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UGANDA INVESTMENT FORUM 2013. By Dr. Ruhakana Rugunda Minister of ICT Sheraton Hotel, Kampala –UGANDA 11-12 April, 2013 a. Presentation Outline. ICT sector structure and composition Evolution of ICT How ICTs revolutionize the World ICT and Economic Growth
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UGANDA INVESTMENT FORUM 2013 By Dr. Ruhakana Rugunda Minister of ICT Sheraton Hotel, Kampala –UGANDA 11-12 April, 2013 a
Presentation Outline • ICT sector structure and composition • Evolution of ICT • How ICTs revolutionize the World • ICT and Economic Growth • ICT and e-Government evolution • Relationship between ICT and GDP – Uganda Case Study • National Philosophy on ICT and Growth • ICT contribution to socio-economic development • Developments in ICT sector
Structure of ICT sector Policy level • Ministry of Information and Communications Technology Regulatory level • Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) • National Information Technology Authority (NITA-U) Operational level • NITA-U (e.g. NBI, Information Centres) • Posta Uganda • Uganda Institute of Information and Communications Technology (UICT) • Private sector
Role of Private sector • Provision of ICT infrastructure and attendant services • Partnering with Govt to implement programmes e.g. school labs, Information centres, internet • Content development for TV, Radio • Investment in the sector • Generation of revenue • Job creation
Other sector players • Development partners • Civil Society • General Public
How ICTs are revolutionizing the World? • Interconnectivity thru ICT has enabled a “Global village” • ICTs have demystified the essence of location & distance – One can do business anywhere, anytime • Completely new societies & social relationships being created through social networks • ICTs playing a key role in international diplomacy • key driver to socio-economic transformation
ICT and Economic Growth • Leveraging on ICT has helped many resource-poor countries to build competitive economies (S. Korea, Singapore, Mauritius etc) • ICT can help developing economies to leapfrog stages of development • Research has showed a strong positive relationship between investment in ICT and growth in GDP
Impact on GDP by increasing ICT usage by 10% 1.38 1.5 1.21 1.12 1.0 0.81 0.77 0.72 0.60 0.5 0.43 Percentage points Mobile Broadband Internet Fixed High-income economies Source: Qiang, 2009, World Bank Low- and middle-income economies
Interpretation of the figure - above • The impact of increasing ICT usage to GDP is higher in Low and Middle Income Countries than in High- Income economies (World Bank, 2009) (fixed and mobile telephony, internet and broadband)
Impact of ICTs on per capita income • Countries that have adopted ICTs have experienced faster growth in per capita income as shown in the graph below.
ICT Sector Performance • Contribution to GDP: from 2.5% in 2006 to 6.2% in 2012 • Major contributor to national revenue • Employs about 1million people • Telephone subscriber base is at about 16.5 million • 52 TV stations (20 are already operational) • 250 FM radio stations (150 are operational)
Sector Performance cont’d • Increased use of Information systems in Gov’t, e.g. Integrated Financial Management System (IFMS), Automated System for Customs Data (ASYCUDA - URA) • 80 District websites • 1000 computer labs established in schools and tertiary institutions • 20 District Business Information Centers (DBICs) and 74 Tele-centers established • National e-Gov’t Master Plan developed
National Backbone Infrastructure Key Phase 1: Kampala Metroplitan Area (27 ministries), Entebbe, Jinja, Mukono and Bombo 5 transmission sites Phase 2: Luwero, Nakasongola, Masindi, Gulu, Nimule, Lira, Soroti, Kumi, Mbale, Tororo, Malaba, Busia, Hoima, Kyenjojo, Fort Portal, Kasese, Bushenyi, Mbarara 17 transmission sites Datacentre for NBI infrastructure Pilot for messaging & collab. tools Phase 3: Katuna, Kabale, Ntungamo, Masaka, Mutukula 3 transmission sites Network Operating Centre (NOC) Transmission sites
National Backbone and e-Government Infrastructure Project • 30 MDAs connected for voice,video and data • 1600kms of fibre laid countrywide • 3rd phase to link Uganda with Rwanda and Tanzania
Private sector contribution to the backbone infrastructure • Laid over 3000 km of fibre optic cable, connecting Uganda to neighbors (Rwanda an Kenya), as well as many towns in the country • Managing the NBI on behalf of Govt
Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) • IT-enabled Services and BPO identified as key priorities for job creation especially for the youth • BPO incubation centre established
Areas of Investment • BPO • E-Government • National IT Parks • Software and hardware industry • Analogue to Digital TV Broadcasting Migration • Postcode and addressing system
CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS Political goodwill Partnerships Adequate resourcing Change Management
Conclusion ICT is pivotal to the socio-economic development of Uganda by increasing job and wealth creation. To achieve this, we need to invest heavily in the Sector with particular emphasis on the following areas: BPO; E-Government; IT Parks; Software and hardware development.
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