6 billion, up 3.2% year-on-year. Despite operational difficulties brought about by
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Nokia has announced that it is powering East Africa’s first 5G commercial services with Safaricom, the leading telecoms operator in the country. Nokia’s 5G Single Radio Access Network (SRAN) technology and 5G FastMile gateways enable ultra-fast Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) services to Safaricom’s subscribers across Kisumu and the Western Province
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Song Liuping, Huawei's Chief Legal Officer Huawei has published a new white paper focused on innovation and intellectual property at its Forum on Innovation and IP Prospects in 2021. The white paper focuses on how Huawei has been a leader in innovation and intellectual property (IP) management since the 1990s.
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By Isabel Papadakis, Head: Africa Industry Value Advisory at SAP Organisations have experienced immense disruption over the past year. Many have had to reinvent their operating models, their product or service offerings and, in some cases, even their entire business model. In the face of such disruption, there is no
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Judith Nabakooba the Minister of ICT and National guidance Participants of the 6th National Conference of Communications (NCC) highlighted the opportunities, challenges and solution for innovating in a crisis and necessity of guaranteeing reliable and resilient network connectivity. The Conference was hosted by the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) in collaboration
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Humanity must agree on the benefits of technology – and then use it to uplift each other and achieve our development goals, says Huawei vice-president Catherine Chen. Technology holds significant benefits for humanity, and digital technology can be an indispensable tool for helping the United Nations achieve its Sustainable Development
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