Country Experiences: Development of ICT in Uganda

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Country ExperiencesDevelopment of ICT in Uganda

• Edmund Katiti
• Business Development Director (Africa)
• Global Electro-Comm International Inc.
• Prime Communications Ltd.

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Uganda Communications Act 1997

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• Establishment of the Uganda Communication
  Commission (UCC),
• Incorporation of Uganda Telecom Limited (UTL),
• Incorporation of Uganda Post Limited (UPL),
• Liberalisation and introduction of competition in
  the Communications Industry,
• specifically provided for the licencing of a
  Second National (Telecommunications) Operator (SNO

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Objectives of the Uganda Communication Act 1997

• Enhance national coverage of communication
  services
• Expand the existing variety of communications
  services
• Reducing Govt. direct role as an operator
• Encourage the participation of private investors
• Introduce, encourage and enable competition in
  the sector
• Minimising all subsidies by Government
• Establish and administer a fund for rural
  communications development

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Important Milestones

• 1994 - Celtel Licenced to Cellular Service
• Nov 1997 Bids for SNO
• Apr 1998 SNO Licence Awarded to MTN
• Oct 1998 MTN Launches GSM service
• Jun99 Mar 2000, Final Bidding process in
  Privatisation of UTL
• Jun 2000 51 of UTL sold to U-Com Consortium
  (Detecon, Telecel, Orascom)

Establishing and administering a fund for rural
communications development
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Growth of ICT Infrastructure
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Internet Services in Uganda
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Internet Cafes Tele-Centresin Uganda
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National ICT Policy

• Initiative of Uganda National Council for Science
  Technology,
• Spearheaded by National ICT Task Force
• Initial Draft by team of National Consultants
• National Stakeholders Workshop Sept 2000
• National ICT Policy Recommendations to be
  submitted to Govt by Dec 2000

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