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Uganda has marked a historic milestone in its digital transformation journey with the official launch of ABQ Cloud, the country’s indigenous sovereign cloud ecosystem, unveiled at the Deep Tech Hub and Raxio Data Centre in Kampala. The landmark event, officiated by the Guest of Honour Monica Musenero Masanza, the Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, brought together leaders from the …

Uganda’s forests are meant to be protected by law, technology and tough oversight. Instead, the latest December 2025 Auditor General’s report has exposed what insiders are calling a “digital disaster” and deep management cracks at the National Forestry Authority. At the heart of the storm is the much-hyped Electronic Licensing System — a flagship digital reform meant to modernise licensing, …

By Timothy Mugenyi I am reminded of an interaction I had within Nakivale refugee camp. We stopped by a Rolex stand and spoke with some young gentlemen deeply engrossed in a video whilst sharing a smartphone. When we asked if they knew about the internet hotspot recently set up in the area, with enthusiasm, they responded saying it is “Kyakabi!” …

How Text to Speech Technology Is Changing Digital Accessibility Digital accessibility is no longer a “nice-to-have.” It’s a necessity. As more of our lives moveonline—banking, learning, healthcare, work, and entertainment—the ability for everyone toaccess digital content equally has become a defining challenge of the modern internet. For millions of people worldwide, barriers like visual impairments, learning differences, motordisabilities, language limitations, …

The Office of the National Chairman (ONC) has launched a state-of-the-art digital Vote Protection and Monitoring System designed to secure President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni’s votes in the 2026 General Elections. The groundbreaking platform was unveiled Friday by ONC Manager SPA/PA Hajjat Hadijah Namyalo during a high-energy ceremony at the ONC headquarters in Kampala. The new system represents one of the …

By Michael Jjingo In today’s business world, digital transformation is no longer a buzzword thrown around in boardrooms, it’s the air we breathe. The question is not if disruption will come knocking, but when it will crash through your front door. The real test for any organization is: how do you respond when the inevitable happens? Some leaders still hope disruption is like a …

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has officially launched the NRM App, a modern digital platform designed to strengthen communication, enhance citizen mobilization, and streamline political outreach nationwide. The launch was held on November 12, 2025, at Mbale State Lodge, attracted senior government officials, Activity-Based Mobilizers (ABM), and developers who have been central to the project’s creation and rollout. Developed under the …

The digital revolution has just landed in yellow! On Wednesday, 12 November, 2025, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni switched gears on political mobilization and citizen engagement , launching a brand-new NRM App that’s set to take the ruling party’s message straight to the palms of Ugandans — literally! The grand launch went down at Mbale State Lodge, with top government officials, …

Speaker, Anita Among has today, commissioned a digital learning facility at Kachumbala Primary School in Bukedea District, with an impassioned call to schools to embrace digital education. The digital classroom installed by Nkumba University under the Digitally Community-Centered Early Childhood Development Approach (DECEDA) with support from Uganda Communications Commission (UCC), and Ministries of Education and Sports, and ICT, is a …

Mukono– The Ministry of Local Government, in collaboration with the Ministry of Finance, Planning, and Economic Development, has conducted the first day of training for technical officers in Mukono District Local Government under the Resource Enhancement and Accountability Programme (REAP). The training focused on guiding officers through the Go-Live Process, change management, training users of the new tool, and uploading …