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.
"Uganda has recognised the importance of using ICT for development.
All ministries should implement ICT sector policies for the e-government programme," said Mulira.
The move is expected to create coherence in the sector and increase coordination with the ministry's departments. Activities of improving information flow are being done within the Information Flow Management and Networking (IFMN) database project.
Under the project the ministry has an online documents database (data.mtti.go.ug) that facilitates sharing of documents within the sector through a documents database (Intranet) and the website has been redesigned www.mtti.go.ug to meet existing needs.
The Ministry under the project has also developed guidelines and standards for the procurement of Information and Communication Technology tools and an accepted standard of system equipment has been adopted.
"The overall goal for standardisations is to ensure quality of all ICT components and systems being procured and applied across the sector while the guidelines minimise risks such as technology changes not being incorporated," said Moses Kisembo, a member of i-network, Information and Communication Technology for D policy group.
The ministry of tourism has five departments including Trade, Tourism, Industry and technology, Museums and antiquities and Cooperatives.
The ministry is affiliated to Uganda Bureau of Standards , Uganda Export Promotion Board, Management Training and Advisory Centre, Uganda Tourism Board, Uganda Industrial Research Institute, Uganda Commodity Exchange, Uganda Wildlife Authority and Uganda Wild life Education Centre.
Autor(en)/Author(s): Esther Nakkazi
Quelle/Source: All Africa, 24.10.2006
