National Information Technology Authority-Uganda

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National Information Technology Authority - Uganda
Company typeParastatal
IndustryInformation Technology
Founded2011
Headquarters Kampala, Uganda
Key people
Hon. James Kyewalabye Kabajo
Board Chairman [1]
Dr. Hatwib Mugasa
Executive Director
Website Homepage

The National Information and Technology Authority - Uganda (NITA-U) is an autonomous government parastatal under the Ministry of ICT and National Guidance in Uganda, mandated to coordinate, promote and monitor Information and Technology developments in Uganda within the context of National Social and Economic development. [2]

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Location

The headquarters of NITA-U are located on Lugogo Rotary Avenue in Kampala district. The coordinates are Latitude:0.3331848; Longitude:32.5994181. [3]

Overview

The National Information Technology Authority - Uganda was initiated under the NITA- U Act, in 2009. It is generally overseen by the Ministry of ICT and National Guidance. The Authority provides technical support and expert guidance to critical Government Information Technology systems in some of the following ways:

  1. Manages resource utilization for centralized data center facilities for large systems.
  2. Advice on the establishment of e-Government, e-Commerce & other e-Transactions in Uganda, as well as regulate the electronic signature infrastructure. [4] [5]
  3. Set and enforce standards on the planning, acquisition, implementation and security of information technology equipment, software and services.
  4. Cater for information management through acting as a records management facility and an information repository. [6]
  5. Promote access to and utilization of information technology by special interest groups.

Administration

The Authority constitutes the following key people and the respective directorates they head;

Ongoing Projects

National Backbone Infrastructure/E-Government Infrastructure (NBI/EGI)

The NBI/EGI Project is Composed to two (2) Components;

The major aims of the Project are;

Other Key Developments

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References

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