Type Ministry Website Homepage | Jurisdiction Government of Uganda | |
Headquarters 10-12 Parliament Avenue
Kampala, Uganda Ministry executive Frank Tumwebaze,
Minister of Information and Communications Technology | ||
The Ministry of Information and Communications Technology is a cabinet ministry of Uganda. The ministry is headed by Frank Tumwebaze, assisted by Minister of State Aidah Nantaba (both since 6 June 2016).
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Location
The headquarters of the ministry are located at ICT House, 10-12 Parliament Avenue, in Kampala Central Division, in the capital city of Kampala. 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. Frank Tumwebaze, 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.
Auxiliary institutions and allied agencies
- National Information Technology Authority - Uganda (NITAU)
- Uganda Communications Commission
- Posta Uganda
- Uganda Institute of Information & Communications Technology (UICT)