Key Priorities [2025-26]
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Enhancing ICT skills and vocational development
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Effective communication and national guidance
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Strengthening Cyber Security in the country
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Strengthening of Business Process Outsourcing
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Supporting local innovation and promoting export of knowledge products
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dfcu Foundation, ICT Ministry Sign Strategic Partnership to Strengthen Digital Skilling and Innovation
PartnershipsThe Ministry of ICT and National Guidance has entered into a new collaboration with the dfcu Foundation to expand digital skilling and strengthen innovation hubs across Uganda. The partnership is expected to improve access to digital tools and support entrepreneurs, learners, and youth as the country advances its digital transformation agenda. During the signing, Permanent Secretary Dr. Aminah Zawedde said the Ministry will receive computers, training support, and resources that will enhance Innovation Hubs and help more Ugandans participate meaningfully in the digital economy. She noted that limited access to devices remains a major challenge, especially in communities and schools where a single computer is shared among many learners. Through this partnership, dfcu Foundation will provide laptops equipped with the SOMA e-learning platform to support digital and entrepreneurial skills training. Executive Director Mabel Ndawula affirmed the Foundation’s commitment to helping Ugandans acquire practical skills to grow and sustain their businesses. She added that dfcu Bank will continue supporting enterprises through financial services that complement the digital skilling efforts. According to Helena Mayanja, Head of Corporate Affairs and Sustainability at dfcu Bank, the collaboration will begin with a pilot of one hundred refurbished laptops sourced from the bank’s internal upgrade cycle and provided at no cost to the Ministry. The Ministry will make ICT hubs available for programme activities, offer technical and administrative support, and coordinate the identification of MSMEs that will benefit. dfcu Foundation will supply the laptops, mentorship, and training in digital literacy, financial literacy, business formalisation, SACCO development, and governance, while also preparing digitised training materials and introducing participants to the SOMA platform. Both institutions will jointly design capacity-building programmes, mobilise resources, develop mentorship pathways, and track progress through a shared monitoring framework. They will also collaborate on public awareness activities to showcase innovations and programme achievements. Dr. Zawedde described the collaboration as a milestone that will accelerate digital inclusion and empower Ugandans with the skills needed to participate in a modern, technology-driven economy.
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