GoU desires that all persons across the country enjoy & harness ICTs. This, irrespective of location, gender, age, income, physical abilities of the persons. But market players are drawn to where they can reap a return on investment. The fund (UCUSAF) thus seeks to bridge the gap

#Plenipot delegates pass an historic new resolution on #AI technologies + telecommunications/ICTs. Catch up on the new resolution, new revisions to resolutions, and more key highlights from the first day of Week 3 pp22.itu.int/en/newsroom/hi…

Today, a phone is no longer just a communications device. It has various functions & facilitates use of loads of applications. UCC is implementing a project to train youth to harness these to make digital content. Tourism, heritage, indigenous knowledge, surroundings...

Investors go where the money is but Government seeks to have everyone accessing and harnessing ICTs. The model involves contribution by all licensed providers to finance a willing party to go into & provide services in less viable areas or help address other uptake bottlenecks

Working towards 𝑪𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑨𝒍𝒍, United Christian Church thru  #UCUSAF has fostered inclusion by extending communication services & digital literacy skills to underserved & unserved areas & people. See highligts from UCUSAF I, II, & III 👇 #Leavingnoonebehind

Protecting young people online is collaborative. 1. Tech helps 2 monitor & filter content 2. Online Community standards set minimum acceptable conduct 3. Guardians - b aware, set boundaries, safe & open envrmnt 4 chldrn 4.Childrn - shld b empowered 2 make good content decisions

UCC has teamed up with Makerere University Business School 2 launch a project that seeks to support ICT solutions addressing societal challenges in unserved & underserved areas of Ug. Join the competition using: ebooster.co.ug & for more information visit: shorturl.at/qAGQW

How can you determine what intervention is critically required or measure progress in solving a challenge unless you know the challenge or where you were at the start? Recognising that persons with with special needs do also have a contribution to make to national development ...

#FINALRegistrationCall This is an opportunity for Youths in Gulu, Lira, Apac, Omoro, Pader & Agago to register for the ICT & Multimedia Content Development Training starting this #Sept. Use this opp. to obtain skills in content production. To apply, visit bit.ac.ug

Government of Uganda thru the Ministry of ICT&NG & UCC 's Uganda Communications Universal Service &Access Fund~ #UCUSAF is committed to support all stakeholders working to improve oppotunities & quality of life of persons with disabilities thru adoption of ICTs in their everyday lives.

From our sister agency, UBOS Uganda Bureau of Statistics, Uganda has a predominantly young population with a projected Youth (18-30) Population of 10,976,000 (2023). UCC, through the UCUSAF, is undertaking a demand stimulus initiative of training the youth countrywide on basic ICT

Ministry of ICT&NG I was blessed to be there receiving these computers.our Computer lab offered to us late last year.Imagine the school is one of the remotest in Uganda,100 meters near DRC!Muramba seed SS had had no hope for ICT classes but now students are enjoying ICT UCC

On World Children's Day, let us bridge the digital divide and empower Uganda's youth with the technological skills to shape a brighter, more inclusive future. Investing in their digital literacy is not just an investment in their future, but an investment in ours. Thank you

The Commission is hosting a 5-member delegation from the Universal Access Development Fund (UADF) of #Freetown, #SierraLeone from 18-22 Nov, 2024 The delegation is led by Ms. Marie Momoh, the UADF #CEO. Other members of the delegation include Hon. Lebbie Ambrose Maada - Member

Digital #inclusivity Three students with special needs from Gulu High School are among the participants in the ongoing #GirlsInICT regional #engagements thanks to assistive #technologies provided by the Commission through the #Uganda Communications #Universal Service Access

Chinua Achebe wrote, 'A man who calls his kinsmen to a feast does not do so to save them from starving. They all have food in their own homes. ....We come together because it is good for kinsmen to do so.' Come let's network. # Bulls must Shine.

NUDIPU& Elias Laib with support from UCC are reviewing the digital skills training curriculum to enable TOTs to support persons with disabilities in the 35 selected districts to be trained in basic digital skills. ICT4 PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

Digital Safety awareness is key. UCC's Youth in ICT debate series for schools have kicked off in Kabarole District- Western region under the theme “Digital Safety”"! 📚💻 with the aim of empowering students to navigate the online world safely. Today, our team visited several