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. 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