Uganda's Permanent Secretary Ministry of ICT, Mr Vincent Bagire Waiswa (left) signed an MoU with Microsoft East Africa's country manager Mr Sebuh Haileleul (right) on November 12, 2018. Looking on is ICT minister Frank Tumwebaze. PHOTO | MONITOR | NMG
Uganda has signed a deal with Microsoft as part of its strategy to create jobs and encourage innovation in the information and communication technology sector.
The memorandum of understanding with Microsoft will see the firm support Uganda to develop platforms for app acceleration, establish innovation hubs to provide creative spaces that will harness the developer ecosystem and developing next generation applications.