The Federation of Uganda Employers is advocating for the adoption of Artificial Intelligence to boost workplace productivity and efficiency by 2025. The chief executive officer, Douglas Opiyo highlights how AI-powered tools can provide advanced analytics and insights, enabling organizations to achieve more with fewer resources. Racheal Nabisubi reports.
The Finance Minister Matia Kasaija, has announced a Shs.176 billion line of credit aimed at supporting large-scale commercial farmers. Loans under the scheme will be disbursed through government-backed financial institutions, with the government covering an annual interest component of Shs.40 billion. The initiative seeks to address the capital shortages in agriculture, a sector often deemed […]
The government’s delay in appointing a substantive Bank of Uganda governor has raised eyebrows among civil society. Observers are concerned that with the government targeting ambitious GDP levels, the role of the head of the central bank is being undermined. They suggest that one economic sector requiring stricter oversight is the financial sector. This situation […]
The Government of Uganda has recently intensified efforts to strengthen the role of its missions abroad, aiming to promote and safeguard the country’s interests in pursuit of inclusive, equitable, and sustainable growth. In the FY 2024/25, the government allocated 55 billion shillings to embassies and missions, supporting efforts to position Uganda as a top tourism […]
A symposium discussing the recently gazetted competition law heard that the application of the law could encounter bottlenecks due to some interpretations, including uncertainty over which agencies will play which roles and the low awareness of policymakers about the competition law. The engagement was held in Kampala and brought together judges, heads of government agencies, […]
Consumers and suppliers of online services in Uganda now have a one-stop center through which they can report issues such as overpricing, hidden fees, or tech solutions and services that do not meet standards to the information technology regulator, NITA-U. The portal, launched in the presence of the State Minister for Information Technology and Communication, […]
The government has once again announced new oil prospects in two regions of the country. State Minister for Energy Okasai Opolot says preliminary exploration studies are being conducted in the Moroto-Kadam and Hoima basins, and he has also invited interested investors to participate. Uganda’s known commercial quantities of crude oil are located in the Albertine […]
The current Government AI Index report by Oxford Insights ranked Uganda 132 out of 193 countries worldwide. The index is based on three pillars: government, technology and data, and infrastructure. While this may not be a positive statistic, local AI experts and hubs, in partnership with the government, have trained a total of 2,567 individuals […]
The Consul General of Uganda to Mombasa, Ambassador Paul Mukumbya, says the upcoming 3rd Uganda-Kenya Coast Tourism Conference, Exhibition, and Farm Trips will be headlined by a major golf tournament in partnership with the Uganda Golf Union. He adds that Uganda will host over 70 eminent Kenyan tour operators, who will thereafter join their Ugandan […]
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