"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.
The products supplied by Southern Business Solutions Uganda Ltd, include Lenovo laptops and computers, which officials said have been rated globally as some of the best in computer industry.
Mr Muliira said the government was keen to implement an e-government policy to link all districts electronically for better service provision and transparency.
"ICT is vital to the future development and we must embrace it and make better use of it," he said.
He said the government recognises that ICT has a big role to play in stimulation of national development, in particular modernisation and globalisation of the economy.
He said ICT presents the business community with numerous opportunities, which they must embrace.
He called for more partnerships for local skills development to enable the manufacture of these machines as well as local staff to build a skills base in the population and ensure universality of access.
Mr Muliira said there is a critical need for a legal and regulatory framework that would ensure a coordinated and regulated approach to overall development of ICT in the country.
He revealed that three cyber Bills are now before Cabinet from where they will be tabled before Parliament.
He said the legal framework would guide and direct inward investment desirable for the country.
Autor(en)/Author(s): Peter Nyanzi
Quelle/Source: All Africa, 31.01.2007
