“While our Digital Uganda Vision sets the aspirational goals in alignment with our overarching Vision 2040, this roadmap lays out the concrete steps, the key enablers, and the milestones we aim to achieve over the next five years,” Dr Zawedde said.
In an effort to catch up with the digital transformation era across the globe, in March this year, the ICT Minister Dr Chris Baryomunsi while attending a media roundtable during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, said information was a key pillar of proper governance and development and that Uganda had earmarked $200m and another $150 (about Shs760billion) to foster the arrangement.
Dr Zawedde yesterday said that With the Vice President’s official launch of the Uganda Digital Roadmap, Uganda takes a significant stride towards its digital destiny, setting the stage for a new era of progress, innovation, and prosperity.
Dr Zawedde said, “The progressive move towards equipping the younger generation with essential skills for the digital age, the Ministry of Information, Communications, and Technology is collaborating closely with the Ministry of Education. This collaboration aims to successfully integrate Information and Communication Technology (ICT) as a core subject within the education curriculum. As the Ministry of ICT, we are working closely with the Ministry of Education to support in implementing the curriculum where we now got ICT as one of the subjects supposed to be done.”
Dr. Aminah Zawedde also said that the roadmap’s focus on an enabling environment and infrastructure underscores the government’s commitment to providing the necessary framework for technological advancement. Through investments in digital infrastructure, such as broadband connectivity and e-governance platforms, Uganda aims to bridge the digital divide and ensure that the benefits of technology reach every corner of the nation.
“For us to grow digitally we have to have the devices of technology for us to do so and We are embracing modernity as a country but also embracing digitalization,” she said.