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PM Rugunda calls for amplified ICT innovations in EA region

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Prime Minister Dr. Ruhakana Rugunda has called for the lowering of information and communication tariffs in East Africa, saying that would help improve ICT innovations like Mobile Money.

Addressing delegates at the22nd East African Communications Organization (EACO) Congress at Silver Springs Hotel in Bugolobi, Dr. Rugunda said the Mobile Money application, an innovation by a Kenyan national, was a source of pride for all the citizens of East Africa.

“I am very well informed that the mobile money application was developed in Kenya; we as East Africans should be very proud of this,” Dr. Rugunda said at the Congress that is being held under the theme: ‘Promoting Information, Communication and Technology through Local Content Development’.

He urged the Bank of Uganda (BoU) and the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) to develop mobile money transaction guidelines, and also commended the collaborative efforts of the EA partner states in maintaining cyber security, noting that technology underpins unprecedented development in any given country.

“We now look back with satisfaction that we set up a solid foundation of the ICT sector and we strive for it to achieve more,” Dr. Rugunda said, adding that ICT will spur development in other key sectors.

Speaking at the Congress, the Minister of Information and Communication Technology Frank Tumwebaze, disclosed that his ministry is striving to ensure that other sectors understand how ICT can simplify their work.

The East African Communications Organization (EACO) provides a platform for East African member states to share their best practices and innovations as far as information, communication and technology is concerned.

 

 

 

 

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