CATALOGUE Since the launch of ACIA in 2010, professionalism, A hearty welcome to the 6th transparency and hard work Foreword have, indeed, been key to the success of this initiative. We ACIA Awards, which are another wish to express our gratitude to the various members of the ACIA 2016 Judges Panel opportunity for us to recognise and who dedicated their time on a volunteer basis and helped us objectively identify the best of promote excellent innovations within the best among our innovators. Our partners who have sponsored the ACIA 2016 the Communications sector in Uganda event, we thank you for sharing this vision we have. You have indeed been instrumental in making ACIA 2016 a s refected by all as stars for taking the stand. day voting exercise, which was resounding success. the ACIA tagline Do not let not emerging a done electronically, took place “ICT Innovation winner extinguish your light. from April 25-29, 2016 on the We invite all people in Uganda for National ACIA should only be seen as a ACIA website: www.acia.ug to embrace the ACIA awards Development”,A UCC subscribes beginning for greater heights. and work with us to promote to the belief that innovation is We wish to thank you all for Twelve MDAs submitted our local talent. In Mahatma indeed the engine of economic your invaluable submissions entries for this Award category Gandhi wise words, “A small development and as such, we and urge you to continue to in a bid to demonstrate body of determined spirits seek to inspire organisations churn out solutions to take their ICT prowess in offering fred by an unquenchable faith and individuals, especially the Uganda forward through ICTs. e-government services to in their mission can alter the youth, to harness their abilities Ugandans. course of history.” Imagine then and bring forth their brilliant Expectations are high to what we can all achieve if we ideas to contribute positively know who is the winner The other fve award categories - joined hands. Please continue to the development of our of this year’s ACIA Special Young Innovators, Business to provide us with feedback, so country. ICTs offer numerous Award. This award, aimed to Excellence, Service Excellence, ICT that we continue to improve opportunities for not just recognise the Government of for Development, and Digital Content ACIA. improving the effectiveness Uganda’s development efforts, - as usual, will be determined by a of Government but also in especially in the promotion panel of eminent and independent We still have room for improving the various facets of of e-Government, will be judges. more creative thinkers and our daily lives. It is, therefore, a decided by a public vote. For intellectual challengers of the perfect canvas for innovation. the frst time ever in the As UCC, we seek to have greater status quo on board so start history of ACIA, the Uganda local involvement in developing thinking of the idea or project ACIA awards recognise Communications Commission innovative products, services that you will enter into ACIA innovations in fve major (UCC) subjected this award and content. It is also our 2016. categories: young ICT to a “democratic vote” humble prayers that, through innovators, Business Excellence, whereby the public voted to ACIA, partnerships do emerge Thank you and good reading! ICT for development, Service determine which Government that enable the realisation of Excellence and Digital Content. Ministries, Departments and locally developed ideas and We do value the effort and Agencies (MDA) offers the innovations into solutions time that has been invested Best e-Government Service in to our local challenges. We, in each entry of ACIA 2016, Uganda. therefore, encourage our and whether or not one has innovators, industry and been declared the winner in a UCC asked the public to decide development partners to work Godfrey Mutabazi category, we recognise them on what they feel is the best together to carry the brilliant EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MDA with regard to the use of innovations forward. ICT in providing government services to the public. The fve-

ACIA 2016 CATALOGUE 1 Welcome to the sixth edition of the Acia Awards where we celebrate minds that dare to venture into the unknown in order to fnd unique A note from ICT solutions to various Ugandan challenges. Since 2010, the Uganda Communications Commission has hosted 5 editions of the Acia Awards in a bid to encourage, promote, recognise and reward ICT innovators the ACIA 2016 under the tag line ‘ICT innovation for National development’.

f you’re curious about Inclusion of the public in These Awards would not be “…It is not the critic who is immeasurable. We can “What’s App’ening” in ACIA Awards is very critical possible without the support counts; not the man who only build on the foundation organising the world of open data, to ensure participation by all of our partners, sponsors points out how the strong man that she helped to set up and the youth are usually stakeholders. We therefore wish and service providers. We do stumbles, or where the doer of keep the ACIA candle burning Ibest placed to tell/show you to thank members of the public thank each and every one that deeds could have done them ever brighter. We continue the latest on all things app- who participated in the vote, has provided a helping hand better. The credit belongs to to commit her soul to the related. So for the second year and encourage our Government in ACIA 2016. Additionally, the man who is actually in the Almighty God for eternal rest running, we would like to thank MDAs to continue to innovate. we would like to take this arena, whose face is marred by and pray that friends and family not only the pupils who have opportunity to offer our dust and sweat and blood; who are comforted in the fact that team taken part in #ACIA2016, but heartfelt appreciation to the strives valiantly; who errs, who Pamela’s legacy of hard work, their parents and teachers who Top Management Team of UCC comes short again and again, achievement and excellence encouraged them to participate The ACIA who believe in ICT innovations because there is no effort lives on. in the ACIA Awards. It is prudent for National development; The without error and shortcoming; that we engage these young Awards judges who accepted to work but who does actually strive impressionable minds, harness with us and identify the most to do the deeds; who knows Peter Mukuru their potential and equip encourage, outstanding innovators; the great enthusiasms, the great them with the tools to become promote, entire organizing committee devotions; who spends himself Head IT Services, UCC feature innovators that will who for the past seven months in a worthy cause; who at the Chairman, ACIA Awards 2016, create various ICT innovations to recognise and have tirelessly worked on best knows in the end the Organising Committee. solve local challenges and gain different aspects of the Acia triumph of high achievement, international recognition. reward ICT Awards. and who at the worst, if he Innovators, fails, at least fails while daring With the every changing face The ACIA Awards encourage, greatly, so that his place shall of technology forcing us to Therefore we promote, recognise and reward never be with those cold and reinvent the way we do things, ICT Innovators, Therefore we timid souls who neither know the format of the Acia Awards thank each thank each and every innovator victory nor defeat..” has also evolved in a bid to that participated in these recognise innovation from all and every Awards. You are all winners. Lastly, this year we continue sectors. This year, the 2016 innovator that I will borrow the words of to remember and celebrate Special Awards Category was Theodore Roosevelt in this the life of our friend and introduced with an aim of participated in illustrious speech called The colleague – Pamela Kadama, recognising ICT innovations Man in the Arena, and say this who departed from us on June within Government Ministries, these Awards. to you: 4, 2015. Pamela’s contribution Departments and Agencies to ACIA Awards from inception, (MDAs). The winner emerged as well as to other initiatives based on a vote by the Public. that enhance ICT innovation

ACIA 2016 CATALOGUE 2 UCC EXECUTIVE TEAM

Susan Atengo Wegoye Godfrey Mutabazi Commission Secretary/ Executive Director Director Legal Affairs Fred Otunnu Harriet Omoding Director Corporate Affairs Director Human Resources Tumubweinee Twinemanzi and Administration Director Industry Affairs and Content Alice Nyangoma Irene Kaggwa Sewankambo Director Internal Audit Director Engineering, Communication and Infrastructure

ACIA 2016 CATALOGUE 3 MISSION: Excellence – UCC • Promoting of the UCC development of requisite promotes a results- To become a world human resources in the sector class communications oriented culture through including the management regulator professionalism, and operation of Uganda by ensuring high Institute of Information and Communications Technology VISION: compliance levels, (UICT), and; minimising turnaround Corporate To drive the • Coordinating the development of a robust time and exceeding participation of Uganda in communications sector expectations. international fora in the sector. in Uganda These four values are summed up as R.I.C.E. HOW TO CONTACT UCC

VALUES OF UCC UCC House, Plot 42-44 Spring Road, FUNCTIONS OF UCC Profle Bugolobi Respect – UCC The mandate of UCC, P. O. Box 7376, Kampala serves its customers as derived from the Tel: +256-41-4339000; The uganda communications and stakeholders Uganda Communications +256-31-2339000 in a professional and Act 2013, is to regulate Fax: +256-41-4348832 courteous way while communications in the Toll free number: 0800133911 (during commission (ucc) was established working hours 8.00am -5.00pm maintaining responsive country by: Monday to Friday) by the uganda communications interactions and • Licensing, standardising Email: [email protected] and monitoring communication respecting the opinions Website: www.ucc.co.ug act 2013 to facilitate the of all. services; • Facilitating the ubiquitous development of a modern access to a diversity of quality For inquiries, contact: Integrity – UCC treats and innovative communications communications sector. The its customers and other services; Consumer Affairs Unit 12th Floor, Communications House stakeholders with trust, • Managing the use of scarce Plot 1 Colville Street, Kampala sector comprises: honesty, fairness, communications resources; Toll Free Line: 0800133911 Commitment - UCC • Promoting competition Or UCC Regional Offces: Telecommunications, Broadcasting, is committed to being within the sector; • Protecting consumers Eastern: Postal services, Radio communications a world class regulator with respect to quality of Plot 39/41 Republic Street, Mbale by providing a services, equipment and Western: and Data communication and conducive environment content; Plot 2 Circular Road, Mbarara infrastructure. for all customers and • Promoting research in the Northern: stakeholders. sector; Plot 15 Onono Road, Gulu • Providing advice to North Western: Government with regards Plot 8, Ntuha Road, Masindi to the sector;

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YOUNG ICT INNOVATORS Uganda’s ICT Explorers (primary school) “If you were a local leader in Uganda, how would you use The primary school Social Studies (SST) curriculum recognises postal and postal/broadcasting/telecommunication facilities to reduce poverty in your community?” telecommunications services among social services. The challenge seeks to encourage an understanding among the students of the opportunities offered by ICT. Uganda’s ICT raising stars (secondary school) The most innovative ICT idea that solves any day-to-day problem faced by an individual, The advanced level subsidiary ICT syllabus seeks to empower learners with household or community. knowledge and skills to solve the day-to-day problems in the society using ICTs. It addresses skills in Word processing, electronic spreadsheets, electronic presentation, electronic publication and Databases. It also covers the knowledge areas like computer hardware and software, data communication, system security, ICT ethical issues and emerging technologies. The ordinary level computer syllabus seeks to among others foster a learner as a computer literate and capable citizen who can develop, communicate and implement innovative, practical and responsible ICT solutions to problems. Uganda’s ICT visionaries (youth below the A student project with demonstrable proof of concept on how to address a social, environmental, This challenge seeks to foster critical awareness among students of the age of 28 years) technological or other problem faced by disadvantaged persons in Uganda using ICTs. impact of ICT and inspire the application of communication technology in deriving solutions to real local problems. Eligibility is limited to past (completed in 2014-2015) or present student projects of vocational, tertiary or other higher institutions of learning. The most innovative local ICT based solution developed for a small/medium/large enterprise Encouraging uptake of local solutions. BUSINESS EXCELLENCE that is itself not into ICT as a business to: • Reduce its cost of operation, or • Improve the quality and/or quantity of its goods/services to its customers, or • Improve the timelines of its output or • Facilitate the enterprise in greening in its operations The most exciting, locally developed, new product/service/other offer in the Uganda market that Honouring excellence in the development of new products and services SERVICE EXCELLENCE seeks to increase the affordability/access/uptake ofpostal/broadcasting/telecommunications that offer outstanding value proposition in terms of sector development. services by in Uganda. The most innovative product that seeks or helps to: Highlighting the importance of ICTs in addressing the concerns under the ICT FOR DEVELOPMENT • Reduce poverty; proposed global sustainable development goals. • Improve food security; • Improve the health and well-being; • Facilitate inclusive and equitable quality education in the country; • Empower women and girls; • Facilitate the availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation; • Facilitate access to affordable, reliable, and sustainable energy for all; • Facilitate full and productive employment for all; • Reduce inequality within Uganda; • Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable; • Combat climate change and its impacts; • Conserve and sustainably use the water bodies/resources for sustainable development; • Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of the environment, and; • Facilitate access to justice for all.

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Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) is proud to have participated in ACIA 2015 How KCCA benefted Awards. It was such an amazing experience starting with the online submission, vetting through a presentation to a panel of By Martin Ssekajja Head of ICT at KCCA from ACIA 2015 experienced judges and video interviews about the product.

t was even more electronic banking from Judith T. Tukahirwa (PhD), Mr interesting to exhibit anywhere at any time powered Samuel Sserunkuuma, Mr Fred KCCA’s product dubbed by SMS notifcations to clients. Andema, Mr Frank Batungwa, “e-Citie” to the public The system can easily integrate Mr Ronald Mayambala, among Iwith many other exciting with other government systems others. innovations by other exhibitors. such as one stop Centre (ebiz) The experience was climaxed and IFMS. A Game Changer with an Award. Winning the Business It has registered many benefts Excellence Award endorsed our The e-citie forms phase one of including the following: product locally and globally. The Kampala’s Smart City strategy Award has empowered KCCA targeting effcient revenue • Increased number of staff to work harder because collection, administration and clients for example 17,000 there are external entities like reporting. Citie is an acronym new public transport UCC that appreciate hard work for KCCA’s core values of Client operators and 56,000 new and innovations. It has also Care, Innovation, Integrity, trading licences; motivated the organisation to Team work, Innovation and • Reduced costs of enhance the product to suite Excellence. administration for example changing client needs. printing of millions of Bank The e-Citie platform is Advice forms; When Barcelona came customized to meet • Reduced turnaround times, calling requirements of the users. It a registered client can get a is comprised of four process trading Licence in a day As winner of the ACIA 2015 KCCA Executive Director Mrs Jennifer Musisi (second right) and the e-Citie team during ACIA 2015 Exhibition including Client Registration contrary to earlier system, Business Excellence Award, against which all future and; UCC sponsored my trip worth payments are registered, Billing • Increased Revenue USD 6500 to attend the GSMA These included many high wonderful technology in eight undertaking and to share light including the famous Camp for having established this and Assessment, Payments and collection, revenue growth Mobile World Congress 2016, profle personalities, including (8) mega halls of Fira Gran Via. moments with the Ugandan Nou Stadium. I strongly premiere innovations event. We Account Reconciliation. by 170% as at June 31, held in Barcelona, Spain from founders of great companies technology policy makers. recommend technology urge all Ugandans to embrace 2015. February 22-25, 2016. This such as Facebook and VMware, The event was full of enthusiasts to attend this event ACIA wholeheartedly. Clients can now do self- was the biggest technology just to mention two. Cutting- knowledge-sharing and in- I also used this opportunity to in 2017. registration electronically via The development of ecitie event that I have ever attended edge technology companies depth trend analysis. It was explore other areas of interest the web (https://ecitie.kcca. is driven by KCCA’s top with more than 100,000 including Microsoft, Oracle, very good exposure to witness such as city administration Finally, KCCA would like go.ug/portal), clients can pay management team led by Mrs participants. Huwaei, ZTE, Hp, Dell, VMware the implementation of smart and city services. I was glad to to commend the Uganda using local telecom platforms, Jennifer S Musisi (PhD,Hc), and Samsung, exhibited their cities a project that KCCA is tour several sites in Barcelona Communications Commission point of sale terminals and

ACIA 2016 CATALOGUE 6 A tribute to Pamela Kadama:

We rarely get the chance to and the mainstreaming of Senkatuka (2011). Passing guide the intellectual growth of environmental sustainability. away at 33 years of age in our children at this level, and I This is when I saw Pamela, June 2015, she left a very was fortunate that I did. Right the professional at work. young family. Her parents, “MaamaBy F.F. Tusubira ACIA” from her frst year, I discovered I sometimes work as a friends, and family have the hidden dimension I had consultant for UCC: I might celebrated her life through not had a chance to fathom out have been her uncle, teacher, the establishment of the Pamela “Bija” Babija Kadama Senkatuka. She always came off as soft-spoken and quiet. Try before: the razor-sharp mind of and professional mentor, but Pamela Kadama Senkatuka the brilliant person that Pamela when she supervised me, Trust. At such a youthful age, engaging her in an argument though, and you would start understanding the kind of person was able to hide behind her it was business-like for the Pamela had already made she was: hard as steel, and with a very sharp mind. She would intellectually rip you apart normally quiet demeanor and principled perfectionist Pamela; her mark on people and smile. It was a pleasure working she had no qualms and was the sector as a person, as a with precision of speech and logic if she caught you on the wrong side of a weak argument or with Pamela as a student, uncompromising with her dedicated Christian, mother, supervising her project, and sharp critiques and insistence wife, daughter, friend, and proposition. That she excelled in education (she got a First Class Honours Degree in Electrical seeing her excel in academics, on ensuring that whatever job professional. Her memory and hand in hand with serving it was had to be completed to work will always shine brilliant. Engineering) was not surprising, what with coming from an academically-strong family (both her as President of the Makerere her exacting standards and UCC parents are medical doctors as was one of her grandfathers). Engineering Society. requirements. I was proud of “……To leave the world a bit her. better, whether by a healthy child, She later went on to do a garden patch, or a redeemed her Masters Degree at the Her lasting contribution social condition; to know that Pamela knew what she wanted a phone are still luxuries favourite anecdotes about inherited road-weary Cortina. even one life has breathed easier University of Colorado, USA. to the sector will no doubt in life, and once she made up enjoyed by society’s favoured Pamela as a child at Kampala She was, at this early stage because you have lived - that is to her mind about that, she would few… Struggling to develop Parents School was when she already shaping into the adult She assured me she still had be the inception and have succeeded” pursue it with determination economically and socially, requested her father that she most people knew. her PhD plans ahead during our institutionalisation of the - Ralph Waldo Emerson. and assurance of success. But, Uganda’s telecommunications walk to school in order not to be last chat in my offce before she Annual Communications who was Pamela - or Bija - as sector is young and rapidly late for her exams: She was not Pamela always had the winning fell sick and passed on on June Innovation Awards (ACIA). her family called her? growing, presenting a need taking chances on her father’s combination of academic 4, 2015. Originally, she was under for skilled professionals with brilliance, leadership, and social the supervision of one of her Soon after her graduation in varied expertise to continue I was Pamela’s qualities and skills. At Kampala I was Pamela’s professional colleagues Mrs. Christine 2006, she wrote: “In as much guiding the growth of the Parents’ School she was a mentor and tracked her Mugimba, but she later took professional mentor professional growth, starting it up as one of her key annual as water is an aid for life, so is sector. I strongly desire to be and tracked her Class Prefect, a games Prefect, communication today - an aid to one of those people to fll this and she won the National as a Teaching Assistant in responsibilities. She grew human development. Living in gap…”. She had set course on professional growth, Mathematics Competition in Makerere, an experience she this event from the initial idea the global village that is driven her career. starting as a Teaching the Primary School Category. At found rather frustrating, and to a national, regional, and so forcefully by information, Assistant in Makerere, Gayaza High School, she was a stint in the Zain Uganda increasingly global calendar the need to have and share Pamela, was born on January an experience she found a star academic performer and (now Airtel) from 2007 to event. It not surprising knowledge and information is 5, 1982 to Dr Patrick Kadama Head Girl. It was, however, not 2009 before joining the that colleagues in UCC now rather frustrating, and a Uganda Communications remember her as “Maama overwhelming. For a reasonable and Dr Christine Mugwanya stint in the Zain Uganda until Pamela joined Makerere number of people, life without Kadama, the third girl among University as a student in Commission (UCC) in ACIA”. access to computers and four children (the last being a (now Airtel) from 2007 to the Department of Electrical 2009. In UCC, she worked phone facilities is unthinkable. boy). She started her schooling 2009 before joining the Engineering that I got to know as a Service Development Pamela was married to Dr Ian However, for a large majority at Kampala Parents School Uganda Communications her as an adult. Specialist focusing on Senkatuka, an Architect, with in developing countries such before joining Gayaza High research-based policy and whom they had two children, Commission (UCC) in regulatory advice; innovation; Ethan Muzira (2009) and Sanyu as Uganda, a computer and School in 1995. One of our 2009.

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ACIA catapults Yaaka Digital Learning Network

n May 22, 2015, Yaaka is set to improve learning one can access the courses and Yaaka is set Yaaka Digital and enable easy access to learning materials offine. Learning Network relevant value-added academic to improve won an ACIA Award materials and online classes for There are also Yaaka tablets Oworth US$5,000 in the digital Ugandans. The winning of the containing learning materials learning content category, thanks in part digital content category award that can be availed at a minimal and enable to the hard work put in by the did a lot for Yaaka including fee of between UGX400,000 Yaaka team and the Uganda giving exposure to the service, and UGX950,000 ($140- $320). easy access Communication Commission enhancing the credibility of (UCC), who organised the the learning platform and “Yaaka is built with simple to to relevant Awards and presented the creating a smooth ground for use but robust technologies, opportunity. discussions and networking with the Ugandan syllabus value-added with relevant stakeholders and organised content for academic Mrs Emma Kisa, the General like the National Curriculum Ugandans and by Ugandans,” Manager at Ultimate Development Centre (NCDC) says Edward Tumwiine, one of materials Multimedia Consult, the and the Ministry of Education, the content producers. Yaaka company that developed Technology and Sports. Digital Learning Network was and online Yaaka (www.yaaka.cc), says it unveiled in 2015 at is a digital media platform for The prize money from the award UMC offces in classes for students and trainers in pre has not only fostered promotion Kampala. Ugandans. and primary school, secondary, of the academic app and web tertiary and university to to schools, teachers and several learn/train, mentor and share stakeholders but it has also in academics, social and seen an increase in the number extracurricular activities of their of teachers, pupils and students interest, and to especially share using the learning platform. and access digital academic The company is also now materials in text, audio or able to pre-install the audio-visual/video; as well Yaaka offine as hold or attend classes on app that internet connected computers can be or on their mobile digital installed gadgets. on any phone, tablet or computer so that

ACIA 2016 CATALOGUE 8 or the frst time ever # INSTITUTION SUMMARY OF E-GOVERNMENT SERVICE in the history of ACIA, the Uganda Education Service “Online Examination System” The 12 shortlisted Commission Communications MDAs are: Education 1 Online examination is a modern way institutions can conduct examinations using computers, internet FCommission (UCC) subjected (online). The online examination system enables students from specifc institutions to conduct their examina- this award to a “democratic Service Commission tions from anywhere without sitting in class, using paper to write, using pens. vote” whereby the public (ESC), Inspectorate For any student to do examinations on this system, the student must be registered with the institution and voted to determine which should be doing that particular course unit. Government Ministries, of Government This system enables a student to know their examination score instantly since it`s marked immediately after submission. Departments and Agencies (IGG), Ministry of (MDA) offers the Best The online examination has the following benefts as compared to the manual system of writing on paper. Its e-Government Service in Education, Science, relatively cheap since it doesn`t require purchase of paper, pens, printing of questionnaires, transportation of examination material, hiring many examination supervisors because most that can be done online. Uganda. Technology and The system also makes it less tiresome in terms supplying exam to students, marking of exam. The system is UCC asked the public to decide Sports (MoESTS), also more convenient since it doesn`t require to congest themselves in one room as it’s done in the manual way. on what they feel is the best Ministry of Energy MDA with regard to the use of The system is saves time as compared to the manual way of conducting examinations. ICT in providing government and Mineral Online examination is more secure as compared because it involves use of passwords to login into the page services to the public. The fve- Development and be able to access examinations. day voting exercise, which was (MoEMD) and “Online Declaration System” done electronically, took place Inspectorate of 2 Government (IGG) The IG has developed an Online Declaration System (https://igdeclarations.igg.go.ug:8180/) that will from April 25-29, 2016 on the Ministry of electronically receive and enter declarations into the Leadership Code of Conduct (LCC) database. ACIA website: www.acia.ug Finance, Planning Article 233 (2) (a) of the Constitution and Section 4 of the Leadership Code Act, 2002 requires specifed and Economic leaders to declare to the Inspector General of Government (IGG) their incomes, assets and liabilities including Twelve MDAs submitted those of their spouses, children and dependents. entries for this Award category Development in a bid to demonstrate The submissions of Leader’s declarations from 2002 to 2015 were done manually. The system of using hard their ICT prowess in offering (MoFPED). copies of declarations forms was expensive to both the IG and the leaders. The physical forms had to be SPECIAL procured and delivered to the leaders and this process required a lot of money, time and man power. The e-government services to leaders had to physically return the forms and the IG had to engage man power to receive them. There was Ugandans. need for data entrants to enter the information on the forms into the data base and these forms needed a lot Others are the of space for their storage. AWARD The other fve award categories Ministry of Lands, Due to the challenges experienced by the submission of manual declaration forms, there was need to start - Young Innovators, Business receiving, processing and managing declarations online. Excellence, Service Excellence, Housing and Urban “Educative Sign Language Tutor for the Dumb” ICT for Development, and Development Digital Content - as usual, will Ministry of Imagine you had an opportunity to visit a homestead with dumb illiterate children, who have the urge to MAKES (MoLHUD), National 3 Education Science learn from your experience as a teacher; You also have the endurance to teach them, but you are illiterate be determined by a panel of Technology and about sign-language of the dumb! What would be the solution? eminent and independent Medical Stores Sports A web-browser based application which can translates your texts “sentences” into Gestures (Signs for the judges. (NMS), National dumb); This will run on an online/offine server-based system of the laptop you can move with; because of its ACIA 2016 The winners will be announced Social Security Fund portability; It will consist of a leap-motion sensor controller with a USB cable; this will be connected to the during the ACIA 2016 Awards (NSSF), National laptop; Gala night that will take place Water and Sewerage TEXT- TO-GESTURE (SIGNS) at Serena Conference Centre The browser application will contain a friendly interface which will house two containers within; one where UNIQUE tonight. you can type in texts, then texts will be concatenate to form a string which will be recognised and translated Corporation (NWSC), Expectations are high to know who is the into gestures (signs) viewable on the browser page; Uganda Revenue winner of this year’s ACIA Special Award. This GESTURE (SIGNS) TO TEXT Authority (URA) and The leap motion sensor/controller on the other side, will be for recognition of gestures /signs performed by award, aimed to recognise the Government the dumb personnel who would like to convey back information to an educationist in an area; This is to guide Uganda Wildlife the dumb understand more of where he/she wasn’t able to understand. Gestures or signs recognised will be of Uganda’s development efforts, especially translated to text on a web-browser page which an educationist will read, and; Authority (UWA). in the promotion of e-Government, will be Education is the key to success of our Home, Uganda: So what is Education? I think it’s a way of interaction to get to know new existence and research. decided by a public vote.

ACIA 2016 CATALOGUE 9 # INSTITUTION SUMMARY OF E-GOVERNMENT SERVICE # INSTITUTION SUMMARY OF E-GOVERNMENT SERVICE

Ministry of Energy “Creation of a data visualisation centre” Ministry of Lands, “Digitalization of the Land Registry” and Mineral Housing and Urban 4 Development A data visualisation facility is viewed by many disciplines as a contemporary twin to visual communication 7 Development The innovation (http://nlis.go.ug/) is a service involving the digitisation of the Ugandan Land Registry, which which involves the creation and study of the visual representation of data, meaning "information that has (MoLHUD) targets all citizens and qualifying non-citizens planning to acquire, sell or lease land in Uganda. been abstracted in some graphic form, including attributes or variables for the units of information". Clients have been coming from across the country into the one unique public service point of the MLHUD The primary objective of a data visualisation facility is to clearly and effciently communicate to the correct incurring signifcant transport and accommodation costs as the process was slow, cumbersome and lacking audience through the use of geological and geophysical data such as seismic, which can be used to acquire transparency. Currently there are seven (7) operational offces of the MLHUD, which mitigates the problem of the right license blocks for the exploration and development of Oil and Gas operations within the country for proximity to the customers, and there is a long term plan to increase the number to 21 Ministry Zonal Offces. consequent economic and social development which is effective and helps users or the right audience analyse and reason about data and evidence of the availability of the petroleum resource. Increase of revenue collection by local governments hosting six (6) decentralized offces and MLHUD-HQ from UGX2,143,708,125 in FY 2012/13 to UGX8,414,279,304 in FY 2014/15. The number of days on average that Suffce to note that it makes complex data more accessible, understandable and usable. was necessary to perform a transaction decreased from 66 days (WB Doing Business Report) in 2014 to 42 days currently. Customer service offcers have been assigned to handle queries and complaints and provide “Budget Transparency Initiative (BTI)” clients with information on the transactions status and documents necessary to submit. Ministry of Finance The Budget Transparency Initiative is a partnership Government is undertaking with the Civil Society. It The current LIS provides for more than 79% of transactions completed in Uganda. The transactions performed Planning and capitalises on the Output Budget Tool (OBT) and currently makes the data available through a budget website using the LIS are secured in their respective Ministerial Zonal Offces and also at the National Land Informa- Economic and a Hotline. It makes Central and Local Government Budget Information publicly available online, via tion Centre. The double plotting and other issues related to manual handling of fles have been dramatically Development mobile phones and print. This information includes disaggregated, location-specifc data for local govern- decreased. Traceability and transparency of transactions recorded in the LIS results in better monitoring of (MoFPED) ments. staff and easy establishment of chain of responsibilities in case an anomaly is discovered. The Budget Website (www.budget.go.ug) and hotline (0800-229-229) provide all Ugandans with access to “NMS Smart Care” detailed and easy to understand information on how public funds are being spent, which now available as a result of Uganda’s budget reforms over the last few years; and also allow citizens to provide feedback on the NMS Smart Care enables Public Health Facilities and the general public to give feedback on the medicine and 5 budget information presented. 8 National Medical medical supplies delivered by NMS in real time. Stores (NMS) This refects the Ministry of Finance’s commitment over the years to promoting budget transparency and Prior to the development of NMS Smart Care, the Public Health Facilities had to fll up a paper based form and accountability Government institutions respond to feedback provided by the public Ultimately, BTI contributes send it by courier to NMS whenever they had any issues with the supplies delivered by NMS. During this time, to efforts being undertaken to improve service delivery. the feedback would take up to 3 months to get to NMS in some instances and sometimes the forms would get damaged along the way hence no feedback would reach NMS. The Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development (MoGLSD) has developed four unique e-Government online Management Information Systems. These systems include: NMS Smart Care, provides features that enable the Public Health Facilities to be able to send feedback • The National Gender-Based Violence Database (http://ngbvd.mglsd.go.ug), selecting from any 4 channels based on convenience: • Uganda Child Hepline-116 (http://uchl.mglsd.go.ug), 1. NMS Smart Care App (found in Google Play Store for android devices) • Orphans and other vulnerable children Management information System (http://ovcmis.mglsd.go.ug) 2. Online -http://smartcare.nms.go.ug and 3. SMS to 6090 • The External Employment Management Information System (http://eemis.mglsd.go.ug). 4. Live Chat –http://www.nms.go.ug They are designed to complement social development sector work in collection, storage and analysis of administrative information in both humanitarian and non-humanitarian settings. This is achieved “NSSF e-Collections portal” through a collaborative, multi-functional, inter-agency and community based approach. NSSF e-Collections portal is an online portal for initiating payments which are posted to NSSF by banks in real The purpose of these Systems in the Social Development Sector is not just routine collection of data but time resulting in updated member statements. This enables NSSF to manage and process member funds onto Ministry of Gender facilitate evidence based decision making. The underlying rationale for the systems is to encourage citizens’ their accounts. (Employer portal: https://ecollection.nssfug.org/ecollections/auth/login NSSF website: Labour and Social beneft on the services offered by the Ministry and also obtain all forms of information. The information from National Social https://www.nssfug.org/) 6 Development the systems is organized in such a way that trends are generated across the country. Subsequent planning in 9 Security Fund (MoGLSD) the country is based on such information and strategies are being designed to redress any identifed (NSSF) The employer initiates a payment online and after validation checks on employer schedule amounts, number inequalities. of employees and period being paid for, is issued a unique Transaction Reference Number (TRN). The validated schedule is then electronically moved to NSSF and the transaction details are also transferred to the The OVCMIS is based on a conceptual M&E framework that links the NEEDS and characteristics of OVC and bank as chosen by the employer, for payment. their households, the SUPPLY or PROVISION OF SERVICES by stakeholders. The underlying rationale for the National Gender Based Violence Database (NGBVD) is to encourage survivors /victims to report GBV incidents. The payment information is validated by the bank system which is integrated to NSSF and an update is then The Uganda Child Helpline is to provide “an effective child protection network providing integrated reporting, sent to NSSF once the payment is successful or not. NSSF, then generates employer receipts, attaches them action and referral mechanisms that respond to children’s protection needs throughout Uganda” and the onto the portal and also updates member statements accordingly. External Employment Management Information System to allow for coordinated registration of labour recruitment companies and avail a platform for job seekers to apply for available job opportunities abroad. Beneficiaries of the system include:- • NSSF customers (Employers and Employees) • NSSF as an organisation • Banks. Major challenges that formed the basis of this innovation included: • Erroneous entries on the employer contributions schedules e.g. underpayments. Manual interventions in this Bank- NSSF exchange so NSSF was employing over 200 employees to rectify these errors. • Lengthy turnaround time (TAT) on member account update after a payment has been made especially when employers delay to submit schedules or submit erroneous schedules. • Unknown sources of funds on the NSSF bank accounts for EFT and over the counter transactions i.e. an employer pays for a given period and doesn’t indicate the employer name or number.

ACIA 2016 CATALOGUE 10 # INSTITUTION SUMMARY OF E-GOVERNMENT SERVICE

National Water & “e-Water Payment Solution and NWSC Mobile App” GET ONE BUNDLE Sewerage 10 Corporation E-WATER PAYMENT SOLUTION: The E-Water Payment Solution was developed to provide NWSC customers with (NWSC) more convenience and fexibility in settling their bills. Previously, the main bill payment option (over 95% of the customers) was at the NWSC cash offces. All NWSC cash offces were closed and now all customers pay through the E-water Payment options. for SuperFast internet, This solution has brought about the following benefts to both the customers and the Corporation: • Customers can pay their bills at any time of the day, as opposed to the previous cash-offce-working-hours limitation of 8:00am-5:00pm. During this time our customers would also be at work; voice calls and SMS • NWSC Cash Offces were a limited number causing long travel distances and long queues for the customers. Customers are able to pay their bills in banks and using e-wallet and mobile-money options; • This solution that interfaces with the billing system has increased customer confdence, has enabled instant feedback to the customer on payment and prompt posting to the customer’s account and has thus reduced disconnections and improved reconnection times, and; • The Corporation has saved costs previously dedicated to resources for collection, management, guarding #YouDeserveMore and transiting of cash. NWSC Mobile Application: The Android-based application allows customers to manage their water accounts and to interact with the Corporation. It enables customers check balances, statements, make bill payments, send complaints/compliments and access other vital NWSC information, regardless of the time and geograph- ical location of the customer. It is freely downloadable and easy to use. (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?idcom.nwsc.mobilepayment) “AskURA Mobile App and Mobile Tax Payment Solution” 11 Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) AsKURA is a Mobile Application (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?idug.go.ura.uramobi), a product of Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) that leverages the proliferation of the mobile platform to provide an effcient, fast and convenient service delivery solution. This is complimented by the Mobile Tax Payment solution that allows taxpayers to pay taxes using mobile payments and point of sale terminals hence eliminating obstacles to tax compliance. The solution was developed to ease compliance, simplify processes and improve self-service for the clients and eliminate language barrier for the informal sector. The solution enables clients access URA services at the palm of their hands. The services and benefts offered include: Download 1. Payment registration and payment, reducing the time and costs in payment activities like physical movement to URA offces and banks; 2. Search details like taxpayer profles, motor vehicle details, tax offces, customs information and many others; 3. Tax assistance like tax calculators; 4. Support services that enable instant inquiring and response 5. Real time payment reconciliation between the URA and Bank facilitating instant service delivery, and; 6. URA can collect taxes at any time since the services can be accessed 24 /7 by the clients. Mobile Tax payment solution leverage the advantages presented by ICT to deliver an effcient, fast and convenient payment service using mobile devices. It targets taxpayers (in the Formal and In-formal sector) today! who are far from banking services hence eliminating obstacles to tax compliance. “The WildLife Card” Uganda Wildlife 12 Authority (UWA) Wildlife card is Smart card system innovation (http://ugandawildlife.org/wildlife-card http://booking.ugan- dawildlife.org/) with integrated revenue collection and access management solution for Visitors entering National parks. The system includes the following functional components: a) Back Offce (BO)The BO application software does all the functionalities of the back offce which includes parks management, card stock control, SAM card management, assigning the settings and parameters to terminals and much other functionality which will be described below b) Point of Issue/Point of Sale (POI/POS), when the client approaches our sales offce they are issued with a card and top-up the e-purse value equivalent to the value of the services/activities that they wish to enjoy in the Parks. In addition the client can be issued with a card loaded with tracking details if they wish for smile.co.ug/voice do chimpanzee or gorilla tracking as the only activity. c) Point of Access (POA). At the gate the client submits their smart card to UWA staff who through the use of the terminal deducts the value for entrance fees plus any other activity the client wishes to do. d) Online booking, in the effort of quick service delivery UWA added on the smart card the module that allows only Ugandan registered tour operator to make reservations on the gorilla/chimpanzee booking system directly from their premises.

Terms and conditions apply ACIA 2016 CATALOGUE 11 till, on the awards through which stations from can be downloaded from the won for best documentary flm day, the entire PMLive across the country download Google play store, apple store under our hooked documentary Today team clad in the show. Each station has a log and windows store. Just look series. As a content production black T-shirts was at on and password used to access for PMLive Today and download company whose core business theS Sheraton Hotel ball room the day’s show. Before the it. So, not only can you listen is making local programs for manning the PMLive Today creation of the portal the show to the show on a radio in any positive social change we Stall. This was at the ACIA was sent via individual email part of the country, you can also applaud UCC for stimulating PMLive Today exhibition were nominees accounts and that proved highly listen to it on your phone. creativity within our industry showcased their innovations. ineffective. The portal gave the and for creating media space for show a face, and with its launch The ACIA Award is the second high quality local content. When the exhibition closed, the we witnessed a sudden surge in UCC award Wizarts Media is team saw off Daisy and waited broadcasters from 12 to 40 in winning (Digital Content). The for the news on the winner from the space of a few months. The frst was the flm Award we now on the the Sheraton’s Equator bar. number continues to rise. PMLive Today is a daily radio news show with local stories Back to the Awards night, Daisy from different regions of sneaked into the Equator bar Uganda that is produced by without being noticed and WizArts Media. Unlike the when she got to our table she usual news bulletins that run yelled “It’s home” - trophy radar for fve minutes, PMLive Today raised in her left hand. What runs for twenty minutes with was previously a quiet table The Awards Dinner was held at the Sheraton Hotel at the Lions Club a few stories. The show values suddenly become noisy, and depth over noticeably so. People came restaurant. Only one member of PMLive Today could attend the dinner, story count around to congratulate us. It MPLive Today Team celebrating the 2015 ACIA Award victory PMLive Today had and typically was a special night; we felt and we decided Daisy Atukunda should attend it, after all she is the has four stories PMLive Today had made its made its mark and - each story mark and was now on the radar. person that made sure that we submitted an entry into ACIA 2015. was now on the produced as And nothing has been the same a feature with since; we shifted into higher radar. And nothing sounds bites, gear that night. has been the same narration, and textured with With the cash award of $ since; we shifted the relevant 10,000 we have been able to environmental build our capacity to produce into higher gear sounds. more and better stories. We that night. work with three well equipped Typical themes regional correspondents include contributing to the show on a Samuel Bunya Chief editor PMLive Today packaging the daily digest governance, business, culture, regular basis besides freelance travel and theatre. The diversity stringers. The correspondents of stories from across Uganda are using digital recorders gives the show a national purchased with funds from the character. Its reach, currently ACIA award. New computers broadcasting on 50 stations with audio editing software across the country, also means it have also replaced the written is the only radio news show that off computers that PMLive you can listen to in any part of previously used, greatly Uganda. But how, you may ask, improving our turnaround time does a news show qualify as an on stories, but that is not all. IT innovation for local content? The innovation was the creation With the funds from the Award of the PMLive. Today online PMLive Today developed a portal as the distribution vehicle mobile application, which Hon. John Nasasira Listening to the daily digest online

ACIA 2016 CATALOGUE 12 Profles ofJudges ACIA 2016 The success of this 6th Acia Awards ceremony has been largely as a result of a reputable team 1 Kim KAMAREBE at HSBC Bank’s Principal Kim is a frequent writer She holds a BS Financial Investments Practice in and speaker on fnance of independent judges, who did their level best, guided by the overall objectives of the initiative, Engineering Degree from London focusing on private and investment and sits on Princeton University and equity investments in large several Boards in the region. to select winners in the various categories. Here are the ladies and gentlemen behind the scenes: an MBA from the Harvard cap African enterprises. At Business School. Kim HSBC, Kim accumulated Kamarebe has signifcant signifcant African 2 Natalie KIMBUGWE experience in Investment commodities transactional Is an ICT consultant that is Banking, Business experience, including but not leading change through Management and Private limited to, the management various initiatives. She Equity in the European and and sale of a diamond mine is a graduate of Uganda African arenas. Kim is the in Southern Africa, and the Martyrs University Nkozi, Chief Investment Offcer proposed purchase of a with a degree in Ethics and and co-founder of Damascus chrome and platinum mine Development, and an MSc Capital, an experienced in Southern Africa. Post-Graduate Degree in private equity investor Development Economics. 1 2 3 focusing on growth capital Kim spent the bulk of her Following her experience in investment opportunities career at Goldman Sachs the ICT sector she is currently in East Africa. Kim has most International in London and perusing a Masters in recently been in charge of New York, primarily covering Information Systems. East African Investments for Real Estate, Leverage She has over 10 years’ TLG Capital, a leading private Finance and Sub-Saharan experience in the ICT equity investor in frontier Africa Coverage. At Goldman sector having served on markets with a focus on Sachs, Kim worked on the management of AITEC Sub-Saharan Africa. TLG has US$bn US and European Uganda an IT Exhibition a number of investments in real estate transactions, €bn and Conferences company, East Africa, including Quality European leveraged fnance Programme Management Chemical. and fnancial restructuring for I-Network Uganda an 4 5 6 transactions, in addition ICT information sharing Industries Limited, the to European and African organisation, Director of frst WHO-approved Mergers & Acquisitions Kalangala information manufacturer of anti- advisory. Kim was integral in centre an ICT centre on retroviral and anti-malarial the celebrated restructuring the Ssese Islands, and medications in Sub-Saharan of a €10bn publicly-listed lecturing at the Uganda Africa. TLG has interests pan-European real estate Institute of Information across a range of sectors, conglomerate and in the and Communication including but not limited initiation of a sub-Saharan Technologies UICT. to, FMCG manufacturing, Africa Mergers & Acquisitions healthcare, technology, real advisory focus at Goldman Currently she is the estate and hospitality. Prior Sachs. Country Lead for Digital 7 8 9 to TLG Capital, Kim worked Opportunity Trust Uganda

ACIA 2016 CATALOGUE 13 an International NGO 4 Kalema GOLOOBA 6 Eng. Dr Dorothy in the information and 8 Paul BAKIBINGA raise awareness on HIV and that focuses on youth AYUB OKELLO communication technologies Is the acting deputy editor Aids in Uganda. He was also entrepreneurship training Is teacher, motivational Is a Senior Lecturer with the (ICT) sector at national and of BBC World Service’s a presenter on Capital Radio while harnessing the speaker and ICT enthusiast Department of Electrical and international levels. fagship radio programme in Kampala and on Radio power of Information based at Mengo Senior Computer Engineering at for Africa, Focus on Africa, Uganda. and Communication School with over 20 years’ the College of Engineering, Paul Bakibinga is responsible Technologies and is also the experience in planning, Design, Art and Technology 7 Charles OTINE for editing the output of He studied law at Makerere CEO of BDE Consults an ICT implementing and (CEDAT) - Makerere Is an innovations and the programme several University and was trained consulting frm that focuses evaluating high impact, University, Kampala, Uganda. knowledge management times a week. His voice as in TV and video production on Research, Training, ICT enabled, project based She is also the President specialist with the United the lead presenter of the in higher educational Events and Business Process learning for youths and of Uganda Institute of Nations Population Fund programme has been known institutions in Kenya, US and Outsourcing initiatives. adults. Professional Engineers (UIPE) (UNFPA). to audiences across Africa Canada. as Director of Innovation at He has key competence since 2004. Outside her career, Natalie is He is currently the ICT ResilientAfrica Network (RAN) in building knowledge a Rotarian and thus spends projects coordinator at at Makerere University. engineering systems, Ugandan-born Paul joined 9 James S. K. MAKUMBI a lot of her time giving back Mengo Senior School intelligent application BBC World Service in 1997 as Is a Software Developer to the community through and the lead facilitator The mission of RAN is to development, IT strategy, the producer and presenter and Chief Executive Offcer charitable causes for the Uganda Ministry strengthen resilience in data warehousing, machine of major programmes for at Billable Limited. He is of Education and Sports Africa through university-led learning and nurturing Africa. He has also worked the Chairman of the ICT (MoES) Teacher ICT Retooling local innovative solutions innovations. as a BBC correspondent in Association of Uganda. 3 Robby MUHUMUZA Programme. using evidenced-based Zimbabwe. Is a Communications approaches. Charles possesses over With over ffteen years of and Management 12 years’ experience in In 2004-2005, as Director experience in Uganda’s Consultant experienced in 5 Dennis KAHINDI Eng. Dr Okello is also a information technology of Voices Project in Nigeria growing information organisational management, Is currently the Microsoft Founder, Women of Uganda practice. He has practiced under the auspices of technology industry, James media management and Enterprise and Public Network (WOUGNET) at the local, regional and the BBC’s international has a passion for converting technology for development Sector Business Country whose mission is to international level as a development charity, BBC innovative technology ideas consulting. Manager. He has 13 years of promote and support the researcher and consultant Media Action (then BBC into viable, sustainable and Commercial Management use of information and in Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, World Service Trust), Paul resilient businesses that He currently works as Youth experience with a record communication technologies Sweden and the United lead a media-training team foster development and Programming Coordination of creative support and (ICTs) by women and women States. that trained radio producers growth in Uganda’s economy. Consultant with the United increased responsibility in organisations in Uganda. across Nigeria and a team Nations Children Fund ICT Sales and Marketing. She is active in the area of Prior to joining UNFPA, which produced a drama (UNICEF) in Uganda. He getting more women, small- Charles worked with promoting good governance is also a Director with His registered profciencies scale enterprises and rural Makerere University where . In 2005 Paul was the face of the Monitor Publications are around Information communities engaged in he was key in the review a BBC World Service road- (owners of The Daily Monitor, Communication the information society for and formulation of the show that toured southern KFM and Dembe FM) and Technologies Sales, development via gender and University’s ICT strategic Uganda. Chairman of Power FM Board Telecommunications Sales ICT policy advocacy and via plan (2007/8-2017/18) and of Directors. Management, Business programme implementation instituting e-learning in the Paul has also been involved Account Management, and monitoring and curriculum. He has worked as an actor and director on He has a BA from Makerere Market Management, evaluation. with innovation clusters, a many BBC productions for University, Master of Science Strategy and Business programme sponsored by Africa and has performed in Journalism from Ohio Development. Eng. Dr Okello has over 20 Sida, as one of the founding on stage, TV and in flms in University and Masters in years’ experience in teaching members of the Kampala ICT Uganda, the USA and the UK. Organisational Leadership and research as well as in software cluster. Before joining the BBC, Paul and Management from conducting and managing worked with NGOs helping to Uganda Christian University, projects plus contributing Mukono. to policies and regulation

ACIA 2016 CATALOGUE 14 Huawei launds UCC on ACIA I express my gratitude and sincere appreciation to the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) for its wonderful ACIA initiative of promoting ICT for national development in Uganda. Huawei started operations in Uganda in 2001, we are proud of the existing bond and strong partnership with the government of Uganda and its ICT regulatoraly bodies since then to today. Huawei has created an immense cooperation with its telecom partners through its end-to-end capabilities in business solutions. We pledge our

Mr Qinyuanhao Huawei MD continuous support to our partners and customers as we continue to create greater value for them.

Huawei began its partnership In line with our Vision, Huawei Huawei pledges its continuous Driven by customer-centric with UCC for the ACIA awards recently signed an MOU with support to its partners and innovation and open in 2013 as platinum sponsors. the Ministry of ICT and became customers as it continues to partnerships, Huawei has Yet again, we express our the partner to the Government create greater value for them. established an end-to-end enormous support this year as of the Republic of Uganda as We look forward to fulflling ICT solutions platform that we jointly aim at recognising an offcial ICT advisor in this our mission of bridging the gives customers competitive outstanding innovators and industry. By signing this MOU, digital divide and enriching advantages in telecom and innovations in the development we made a commitment with the lives of Ugandans through enterprise networks, devices and adoptions of ICTs in the government of Uganda communication. and cloud computing. Uganda. to support ICT Development, Huawei’s 170,000 employees Innovation and Knowledge About Huawei worldwide are committed to Huawei’s vision is to bridge the transfer in the country. Huawei is a private company creating maximum value for digital divide and promote the fully owned by our employees telecom operators, enterprises harmonious and sustainable ICT is a high-tech industry, the founded in 1987. Now, Huawei and consumers. Our innovative development of the economy, major driving force behind its is a leading global ICT solutions ICT solutions, products and society and the environment. development is people’s needs and equipment provider. Our services are used in more than It is to this vision that we and technology. No matter how aim is to enrich life and improve 170 countries and regions, support ACIA Awards because it the economic environment effciency through building a serving over one-third of the looks at promoting education changes, we believe that only better connected world, acting world’s population. and knowledge transfer and by continuously investing in as a responsible corporate achieving the harmonious and technology, we will be able to citizen, innovative enabler for Mr Qinyuanhao sustainable development of provide the highest returns to the information society, and Managing Director Uganda. the people. collaborative contributor to the Huawei Technologies (Uganda) industry. Co., Ltd

ACIA 2016 CATALOGUE 15 ACIA 2015 IN PICTURES

ACIA 2016 CATALOGUE 16 The awards ceremony was Since 2014, we have partners like; Legal Aid Service exceptional for us, mainly signifcantly increased our Providers’ Network (LASPNET), because we were validating impact; reaching over 300,000 Women of Uganda Network exactly what we had individuals a month across all (WOUGNET), Unicef (through experienced the whole day; an our platforms and handling UReport), GIZ and HiiL. appreciation for our work and over 90 correspondences a for the concept that we could day. We have also developed Our work has since been raise the bar for ‘ICT for Dev’ as a solutions serving the justice recognised continentally and small and previously unknown needs for small and medium worldwide, winning the Social entity. enterprises, through our mSME Media Awards Africa (2014), Garage, which offers free legal Africa Legal Awards (2015), The impact of winning the support to entrepreneurs HiiL Innovating Justice SME ICT4D Award started almost and small businesses to Empowerment Award (2015), as BarefootLaw’s immediately. We were able help their businesses survive well as having our work feature e had been to start receiving local press and thrive. Through this we on The BBC, The Guardian, doing about our work. This was very are working to contribute to France24, and have this month our work important for us because we social transformation through been panel participants at the online for had no budget for media/ press economic empowerment. UN’s ECOSOC70. over a year, engagement – which we felt utilising ICT to make access to was important for spreading We have built partnerships For any innovator working to ACIA Experience Wjustice a reality for people that the word about what we do both domestically and create change, whether social were previously unserved. We both locally and internationally. internationally, working with change or a product/service had registered rapid growth The measure of impact got that can rival and change an and were cautiously optimistic even more pronounced industry, we’d call for them to of what future we had. We had when we were interfacing work through collaboration already discovered the power of with international press and partnership; leveraging The 2014 ACIA were easily a turning ICT as a driving force for change. and organisations that were The ACIA award expertise of partners and ACIA 2014 was a different interested in our work. was a great fostering relationships for the proposal all together, an “acid long term. The ACIA Awards are point for us as BarefootLaw. In test” of whether what we had The ACIA award was a great commendation a great place to start building seen over the past year would commendation from a national from a national relationships, with other refect in public. institution and helped us innovators, industry players and part because it was our frst to make a strong case for institution and crucially, with the ICT regulator, The awards did meet and partnerships, building on our helped us to make who can be a great source time to publically show our exceed our expectations. We strategy to utilise ICT as a tool of knowledge, networks and were able to meet the public – for access to justice. The award’s a strong case guidance. our core benefciaries – at the prize money was also critical to for partnerships, work off to the public. Exhibition and explain to them our work, as it allowed us to do in detail who we were and what additional development work building on our we hoped to achieve. It was an on our website and improve strategy to utilise enormous opportunity to get the user experience and it feedback face to face and to also facilitated our internet ICT as a tool for get the support of the people connectivity, which at the time whom we hoped we were was a challenge due to limited access to justice. serving. As a whole day’s event, resources. the format of the awards was a great way for us to engage with the public and share our success story.

ACIA 2016 CATALOGUE 17 ACIA - The Journey So Far he ct further secifies However, in recognition of solutions to Uganda’s organisations to investment WTISD is to help raise awareness THE UGANDA COMMUNICATIONS ACT 2013 functions as including: the broader span of ICTs due development challenges; in innovation or innovative of the possibilities that the to convergence as well as the • To inspire, nurture, and approaches of doing business use of the Internet and other MANDATES UGANDA COMMUNICATIONS • To promote research new scope of communications facilitate Ugandan youth to that leverage ICT; information and communication into the development and services under the Uganda develop a culture of innovation • Facilitate identifcation and technologies (ICT) can bring to COMMISSION (UCC) TO IMPLEMENT THE use of new communications Communications Act, 2013. and entrepreneurship by packaging of innovations for societies and economies, as well techniques and technologies, leveraging ICT; international promotion; as to highlight efforts to bridge OBJECTIVES OF THE ACT WHICH INCLUDE including those which promote The awards therefore now • To raise awareness of the • Recognition of UCC among the digital divide. accessibility of persons with cover the three areas under the value of ICTs in the development the drivers of innovation in disability and other members new UCC mandate namely; of the country, and; Uganda, and; This appears on all ACIA AWARD CATEGORIES BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE DEVELOPMENT of society to communications telecommunications, postal • To create a platform for • Encouragement for information, communication services, and; and broadcasting. In this vain, showcasing innovations within improved research on ICTs in and educational materials such The selection of worthy winners OF A MODERN COMMUNICATIONS SECTOR. • To improve the awards were renamed ACIA the ICT industry in Uganda. Uganda. as invitations, catalogue, and under the various categories is communications services Awards. The event initially held banners. done by an independent panel THE MEANS SPECIFIED TO ACHIEVE THIS generally and to ensure in 2010 and annually since THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES THE ACIA BRAND of judges through a multistage equitable distribution of services 2012 has grown in prominence. OF ACIA DATE evaluation system. The members INCLUDE: throughout the country; Acia has standard award of the panel are selected on OBJECTIVES OF ACIA The following outcomes are categories that are rolled over It was decided that the award the basis of individual merit, o enhancing national coverage of communications services; Towards the achievement of envisaged: every year. The focus of each event of ACIA should be aligned experience and required o expanding the existing variety of communications the above, the Research and The objectives of Acia are as • Motivate individuals, award category however is with activities to commemorate competences for the evaluation Development Unit established follows: youth especially students, and dynamically changing annually the World Telecommunication process. services available in Uganda to include modern and innovative the Annual Communication • To recognise outstanding professionals to use their skills to refect the interests or and Information Society Day communication services; Innovation (ACIA) to promote innovations in the development and know-how to contribute to concerns in the sector that year. (WTISD), which takes place o encouraging the participation of private investors in the and recognise innovation efforts and adoption of ICTs in Uganda; ICT innovation; every May. The purpose of development of the sector; by stakeholders in line with the • To encourage individuals, • Encouragement of The Acia brand consists of the above mentioned objectives. academia, industry, government following tag line and logo. The initial focus of these awards agencies and other entities “ICT innovation for National was on communication. to harness ICTs in creating Development”

ACIA 2016 CATALOGUE 18 YEAR NUMBER OF ENTRANTS WINNERS KEY MILESTONES AND ACHIEVEMENTS

Innovative Product/Service Award • Inception and launch of the initiative • Corporate • A consultant was contracted to carry out the process of short listing 2010 61 o Pakalast by Warid Telecom Uganda applicants to be nominated for the awards. • Introduced judges panel consisting of an independent panel of seven (7) • SME eminent members of the public o Loan Performer by Crystal Clear Software Ltd • An awards helpdesk was setup to carry out support functions for the processes involved in implementing the initiative. Product Developer Award • EXAM SMS by SMS Media

Content Developer Award • Text to Change

Consumer Empowerment Award • CONSENT Uganda

Student Research Project Award • Postgraduate o Paul Birevu Muyinda

• Undergraduate o Group BS -106 led by David Esiat

Rural e-Services Award • A technical project consultant was acquired to carry out a comprehensive • Individual/SME category review and defnition of the award categories, application, short-listing, and 2012 54 o Winner -FIT Uganda judging processes for ACIA 2012. o Runner up - Artifcial Intelligence in the Developing World Research Group based at FCIT Makerere (AI-DEV) • A one day exhibition providing an opportunity to 60 ICT stakeholders to showcase their innovations to the public was held • NGO/Large enterprise category • Six (6) secondary schools were facilitated to visit the exhibition. o Winner- Battery Operated Systems for Community Outreach (BOSCO) Uganda • Dr Veena Raawat, the Vice President of Research in Motion (RIM/Blackberry), E-Government and E-Governance Award a re-known Canadian based Company was hosted as international high o Winner - National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) profle speaker. o Commendation - Uganda Telecom Ltd (UTL) in conjunction with UNICEF and URSB • Association of Acia awards to the World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (May 17). Local Content Award • Individual/SME category o Winner- Community Development Foundation Uganda (CDFU) o Runner up - Dr Florence Tushabe

• Large category o Commendation-Monitor Publications Ltd

Student Research Award • Postgraduate o Winner-Seth Muhairwe o Commendation- Michael Okopa

The Annual Communications Innovation Award Overall Winner • Winner-FIT Uganda

ACIA 2016 CATALOGUE 19 YEAR NUMBER OF ENTRANTS WINNERS KEY MILESTONES AND ACHIEVEMENTS

Rising stars • School Grading System by JICO GEEKS (Jinja College) • Change of name from Annual Innovation Communications Awards to Acia 2013 163 ICT For Development awards to refect UCC’s new scope and accommodate developments in the • CKW initiative by Grameen Foundation sector. • Standardisation of Acia tagline (ICT innovation for National Development) Digital content and review of the award categories • The Uganda Content Portal by Communication for Development Foundation Uganda (CDFU) • Introduction of the peoples’ choice award and judges choice award Business excellence • Introduction of the secondary school challenge • Project GO Smart by National Social Security Fund (NSSF) • Introduction of online submission and an e-invite to the awards gala Judges' Choice • Uganda Guide App by The Pearl Guide (U) Limited • ICT4 Education by Solomon Bbumba (honourable mention) People's choice • CKW initiative by Grameen Foundation Rising stars 281 • WALKTRAC by Lira College 2014 Visionaries • Introduction of innovation development support as 75% of the prize • Vuga Wheel by Vuga Team (Honourable mention) winnings to ensure innovations as taken forward after Acia gala Service Excellence • Beyonic’s Funds-to-phones platform ICT For Development • Barefoot Law • A one-stop medical call and information centre by The Medical Concierge group (1st runner up) Digital content • Uganda Guide Mobile App by The Pearl Guide (U) Ltd Business excellence • Academic ERP by Islamic University of Uganda Judges' Choice • Barefoot Law People’s choice • Breast IT

Explorers • Santa Lucia Primary School, Kirinya 2015 405 Rising stars • Introduction of regional competitions • St Peter’s S.S. • introduction of primary school challenge Visionaries • VitalMOBI • Kiiki (1st runner up) • Dynamo- powered USB charger with an incorporated rechargeable LED fashlight (2nd runner up) ICT For Development • Airtel Weza - ICT for the rural disadvantaged • Breast IT (1st runner up) Digital content • PM Live today • Yaaka Digital Network enhancing teaching and learning (1st runner up) Business excellence • E - Citie (Electronic Platform for Citizens) Judges’ Choice • Kiiki Peopl’s choice • Dynamo- powered USB charger with an incorporated rechargeable LED fashlight

ACIA 2016 CATALOGUE 20 Airtel Tugabane revolutionises Internet in Uganda World over, the telecommunications in Uganda. Most recently it powerful than Wi-Fi hotspots launched the Airtel Red and which have limited coverage. It sector has proved to be a vital Airtel Smart phones which has not only had an infuence revolutionized the Smartphone on social behavior but also component in advancing economic market through providing entry increased fnancial benefts level Smartphones at the most as subscribers are able to growth. From the introduction of mobile affordable rates with the best optimally manage their data phones all through to M-Commerce, the value bundled. budgets. Tugabane was launched to This innovation is suitable telecom sector has become a conduit to enhance internet connectivity for a country like Uganda, creating a cashless and hustle-free eco among Ugandans. This service which is not only culturally allows an internet user to rich and diverse but also has system world over. subscribe to a data bundle on one shared trait; the spirit of one mobile line and is able to sharing moments of happiness, add up to four other mobile collective fun and socialising. ase in point; in less telecommunications services is numbers to surf from the same In order to activate TUGABANE, than a decade, a mobile vital in facilitating the fow of bundle. In addition, TUGABANE a customer should dial *175*5# phone has rapidly information and establishment allows the other mobile and follow the prompts to add evolved into a safe of a feedback cycle between numbers to access internet your friends and family and Cand secure money transfer geographically dispersed bundles from the ‘parent’ share special moments on the tool and increasingly being suppliers and their centrally number irrespective of their Smartphone Network. used to conduct more complex located customers. geographical location and type transactions. In Uganda of internet device used. Sponsor number just has to where there’s a free-market Airtel has reinforced its dial *175*5#, Choose Option economy, the need for reliable position in the market as the Since its inception, TUGABANE, 1: Tugabane, Choose Sub telecommunications services smartphone network through the frst innovation of its kind Option 1: Activate, Enter has never been more profound. offering the best and latest in the Ugandan Mobile Internet number and Wait for SMS Availability and reliability of the smartphones at the best prices industry, has proved to be more otification

ACIA 2016 CATALOGUE 21 Blackbox believes that items to Africa. Intership was and Bonny sing praises of entrepreneurs are the core among the 55+ startups from the networks that they are engine for global economic emerging tech hubs around now part of, with people in a growth. Their mission is to the world at the 2016 Seedstar similar industry, with similar bring motivated founders summit competing for equity problems, who have helped set with great ideas from every investment of up to $1million. up investment meetings with corner of the world to Silicon The exciting flled event had potential investors” Valley to learn from and breakout sessions, panel Outbox therefore leverages connect with successful discussions and specialized its partnerships by vetting entrepreneurs, experienced workshops for the best minds and nominating investment venture capitalists and other from fast growing startup ready startups for the stated exchange program is a week Fezah, Instant Health and resources to accelerate their scenes of Africa, Asia, LATAM, opportunities. They are given long immersion program TMCG, start ups affliated with global expansion. The network CEE and the MENA region. an opportunity to tap into the that bridges the gap between Outbox attended t he Blackbox of founders spans more than global community through Outbox scaling the 50 countries and continues ‘’Nielsimms Sangho and Bonny exchange and immersion startups, experts and new Connect, a two week, residential markets. The exchanges brings program designed to immerse to grow—one relationship at a Iga the founders of Intership programs where they have together startups from around international startup founders time. The alumni of Blackbox Uganda appreciated Seedstars the opportunity to network the world within a Google in the Silicon Valley culture. programs are defned by focus on emerging economies with other startups, pitch their heights of innovation for Entrepreneurs network to They were given a foundation their willingness to support due to the similarity in the set of ideas and meet with potential develop relationships, improve of knowledge and access to and promote fellow startup challenges. They were teamed investors. Outbox is a technology hub with a mission to provide products, and prepare for the expertise they need to founders. with people with particular investor meetings. Google expand their vision and scale interest such a senior executive entrepreneurship, innovation and technology infrastructure such as Come join us at Outbox for for Entrepreneurs Demo their companies globally. Intership a resident startup at Nestle, similar industry such workspace, mentorship and training programs to support African Day is hosted at the Google The program provides the at Outbox attended the 2016 as a senior executive at Fedex these great opportunities. entrepreneurs. headquarters in Silicon opportunity to receive advice, Seedstar summit. Intership or at the same growth cycle. Outbox Hub Valley. The key metric being feedback and perspectives on provides an on demand These 1:1 sessions provided the 4th Floor, Soliz House, logistics solution for SMEs and opportunity to receive feedback Outbox is actively contributing Outbox partners with Google where they are provided with investment in one or more of team composition, launched Lumumba Avenue, Kampala, individuals. Intership helps on areas for improvement, to building Uganda’s local for Entrepreneurs (GFE), an technical trainings, mentoring the startups as a result of the products, business and growth Uganda Telephone: its customers purchase goods scaling, sales and distribution, investment climate by leveraging initiative that partners with and business tools. Google demo day. Each of the startups strategies from venture +256 392 000 152 www. from online stores in the United customer acquisition its partnerships to enable startup communities and builds for Entrepreneurs conducts had fve minutes to pitch, capitalists, successful founders, outbox.co.ug States (US), United Kingdom techniques, etc. The mentor investment in early stage campuses where entrepreneurs a number of initiatives such followed by questions from a and game changing domain (UK) and China. Intership pool was diverse and there was companies and enable them tap can learn, connect, and create as the Google exchange panel of judges. The invitation experts. provides a local address, from provision of book smart and into the global market. companies. Outbox hosts program, Blackbox connect only event attracts more than which it repacks items and ships street smart perspectives to the Google Developer Communities and Google demo days. The 100 attendees representing venture capital frms. business life cycle. Nielsimms

ACIA 2016 CATALOGUE 1 ACIA 2016: And the winners are...! In ACIA 2016, there were six (6) major award categories. These are:

1. YOUNG ICT tips, upcoming events, among others. INNOVATORS - targeted young people and their contribution Happy Hill Junior Academy, to addressing Uganda’s Masindi were the frst runners developmental challenges up (for designing an idea of specifcally poverty reduction the Masindi-based ‘Rise and through ICT awareness, Shine’ Happy Hill television application and solution services. development. This award had three sub-categories: Green Hill Academy were the second runners up (for their 1.1 Uganda’s ICT Explorers ‘tereka’ cash post machine, – tasked primary school which provides an easy means children to apply ICT services, of low value mobile money (telecommunications/postal/ deposits. broadcasting); as local leaders to reduce poverty in their 1.2 Uganda’s ICT Rising community. Stars – tasked secondary school Bushenyi Parental Care students to come up with the Nursery and Primary School most innovative ICT idea that won this award for their ‘Mr solves any day-to-day problem ICT’ digital notice board faced by an individual, innovation which aims to household or community. provide regular updates on markets, crop varieties, health Kako Senior Secondary School server that enables the dumb and The Mbarara University and (MoLHUD), National Medical from Masaka District ran away with deaf to communicate better, by Science and Technology based Stores (NMS), National the winners award for their MOD converting gestures to text and team, were the frst runners up for Social Security Fund (NSSF), speed gun prototype– a speed vice versa with other members their innovation, Protecting Infants National Water and Sewerage monitoring system that can be outside their community. As frst by SMS (PRISMS), an SMS-based Corporation (NWSC), Uganda interlinked with URA and traffc runners, the team got a cash prize decision support system, that Revenue Authority (URA) and police systems. of US$750 and US$1,250 for seed seeks to empower frontline health Uganda Wildlife Authority funding. workers, even of lesser training, (UWA). Mary Hill High School, Mbarara, to comprehensively manage sick were the frst runners up for Moris Atwine and his team newborn babies using routinely their E-ID (electronic ID phone members from Makerere determined clinical assessment 7. JUDGES’ CHOICE application) – a prototype that University were adjudged the fndings and aiding management In addition to the above six would enhance the Government of second runners up for developing decision gaps in the care of sick major categories, the panel Uganda’s National ID system. On an application, The Visual Plus newborn baby via a structured of Judges for ACIA 2016 cast the other hand, Dr. Obote College, which will address user interaction message service. As runner up, the a vote on what they thought Boroboro, who designed a system, problems faced by the visually team was awarded a cash prize of was the best entry in ACIA the automated biometric voting impaired as they work with US$250 and product development 2016. YakaKo - an emergency machine, to automate the voting their mobile devices by offering funding of US$3,750. 4. SERVICE EXCELLENCE – Power Credit service for the process and interlink with the easy gesture based interactions aims to award the most exciting, clients to enjoy uninterrupted biometric verifcation machine, and voice commands mobile locally developed, new product/ power usage, was the judges’ were second runners up. application on android devices for 3. DIGITAL CONTENT – focuses service/other offer in the choice. “YakaKo” is a service the visually impaired. As second on the most creative, locally Uganda market that seeks to that will enable and facilitate 1.3 Uganda’s ICT runners, the team got a cash prize generated electronic content increase the affordability/access/ Yaka pre-paid power clients Visionaries of US$500. that enhances information fow uptake of postal/broadcasting/ who urgently need power to – tasked youths aged 18-28 while refecting the language telecommunications services by in purchase the power units on to come up with a project to diversity, lifestyles and concerns of Uganda. credit. address a social, environmental, 2. ICT FOR DEVELOPMENT Ugandans. Airtel Uganda bagged the technological or other problem – sought to highlight the Service Excellence Award for their Since its inception in June faced by disadvantaged persons importance of ICTs in addressing The Digital Content Award was won “Tugabane” (Let us share) data 2015, at least 500 customers in Uganda using ICTs. Eligibility concerns as part the global by MixaKids for their innovative sharing service. This service allows have been added onto the pre- was limited to past (completed in sustainable developmental goals. adaption and application of ICTs multiple users simultaneously to paid meter grid, integrating 2014-2015) or present student tracker and other technologies, in packaging and delivery of browse internet that is loaded on with EasyPay. To-date, Yakako projects of vocational, tertiary or to enable boda boda riders are content for children. Available one number. Offcially launched has engaged strategic other institutions of learning. constantly connected to their on online via www.mixakids. in Uganda on April 16, 2015, partnerships such as Umeme, potential clients. Thinvoid were the com, the programme supports Tugabane aims to bridge the gap customer self-service channel that This eliminates the costs associated hands. This is complimented by the MTN, Africell, Payway, Airtel, Tashobya Stephen, a student at winners of the ICT for Development various e-learning materials between those with and without puts information in the palms with running cash collection at Mobile Tax Payment solution that and Uganda telecom. Plans Makerere University and his team (ICT4D) award for their Tambula – such as eBooks, e-Newspapers, internet services. of the customers in Uganda. The network of branches. allows taxpayers to pay taxes using are also underway to introduce members, took the winners award location awareness technologies music and videos. Printed hard innovation minimises on the cost- mobile payments and point of other credit service facilities for designing The Natalsys – a targeting the boda boda riders copies of similar content is also It contrast to the Me2U (where one to-serve. It greatly minimises the sale terminals hence eliminating such as DSTV, StarTimes, hand-held embedded monitoring in Uganda and within East Africa. available. The uniqueness of the person gives a portion of data to need to call our toll free lines as 6. ACIA 2016 SPECIAL obstacles to tax compliance. The NWSC, Zuku and Azam TV. system which helps expectant The innovation consists of an concept is that most of this content another) Tugabane enables users customers are given access to their AWARD – aimed to recognise voting for this Special Award was mothers in districts with few health affordable GPS and RFID-based is developed and authored by separated by long distance to accounts instantaneously, and on the Government of Uganda’s conducted online from April 25-29, care services such as Kanungu to chip that is seamlessly mounted children for other children to read share voice and data services. In the move. development efforts, especially in 2016). monitor the condition of the fetus onto the motorcycle. and enjoy. Mixakids were awarded effect, Tugabane creates multiplier the promotion of e-Government. and the contraction of the uterus with a cash prize of USD 2500 effect of customer acquisition and The App gives members of the Voters will decide on what they feel However, all the MDAs that in the last trimester of pregnancy. The installation process typically and implementation grant of dependents used to “free data” public a global view of the power is the best Ministry, Department or participated were given certifcates As winners, the team got a cash takes about 30 minutes and US$7,500. are stimulated to start buying their supply status across the country. Agency (MDA) with regard to the of recognition. These were: prize of 1500USD, seed funding of provides remote visibility of the own data. Business people no longer need use of ICT in providing government Education Service Commission 2500USD and incubation support asset anywhere in Uganda. Once Kampala Smart Schooling were to depend on third parties to services to the public. (ESC), Inspectorate of Government from an incubator valued at installed, the chip cannot easily be the frst runners up for their online confrm power availability or be (IGG), Ministry of Education, USD5000. removed and periodically relays learning management system, 5. BUSINESS EXCELLENCE lied to about the same. All planned The Uganda Revenue Authority Science, Technology and Sports location information to a central that is based on the Kampala – aimed to recognise the most works, and emergency works are was voted by the general public as (MoESTS), Ministry of Energy and Mugabi Kiwanuka Samuel, a server. So far over 4000 riders are primary school curriculum, with innovative local ICT-based solution published on the App and updated the best MDA offering e-services Mineral Development (MoEMD) student at Busitema University and subscribed to Tambula and its spin at least 50 people registered on developed by an enterprise every 15 minutes. Accordingly, in Uganda for their innovative and Ministry of Finance, Planning his team members, were the frst off services. As winners, Thinvoid this platform. As frst runners, that is not in the business of ICT customers no longer need to make AskURA Mobile Application, and Economic Development runners up, for their innovation, got a cash prize of US$2,500U and they were also eligible for a directly. UMEME (U) Ltd won the journeys to make payments at our available on play store that has (MoFPED). The Sign Language Tutor based on implementation grant of US$7500. cash award of 1250USD and a Business Excellence Award for offces. The App integrates with greatly improved service delivery a windows Operating system built product development funding of their UMEME Mobile App – a the Mobile Money service already to customers by placing access to Others were the Ministry of Lands, around a localhost as an offine US$3,750. running on the customer’s devices. URA services in the palm of their Housing and Urban Development ACIA 2016 ORGANISING COMMITTEE

Peter Mukuru Dickson Kwesiga Andrew Otim Ibrahim Bbossa Christine Mugimba Sharon Zalwango Ronald Bakakimpa Colin Agaba

Umar Semakula Leonard Amanya Michael Bamwesigye Isaac Kalembe Irene Y Nakaggwa David Kambere Alice Sebujo George Kasangaki

Helen Nakiguli Shadiah Kasule Immaculate Kyomuhendo Hannington Obang Ongom James Mpango Samuel Okello Rebecca Mukite William Lutakome

Audrey Kukundakwe Patrick Segawa Joseph Kizito Irene Kaggwa Sewankambo

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