Every fourth Thursday in April is International Girls in ICT Day. This initiative by the International Telecommunication Union started in 2011 with over 300,000 girls and young women have taken part in more than 9,000 celebrations of International Girls in ICT Day in 166 countries worldwide.In Uganda, as we are
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MTN Uganda, led by the CEO Wim Vanhelleputte, at the weekend, paid a courtesy visit to the King of Tooro, His Royal Highness Dr. Rukirabasaija Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV at his majestic palace, the Karuzika, overlooking Fort Portal town. The CEO was on a three day visit to
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Members of Parliament sitting on Parliament Committee of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) have recommended that Shs11bn meant to compensate businessman Hassan Basajjabalaba to be re-channeled towards revamping the Uganda Broadcasting Corporation (UBC). This is after Keith Muhakanizi, Secretary to the Treasury revealed that Shs11bn had been provided for in
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Ecobank, the leading pan-African banking group, is inviting African fintech entrepreneurs to enter its Ecobank Fintech Challenge. Now in its second year, the initiative gives African start-ups the chance to promote their fintech solutions, and potentially to partner Ecobank in rolling-out their solutions across Ecobank’s 33 markets. Ecobank is currently
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African entrepreneurs whose startups are based in the technology space can be part of this year’s edition of eFounders Fellowship, a brainchild of Chinese billionaire and founder of Alibaba Group, Jack Ma. The fellowship, co-organised by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), will convene select African entrepreneurs
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MTN Uganda Foundation Friday handed over the revamped Out-Patient Department (OPD) block of Kabarole Hospital Church of Uganda (C.O.U) and donated hospital equipment to benefit hundreds of patients who frequent one of Western Uganda’s busiest public hospitals. During the handover ceremony, 10 hospital beds, 10 hospital mattresses, 10 hospital blankets
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By Aloysious Kasoma Liquid Telecom in partnership with Financial Sector Deepening Uganda and Innovation Village has rewarded Shs18m to Kenneth Legesi of NFT Consult. The insight2impact’s DataHack4FI (Financial Inclusion) season 2 grand finale which was held on 19th April 2018 at Protea Hotel Kampala had 10 participant teams at the
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East Africa’s most promising young entrepreneurs in 2018 have been named. The list of these innovative entrepreneurs is derived from Forbes’ list of the 30 Most Promising Young Entrepreneurs In Africa 2018. Forbes says the 30 most exceptional young innovators and disruptors in African business today were chosen from more
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Ecobank Uganda’s game-changing mobile app has attracted 32,000 customers in a short period of time as the Pan-African bank takes centre stage in Uganda’s online banking market. The app that has been applauded for revolutionizing banking in Africa combats many of the financial inclusion barriers such as dearth of rural
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The ten Ugandan ICT students who are on a two-week technological study trip in China under the Huawei “Seeds for the Future” Programme 2018 have expressed happiness at the opportunity to learn the Chinese Language. The students whose ICT related proposals were chosen as the best from the 35 presented
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