Overview of the Digital Uganda Vision

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1 Overview of the Digital Uganda Vision Ministry of ICT & National Guidance (MoICT & NG) 20th July Vision Document for The Digital Uganda Movement THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA

2 ICT - World of Opportunities a. It is a basic tool for survival of the country in the next century; b. It will enhance efficiency and transparency both in government and private establishments; a. ICT s... in the areas of i. monitoring crime; ii. health - tele-medicine; e-medicine and international consultation programmes; iii. education -promotion of interactive education, distance education, knowledge sharing; c. It will signify the measure of development; development of common curriculum etc; iv. agriculture and farming, for dissemination of information and become relevant entry points d. It can mitigate the problem of transportation through effective use of social communication; b. data collection mechanism to enable data analytics; c. productivity, innovation and entrepreneurship. 2

3 Key Indices IDI 2016 Rank IDI 2015 Rank Human Development Index e Gov Develop Index Rank Uganda Ghana Kenya Rwanda Zambia Mauritius Singapore 3

4 Regional IDI Ranking 23 Uganda 6 Ghana 9 20 Kenya 17 Rwanda Zambia 1 6 Mauritius Singapore 4

5 Sub Indices IDI ACCESS SI IDI USE SI IDI SKILLS SI Uganda Ghana Kenya Rwanda Zambia Mauritius Singapore

6 GNI per capita 9,610 1,500 1,480 1,340 Kenya 700 Rwanda Zambia Mauritius While Singapore is 52, Ghana Uganda 6

7 While Singapore is ,067 4,633 2,841 33,896 Uganda Ghana Kenya 5,661 Rwanda 3,187 Zambia Mauritius International internet bandwidth per Internet user (Bit/s) 7

8 Uganda Ghana 81 Kenya Rwanda Zambia Mauritius Singapore Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 8

9 Key Indices 9

10 I think there's a gigantic generation gap in terms of how people understand the Internet and how much they think technology is an important factor in social change. Alex Steffen

11 The Vision for a Better Uganda - A Digital Uganda 11

12 A Digital Uganda What is Digital Uganda? Why do we need it? Digital Uganda is a branded campaign that will aspire to build a better society, foster innovation and create a positive social and economical impact through a unified action plan focused on technology based empowerment by bringing the best services to all In order to achieve the goals of universal inclusion, sustainable development, economic progress & poverty eradication through digital innovation, a unified plan that combines initiatives across multiple sectors into a larger vision is necessary. people. Approximately 82% of Uganda s inhabitants are involved in agricultural activities. Despite this, 25% of Ugandans still lack access to clean water and 38% live below the poverty line. 12

13 ICT...journey. Year Description 1977UPTC established 1993Celtel Uganda second License provided 1994first mobile phone service commenced 1995Celtel Uganda was founded 1996First National Telecom Policy formulated Uganda Communications Commission was formulated; UPTC split into UPL and UTL; 1997UTL to be privatised ; Establishment of RCDF; SNO promulgated. 1998MTN awarded SNO 1999MTN Publicom established 2000UTL privatised 2001First RCDF policy 2003First ICT Policy 2003ICT in education (LLE) / ICT in health (PDA Project) 2006National ICT Master plan developed 2006Ministry of Information and Communications Technology established 2009National Information And Communication Technology Act 2013Uganda Communications Act 13

14 Where are we now? - Existing Laws & Policies National Information Technology Authority, Uganda Act, 2009 Computer Misuse Act, 2011 Electronic Transactions Act, 2011 Electronics Signatures Act, 2013 Uganda Communications Act, 2013 Uganda National ICT policy, 2003 Policies National Broadcasting Policy, 2014 Information Technology Policy, 2012 E Waste Management Policy for Uganda, 2012 Telecom Policy, 2011 E Government Framework Policy,

15 Where are we now? - Existing Laws & Policies Strategies BPO strategy and Model for Uganda National Information Security Strategy (NISS) Digital Broadcasting Migration Strategy Broadband Infrastructure strategy 15

16 ICT in other sectors Various Ministries have their own ICT policies and strategies in place 16

17 What is in SIP - highlights? ICT Governance Foundational Support for ICT Development Man Power Development & Planning ICT Infrastructure Information Security Enabling Environment to spur ICT Growth and Utilization Reserach Innovation & Development ICT Health, Safety and Environment ICT in other sectors Promoting e-services and Local Content ICT for Service Delivery e-government ICT industry awareness and promotion in Target Markets 23

18 Infrastructure sharing - Current fiber / tower network Company Route Length (km) Uganda Telecom Kampala Entebbe 42.2 Kampala Mukono 20 Kampala- Masaka 258 Mbarara- Katuna 220 MTN (U) Limited Kampala Busia206 Kampala Mbarara Kampala - Masaka, 258 Mbarara Katuna 220 Masindi- kiryandongo- Oyam- Kole Lira-Soroti- Kumi. Kumi- Mbale- Tororo Airtel Around Kampala 82 Infocom Kampala Tororo 240 Kampala Katuna 596 Roke Telekom Kampala Metropolitan 360 Masaka- Mutukula 88 Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited (UETCL) Nalubale Malaba, Masaka - Mbarara Nalubaale -TororoTororo Malaba Bujagali-Kawanda-Mutundwe, Kampala-Namanve MoICTs -Government of Uganda. (NBI Phase 1 & 11) Kampala, Entebbe, Mukono, Jinja, BomboLuwero, Nakasongola, Masindi, Gulu, Lira, Soroti, Kumi, Mbale, Tororo, Busia, Kyenjojo, Fortportal, Kasese, Bushenyi, Mbarara, Ntugamo, Egelu, Iganga, Bugiri, Tororo, Busia, Malaba. 1,585 Total fiber The penetration of fiber optic network is relatively poor in rural areas. Around 60 districts have no fibre on their land and more than 1030 sub counties have no fiber connectivity, while only Kampala s metro fibre network is around 282 km. Also, though there are around 5100 km of fiber in the country, most of the routes are 5, Km duplicated, effectively reducing the fiber route to less than 2100 km. 24

19 Infrastructure sharing - current fiber/ tower network Out of the around 4000 base stations in the country, only around 1,600 are 3G enabled. Out of the 612 sub counties having 3G coverage, 384 do not have any fibre to support data backhaul, implying limited access speeds. 25

20 Infrastructure sharing - fiber/ tower network To enable the rapid growth and use of the INTERNET in line with the NDPII - milestone of 30Mbps per household in urban areas - FTTH is imminent; Achieve speeds of Giga using fiber to homes; Use of the NWSC; to get access to households; Use of UMEME lines to extend fiber to houses. Fiber to the home (FTTH), is the installation and use of optical fiber from a central point directly to individual buildings such as residences, apartment buildings and businesses to provide unprecedented high-speed Internet access. FTTH promises connection speeds of up to 100 megabits per second (Mbps) 26

21 e-government Services There are currently more than 70 e-services provided by major service providers - Uganda National Bureau of Standards Ministry of Finance Planning and Economic Development National Information Technology Authority-Uganda (NITA-U) The Electoral Commission Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Authority Judiciary Uganda Wildlife Authority Higher Education Students Financing Board (HESFB) Mulago National Referral hospital Uganda Police Force (UPF) Uganda National Examinations Board Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB) UMEME National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) Uganda revenue Authority Ministry of Gender, Labour & Social Development NSSF KCCA IGG Bank of Uganda (BoU) Ministry of Internal Affairs 27

22 Digital Vision enablers Cloud Computing E-Tax System by URA KCCA intranet Government cloud by NITA-U Big Data GCIC National Security Information System(Nation ID) KCCA intranet IFMS Data Centres Ministry of Finance National Data Centre - NITA-U Smart Cities Smart Kampala City By KCCA Safe City KCCA and Uganda Police Force 28

23 Some ICT Innovations Jaguza Livestock App -a software application for Livestock keeping Ensibuko -a web and mobile application that enables Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies (SACCOS) WiNsenga (Reproductive Health) -an application for reproductive health in women. Incubation and innovation programs also undertaken and supported by the Private sector and NGOs. Some are: MTN Innovations Challenge, CAMTech Uganda, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Resilient Africa Network (RAN), Outbox, Hive Co lab Makerere University College of Computing and Information sciences among others. Some of the innovative ideas that have been successfully incubated to commercialization - Safe Boda, Ensibuuko, Yoza, Run for Your Life, MamboPay, Common Sense etc. 29

24 ICT Innovation Support program At a cost of UGX 75bn for a 5 year period Provides support for indigenous ICT innovators Provides for establishment of ICT parks To Develop and promote indigenous ICT products, services and solutions for improved service delivery To promote local electronics manufacturing and assembly 30

25 Emerging Technologies!! Geo-Spatial analysis Cloud Computing Quantum Computing Precision farming Smart cities Internet of things and Smart Homes Humanised Big Data Analytics

26 Digital Uganda - A Plan to Succeed Working with the larger picture Address issues related to infrastructure support, policy framework, access to the ICTs, capacity development, collaboration amongst various agencies, common access of government services by citizens, delivery of services and participative access. Define Key New Digital Initiatives to be implemented for each sector. Realign and Integrate existing Initiatives under a unified umbrella. Combine and syndicate resources across initiatives. Reduce cost of implementation by optimising resources. 32

27 Digital Uganda - A Plan to Succeed Some actions Creative industries to facilitate e-content growth Digitalisation of government and other indigenous content Trust and confidence of consumers (cyber security, data protection, etc.). Integration of Various government systems Digital identification E-payment and financial services for e-transactions Promote Efficient use of resources amongst the government. Provide efficient Governance Empower citizens Create Jobs & Knowledge Spur Innovation Help local Manufacturing Promote and open up App based markets 33

28 Benefits of the Programme Digital Uganda weaves together a large number of ideas and thoughts into a single comprehensive vision It will compel change in governance processes for delivery of services. It will result in faster and timely service delivery and ensure that the benefits of development will reach all citizens of the country in equal measure. Broadband access to all will open a new world of economic opportunities in rural areas for e-commerce, outsourcing and back offices, marketing of agricultural products etc. Local manufacturing could promote jobs and improve the standards of living of the people of Uganda. 34

29 Thank you. Ministry of Information and Communications Technology (MoICT) - Government of Uganda 35