Ministry of ICT and National Guidance explained

Agency Name:	Ministry of Information and Communications Technology
Type:	Ministry
Seal:	File:Coat of arms of Uganda.svg
Jurisdiction:	Government of Uganda
Headquarters:	10-12 Parliament Avenue Kampala, Uganda
Chief1 Name:	Chris Baryomunsi
Chief1 Position:	Minister of Information and Communications Technology
Agency Type:	Ministry
Website:	Homepage

The Ministry of ICT and National Guidance (formerly the Ministry of Information and Communications Technology) is a cabinet ministry of Uganda.^[1] The ministry is headed by Chris Baryomunsi.^[2]

Location

The headquarters of the ministry are located at ICT House, 10-12 Parliament Avenue, in Kampala Central Division, in the capital city of Kampala.^[3] The coordinates of the headquarters of the ministry are 00°18'49.0"N, 32°35'13.0"E (Latitude:0.313622; Longitude:32.586938).

Overview

The ICT ministry was created in 2006.^[4] The ministry is mandated to provide leadership, coordination, support and advocacy in the formulation of policy, laws, regulations and strategy for the ICT sector in Uganda, to foster the achievement of national development goals.^[5] Ruth Nankabirwa, the current ICT cabinet minister has set the goal, in the medium term, for Uganda to join the six leading African countries in the ICT arena.^[6]

List of ministers

Minister of ICT and National Guidance

• Chris Baryomunsi (8 June 2021 - present)^[7]

Minister of Information and Communications Technology

• Judith Nabakooba (14 December 2019 - 6 June 2021)^[8]
• Frank Tumwebaze (6 June 2016 - 14 December 2019)^[9]

Minister for Information and National Guidance

• Jim Muhwezi (1 March 2015 - 6 June 2016)^[10]
• Rose Namayanja (23 May 2013 - 1 March 2015)^[11]
• Mary Karooro Okurut (27 May 2011 - 23 May 2013)^[12]
• Kabakumba Masiko (16 February 2009 - 27 May 2011)^[13]

Auxiliary institutions and allied agencies

1. National Information Technology Authority - Uganda (NITAU)^[14]
2. Uganda Communications Commission
3. Uganda Broadcasting Corporation
4. Posta Uganda
5. Uganda Institute of Information & Communications Technology (UICT)^[15]

See also

• Government of Uganda
• Cabinet of Uganda
• List of mobile network operators in Uganda

External links

• Ministry of Information & Communications Technology
• Uganda ICT Sector Profile

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Notes and References

1. Web site: 1 August 2016 . Government of Uganda: Ministry of Information and Communications Technology . Government of Uganda (GOU) . GOU . 1 August 2016.
2. Web site: 9 June 2021 . Full List of dropped and appointed Cabinet and State Ministers 2021 . The Pearl Post . Blizz . 9 June 2021.
3. Web site: Ministry of Information and Communications Technology (Uganda): Contact Us. 1 August 2016. 1 August 2016 . Ministry of Information and Communications Technology (Uganda) . MICTU.
4. Web site: Staff Writer. Uganda Government To Set Up Full ICT Ministry. 2005 . 1 August 2016 . Balancingact-Africa.com (BAAC): Issue Number 289 Quoting Daily Monitor.
5. Web site: Functions of the Uganda Ministry of Information and Communications Technology. Ministry of Information and Communications Technology (Uganda). MICTU . 1 August 2016 . 1 August 2016.
6. Web site: Mutegi. Uganda Government to Support ICT Innovations Under This Science Innovation Fund . Lilian. . Nairobi. 1 August 2016. 8 July 2016.
7. News: Dr. Chris Baryomunsi Appointed as New Minister of ICT and National Guidance . 28 August 2022 . PC Tech Magazine . 8 June 2021.
8. News: Museveni shuffles Cabinet, drops Muloni, appoints Magyezi . 28 August 2022 . Monitor . 10 September 2020 . en.
9. News: Museveni appoints his wife to key ministry in new cabinet . 28 August 2022 . Africanews . 7 June 2016 . en.
10. News: Athumani . Halima . Museveni reshuffles Uganda cabinet . 28 August 2022 . Anadolu Agency . 1 March 2015.
11. Web site: Cabinet . Uganda High Commission in Canada . 28 August 2022.
12. News: Museveni names new Cabinet . 28 August 2022 . New Vision . 28 May 2011 . en.
13. Web site: Reshuffle: Museveni Names Janet, Awori, Jeje Ministers. 25 February 2015. Kampala. New Vision. 18 February 2009. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150211174529/http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/12/671729. 11 February 2015. dmy-all.
14. Web site: Government on the spot over canceling 100 jobs. . 23 February 2012 . Kampala . 1 August 2016 . Chris . Obore.
15. Web site: Uganda Communications Council Visits Multimedia University of Kenya . 1 August 2016 . 20 August 2014. Nairobi. Multi Media University of Kenya (MMU). MMU.