1. UGANDA INVESTMENT
FORUM 2013
Driving Africa's Growth: the Role of
Information and Communications Technologies
(ICT)
By
Dr. Ruhakana Rugunda
Minister of ICT
Sheraton Hotel, Kampala –UGANDA
11-12 April, 2013
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2. Presentation Outline
ICT sector structure and composition
Evolution
How ICTs revolutionize the World
ICT
of ICT
and Economic Growth
ICT and e-Government evolution
Relationship between ICT and GDP – Uganda Case
Study
National
ICT
Philosophy on ICT and Growth
contribution to socio-economic development
Developments
in ICT sector
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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
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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
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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
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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
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8. Impact on GDP by increasing ICT usage
by 10%
1.38
1.5
1.21
1.12
1.0
0.81
Percentage points
0.72
0.60
0.5
0.43
Fixed
Source: Qiang, 2009, World Bank
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0.77
Mobile
Internet
High-income economies
Low- and middle-income economies
Broadband
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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)
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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.
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13. National Philosophy on ICT
and Growth
Vision 2040
NDP 2010-2015
ICT
NRM Manifesto
2011- 2016
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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)
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15. Sector Performance cont’d
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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
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17. Growth trend in Internet Access &
Usage
4,500,000
800,000
4,000,000
700,000
3,500,000
600,000
3,000,000
500,000
2,500,000
400,000
2,000,000
300,000
1,500,000
200,000
1,000,000
100,000
500,000
Internet Subscriptions
Internet Users
2007
2008
Jun-09
Jun-10
Dec-10
Jun-11
15,500
22,000
58,648
541,000
645,000
2,500,000
2,800,000
3,500,000
4,000,000
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934,758
1,000,000
Estimated Internet Users
5,000,000
900,000
Fixed & Mobile Internet Subscriptions
1,000,000
4,662,240
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18. National Backbone Infrastructure
Key
Phase 1: Kampala Metroplitan
Area (27
ministries), Entebbe, Jinja, Muk
ono and Bombo
5 transmission sites
Phase 2:
Luwero, Nakasongola, Masindi,
Transmission sites
Gulu, Nimule, Lira, Soroti, Kum
i, Mbale, Tororo, Malaba, Busi
a, Hoima, Kyenjojo, Fort
Portal, Kasese, Bushenyi, Mba
rara
17 transmission sites
Datacentre for NBI
infrastructure
Pilot for messaging & collab.
Phase 3:
tools
Katuna, Kabale, Ntungamo, M
asaka, Mutukula
3 transmission sites
Network Operating Centre
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(NOC)
19. National Backbone and eGovernment Infrastructure Project
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30 MDAs connected for voice, video and data
1600kms of fibre laid countrywide
3rd phase to link Uganda with Rwanda and Tanzania
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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
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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.
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