"There is need for software and human resource skills. There is need for skills provision and awareness creation as well as legal and regulatory environment, which are necessary to ensure protection," Dr Ham Muliira said.
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The sector policy launched by Dr Ham Mulira, the ICT minister is expected to boost tourism and trade figures by availing qualitative information to tourists and investors in an efficient manner.
Another team of technical people from China are doing a parallel study of their own after the government signed an e-government memorandum of understanding (MoU) with a Chinese technology company, Huawei Technologies Limited.
In Uganda, the Information Network of Uganda (I-Network) has introduced what they have called the E-team (the ICT for development expertise team) to aid adoption of ICTs in various development projects.
Launching the Integrated E-Government project code-named Huawei at Statistics House on July 21, State Minister for ICT Ham Muliira, said information is a key resource that has to be harnessed for national development.