By Dr. Ruhakana Rugunda Minister of ICT Sheraton Hotel, Kampala –UGANDA 11-12 April, 2013 a

1. UGANDA INVESTMENT FORUM 2013 By Dr. Ruhakana Rugunda Minister of ICT Sheraton Hotel, Kampala –UGANDA 11-12 April, 2013 a

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. Other sector players • Development partners • Civil Society • General Public

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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)

10. Relationship between ICT and GDP – Uganda case study

11. 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.

12. Comparative analysis of per capita income growth

13. National Philosophy on ICT and Growth ICT

14. 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)

15. 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

16. Growth trend of Telephone penetration

17. Growth trend in Internet Access & Usage

18. 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

19. 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

20. 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

21. Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) • IT-enabled Services and BPO identified as key priorities for job creation especially for the youth • BPO incubation centre established

22. ICT Sector Evolution & Prospects

23. Areas of Investment • BPO • E-Government • National IT Parks • Software and hardware industry • Analogue to Digital TV Broadcasting Migration • Postcode and addressing system

24. CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS Political goodwill Partnerships Adequate resourcing Change Management

25. 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.

26. ` Thank You