Tag Archives: Digital

The US technology giants (Big Tech), which have a market capitalization of several trillion dollars, are gradually becoming global “puppeteers” capable of controlling digital infrastructure, influencing public discourse, local legislation, and the business environment. This is especially evident in the information space of the European Union States (1). Against this background, European leaders are discussing the adoption of a “Code …

Protecting Uganda’s Youth: Mental Health, Digital Risks, and the Urgent Need for School-Based Safeguarding Systems × Uganda is increasingly witnessing disturbing reports of suicide, substance abuse, emotional distress, violence, and mental health struggles among young people. Sadly, many of these conversations only gain national attention after tragedy has already occurred. This is no longer an isolated concern, it is a …

LGBT+ youths and young adults from East Africa will be trained in online advocacy Photo from AQYI’s website The Kenya-based African Queer Youth Initiative and the U.S.-based online activists of All Out are offered a week of training for young East Africans working for LGBT+ rights. The application deadline is May 10. The overall goal, as described on AQYI’s website, …

LGBT+ youths and young adults from East Africa will be trained in online advocacy Photo from AQYI’s websiteThe Kenya-based African Queer Youth Initiative and the U.S.-based online activists of All Out are offered a week of training for young East Africans working for LGBT+ rights.The application deadline is May 10.The overall goal, as described on AQYI’s website, is “an African …

China drives digital transformation in Tanzania DAR ES SALAAM — Tanzania is accelerating digital transformation through expanded cooperation with China, Minister for Information, Communications and Information Technology Angellah Kairuki said on Friday. × Speaking at the opening of the “Experience China” High-Tech Fair at the East Africa Commercial and Logistics Center complex in Dar es Salaam, Kairuki highlighted tangible gains Tanzania …

By Mulengera Reporters The return of TV10 Gano Mazima to Uganda’s digital media landscape has not been quiet and it was never meant to be. In a defining online broadcast show of ‘The Crossroads’, veteran journalist Dean Lubowa Saava hosted George William Nyombi Thembo, the Executive Director of the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC), in a wide-ranging conversation that laid bare …

Mukono District Local Government has welcomed the launch of a new digital health initiative aimed at improving access to essential health services and strengthening accountability in the sector. The initiative, introduced by Maisha Meds in collaboration with the Ministry of Health under the Access to Medicines through Digital Systems (AMDIS) program, was highlighted during a half-day stakeholder engagement on malaria …

The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has announced a scheduled system upgrade that will temporarily affect its Automated System For Customs Data (ASYCUDA World) platform, a critical backbone of Uganda’s customs and trade operations. According to a public notice, the system will be unavailable on 20th March 2026 from 12:00AM to 6:00AM as the authority undertakes an upgrade on the underlying …

A storm is brewing at the Uganda National Bureau of Standards after a bombshell report exposed shocking gaps in oversight, weak enforcement, and a baffling multi-billion-shilling shortfall in the highly sensitive digital stamps system. At the centre of the controversy is a jaw-dropping revenue gap involving Swiss-linked firm SICPA Global Fluids Integrity SA, contracted to run the Digital Conformity Marking …

A damning Auditor General’s report has laid bare a shocking cocktail of neglect, poor planning, and institutional failure at the Uganda Prisons Service, where a high-stakes digital system meant to revolutionise prison management has instead stalled in a near-decade-long limbo. The Prisons Information Management System (PIMS), a flagship project launched in 2015 to digitise inmate records and operations across all …