The Ministry of ICT and National Guidance (formerly the Ministry of Information and Communications Technology) is a cabinet ministry of Uganda. The ministry is headed by Chris Baryomunsi.

Location

The headquarters of the ministry are located at ICT House, 10-12 Parliament Avenue, in

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, in the capital city of

Kampala Kampala (, ) is the capital and largest city of Uganda. The city proper has a population of 1,680,000 and is divided into the five political divisions of Kampala Central Division, Kawempe Division, Makindye Division, Nakawa Division, and Ruba ...

. The coordinates of the headquarters of the ministry are 00°18'49.0"N, 32°35'13.0"E (Latitude:0.313622; Longitude:32.586938).

Overview

The ICT ministry was created in 2006. The ministry is mandated to provide leadership, coordination, support and advocacy in the formulation of policy, laws, regulations and strategy for the ICT sector in Uganda, to foster the achievement of national development goals. Ruth Nankabirwa, the current ICT cabinet minister has set the goal, in the medium term, for Uganda to join the six leading African countries in the ICT arena.

List of ministers

Minister of ICT and National Guidance

* Chris Baryomunsi (8 June 2021 - present)

Minister of Information and Communications Technology

* Judith Nabakooba (14 December 2019 - 6 June 2021) *

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(6 June 2016 - 14 December 2019)

Minister for Information and National Guidance

* Jim Muhwezi (1 March 2015 - 6 June 2016) * Rose Namayanja (23 May 2013 - 1 March 2015) *

Mary Karooro Okurut Mary Busingye Karooro Okurut (born 8 December 1954), more commonly known as Mary Karooro Okurut, is a Ugandan educator, author and politician. She is the former Cabinet Minister in Charge of General Duties in the Office of the Prime Minister, i ...

(27 May 2011 - 23 May 2013) *

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(16 February 2009 - 27 May 2011)

Auxiliary institutions and allied agencies

National Information Technology Authority - Uganda (NITAU)
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Uganda Communications Commission The Uganda Communications Commission ''(UCC)'' is the government regulatory body of the communications sector in Uganda. Although owned by the Ugandan government, it acts independently. Its mandated responsibilities include licensing, regulatio ...

Uganda Broadcasting Corporation Uganda Broadcasting Corporation (UBC) is the public broadcaster network of Uganda. It was founded as a result of the "Uganda Broadcasting Corporation Act, 2004", which merged the operations of Uganda Television (UTV) and Radio Uganda. It started ...

Posta Uganda Posta Uganda ( Luganda for Uganda Post) originally named Uganda Post Limited, is the company solely responsible for postal service in Uganda.

Uganda Institute of Information & Communications Technology (UICT)
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References

External links

Ministry of Information & Communications Technology

Uganda ICT Sector Profile
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2006 establishments in Uganda