Mr. Mike Nxele the human resources officer at the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) said "We are giving them an opportunity to share experiences and learn new methods of acquiring and retaining competent staff, this is due to the high speed at which the ICT sector is growing as jobs also become competitive."
The phones are loaded with the renowned BlackBerry Enterprise Solutions, which enables users to have their emails directed to their mobile phones as long as they are in areas with Celtel network coverage or in countries with a roaming facility.
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The government has entered an agreement with China in which Uganda would receive a US$120m (about Shs219.6 billion) loan for development of the national Information Communication Technology (ICT) system infrastructure.
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“The purpose of the project is to improve the communication infrastructure in the country, reduce the cost of communication and improve communication within the Government,” the finance minister, Ezra Suruma, told Parliament on Tuesday.
"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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