By; Mumbere Samuel
E-Society Kasese
Since June 2011, Kasese District
through the E-Society Resource Centre has been a beneficiary of iParticipate
Uganda, a project aimed at enhancing the use of ICT in civic participation and
monitoring service delivery in Uganda. Spearheaded by the Collaboration on International ICT Policy in East and
Southern Africa (CIPESA), iParticipate Uganda is part of the wider ICT4Democracy in East Africa Network a
consortium of organizations premised
on the recognition that ICTs have the potential to increase citizen’s
participation in decision making processes, thus strengthening democratization.
This was observed during the
ICT4Democracy in East Africa Uganda National partner’s conference that was help
at Kati Kati Restaurant in Kampala in which Kasese E-Society took part on
25.07.2013 . The Conference was organized by CIPESA in collaboration with the
Women of Uganda Network (WOUGNET), Transparency International Uganda and Toro
Development Network (ToreDev).
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| Hon. Bagiire presenting to the conference participants |
The conference was officiated by the
Vice Chairperson ICT parliamentary committee Hon. Bagiire Vincent. In his
opening remarks, the honorable appreciated the work Civil Society has done at
grass root level in promoting ICT use. Pointing
to the laying of the National fiber backbone, the digital migration exercise
and efforts to increase funding of the ICT ministry, Hon. Bagire noted that efforts
to extend ICTs to all parts of the country are high on the government agenda.
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| CIPESA project Officer Ms. Ashna presenting |
