ICT
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Technology
Women asked to embrace science and technology
ARUA -Women in Uganda have been advised to embrace to fight barriers that limit their participation in science, innovation, and technology. The call was made on Wednesday as residents of Arua City…
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Education
Kijunjubwa Town Council gets Shs 3.3bln secondary school
MASINDI-Residents and the leaders of Kijunjubwa Town Council in Masindi district are excited after government accepted to construct Shs 3.3 billion Kijunjubwa Seed Secondary School in the area. The construction of the…
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East Africa
World Bank earmarks US$15mln to enhance digital integration in EAC
ARUSHA-The World Bank has earmarked about US$15 million [about Shs 55.5 billion] to enhance and accelerate regional digital integration efforts across the East African Community [EAC]. The Bank through its Single Digital…
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News
District officials in trouble over misuse of Shs 210mln for Budongo Seed School
MASINDI – Masindi district councilors want action taken against officials who allegedly diverted Shs 210 million meant for the procurement of ICT equipment for Budongo Seed School in Nyantonzi Sub-county. In 2019…
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News
Gen.Katumba warns politicians against sabotaging PDM
KOLE– The Minister of Works and Transport, Gen. Edward Katumba Wamala, has warned politicians in Lango Sub-region against sabotaging the Parish Development Model [PDM]. Katumba made the remarks on Saturday while addressing…
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News
Kwania school gets equipment for visually impaired pupils
KWANIA – Ikwera Primary School, a government-aided school in Kwania district, has received equipment to facilitate the learning of pupils who are visually impaired. The items include two desktop computers, an HP…
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Environment
UMC, Greenwatch train journalists on climate change
KAMPALA -The Uganda Media Council [UMC] has partnered with Greenwatch Uganda, an environmental rights advocacy organisation, to train journalists from across Uganda on how best they can report on climate change. The…
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News
NITA launches free wireless internet in Soroti City
SOROTI– In order to transform public service delivery, in Teso Sub-region using Information Communication Technology [ICT], the National Information Technology Authority [ NITA Uganda] has commissioned free wireless internet in Soroti City,…
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Education
Education: Serere schools in need of ICT equipment and teachers
SERERE– Most secondary schools in Serere district are struggling to teach Sciences and Information Communication Technology [ ICT ] due to lack of laboratories, computers, internet connection, and skilled workforce, theCooperator understands.…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Sensitise communities on PDM, minister urges local leaders
FORT PORTAL – The Minister of Tourism and Wildlife Antiquities, Tom Butime has asked leaders to sensitise citizens in their the communities about Parish Development Model [PDM], the socio-economic transformation programme that…
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