At least that is the case if one considers the true definition of broadband, Nsubuga said.
"The quality of access to broadband Internet is poor," he said. "In my office, we get 2M bits of broadband, but this still falls far below the minimum speeds of true broadband. So, in Uganda, providers are selling us broadband equipment and not broadband connectivity."
For the record, Information and Communication Minister Dr. Ham-Mukasa Mulira has confessed that it is now very possible for the President, if he so wishes, to participate in any Ministry board meeting and be able to view members and participate verbally in the meeting without physically being present.
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Government officials from Zambia, Namibia, Malawi and Tanzania have been to Uganda to see for themselves what the country is doing, with the aim of using the Ugandan experience as a blueprint for their respective countries.
The call was made by I-network, an ICT based organization while launched the e-governance project. The project piloted in Apac district is helping local people and leaders to use ICTs to improve on governance and public accountability.
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Sometime this month, Uganda's Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), together with Chinese technology company Huawei, will launch the first phase of the national data backbone, which has cost some US$30 million. The fiber-optic cable interconnects government institutions and departments with the aim of reducing spending on public administration.
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