The strategy aims to promote accountability and transparency especially in all public procurement departments. The World Bank has funded the implementation of the strategy to a tune of $5.8m (Shs 15.6bn).
The government hopes that with the e-Government Procurement (e-GP) system, entities will be in better position to manage public procurement and promote transparency through the procurement cycle.
Speaking during a communications conference that took place in Kampala recently state minister for ICT, Nyombi Thembo asked the law fraternity to offer up some solutions.
He said Uganda is currently facing enormous ICT challenges given the fast pace at which the industry is evolving. He cited public policy, regulation, legislation, internet freedom, and intellectual property rights issues as areas that needed attention.
Such government ministries, departments and local governments blame the failure of absorption of such monies on a lengthy procurement process.
This is being done by setting up such structures as the East African Diseases Outbreak Surveillance system.
The system will be able to alert the ministry of any outbreaks in the Country.