The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) is spearheading a country-wide ICT capacity building programme through workshops to skill secondary school teachers. Organised by the Rural Communications Development Fund (RCDF) in partnership with Kisubi Associated Writers Agency (KAWA), the workshops aim to deepen the integration of ICTs in teaching and learning. Three such workshops have so far been held in Mbale, Jinja and Gulu, with Moroto lined … Continue reading UCC TARGETS TEACHERS TO STIMULATE ICTS IN SCHOOLS

Uganda Communications Commission invites entities representing government, private sector, international and regional institutions, civil society, academia and all other stakeholders to submit World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) related projects to the WSIS Prize 2020 contest. The submission form is available at http://www.wsis.org/prizes The WSIS Prizes 2020 is an exceptional international recognition of WSIS Stakeholders as Winners and Champions for their excellence in supporting … Continue reading World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Prizes 2020 – Call for Submissions

ON THE APPLICATION FOR CONSENT TO TRANSFER/MERGE LICENSE BY EATON TOWERS UGANDA LIMITED AND ATC UGANDA LIMITED AND APPLICATION FOR GRANT OF A LICENSE BY ATC HESTON BV The Uganda Communication Commission (the Commission) was established under section 4 of the Uganda Communications Act, 2013(the Act) as the regulator of the communications sector in Uganda with mandate to among others monitor, inspect, licence, supervise, control, … Continue reading REQUEST FOR COMMENTS

A student sitting in a classroom at Bukabooli Secondary School in Mayuge district should be able to follow a mathematics lesson going on in another classroom at St Mary’s College Kisubi, more than one hundred miles away, once UCC’s new eLearning project is set in motion. Conceived by the Rural Communications Development Fund (RCDF), the Holistic eLearning Project (HeLP) is a game-changing ICT tool that … Continue reading UCC ROLLS OUT HITECH PROJECT TO RAISE RURAL EDUCATION STANDARDS

The growth in the use of telemarketing has been accompanied by an enormous increase in the amount of unsolicited commercial text messages or what is now popularly referred to as “unsolicited messages”. Unsolicited messaging can be defined “as the practice of the indiscriminate distribution of messages without the permission of the receiver and without consideration for the message’s appropriateness”. Unsolicited messages can be used to … Continue reading HOW TO AVOID UNSOLICITED MESSAGES

INTRODUCTION The Uganda Communications Commission will hold the 7th edition of Uganda Film Festival from 25th to 29th November 2019. The festival will entail various activities, which include; film exhibition market, film screenings, workshops and forums, organised within the festival week. “The Uganda Film Festival” initiative was established in 2013 to promote the local film industry both locally and internationally, and to bring all the … Continue reading THE UGANDA FILM FESTIVAL – STRUCTURE

The Uganda Communications Commission will hold the 7th edition of Uganda Film Festival from 25th to 29th November 2019. The festival will entail various activities, which include; film exhibition market, film screenings, workshops and forums, organised within the festival week. “The Uganda Film Festival” initiative was established in 2013 to promote the local film industry both locally and internationally, and to bring all the industry … Continue reading THE UGANDA FILM FESTIVAL 2019

KAMPALA-Concerned government institutions have come together to enforce legal obligations and standards in the film industry, giving those involved two months to clean up their act or face the music. At a joint sensitization workshop held at Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) offices on 01 August 2019, the Media Council, Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB), UCC, Uganda Police and the Pornographic Control Committee (PCC) wowed to … Continue reading NON-COMPLIANT FILM BUSINESSES GIVEN 2 MONTHS TO AVOID WHIP