Harnessing Youth Digital Skills to Drive Uganda’s Tenfold Growth Ambition By James Beronda Uganda has set itself an ambitious goal: to grow its economy tenfold, to US$500 billion, by 2040. Under the Tenfold Growth Strategy, science, technology and innovation (STI)…
KAMPALA, 27 October 2026 – The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) on Tuesday convened the inaugural meeting of a committee tasked with identifying practical operational and licensing options for public Wi-Fi hotspot businesses. The meeting, chaired by the Acting Executive Director,…
KAMPALA, October 20, 2026 - The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) today met with members of the Kampala City Traders Association (KACITA) as part of ongoing efforts to address the operation of unlicensed public WiFi hotspots across the country. The meeting…
BWINDI, October 19, 2026 - Around Uganda’s iconic national parks, community tourism businesses are finding new ways to showcase their products, connect with visitors and take their place in the digital economy. A visitor planning a trip to Uganda may…
FORT PORTAL, October 15, 2026 - The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has called for stronger collaboration among government institutions, parents, schools, communications service providers and communities to protect children from online threats, as internet access grows and more children come…
13th October 2026 Proliferation of unlicensed public Wi-Fi hotspot operations affects the integrity of Uganda’s communications sector, government revenue, consumer protection, and national security. The Uganda Communications Commission has completed its assessment of the operations of these illegal operators and…
KAMPALA, October 7, 2026 - The Uganda Communications Commission has launched the Child Online Protection campaign at Kololo Secondary School in Kampala, calling for stronger awareness, reporting and coordinated action to protect children from harm online. The launch followed a…
LONDON, September 30, 2026 – Uganda has joined other members of the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO) in celebrating the organisation’s 125th anniversary in London. The event has brought together regulators, industry leaders and other stakeholders from across the Commonwealth to…
KAMPALA, September 23, 2026 – The Uganda Communications Commission last week hosted a Post-Uganda Film Festival CEO and Stakeholder Breakfast to appreciate partners for their continued support to the sector, and to unveil the beneficiaries of the third edition of…
KAMPALA, September 25, 2026 - The Minister of ICT and National Guidance has underscored the importance of research in policy development and implementation, cautioning against the tendency to treat evidence generation as a luxury or a discretionary, unfunded priority that…
The primary mandate of UCC is to regulate the Communications sector, which includes Telecommunications, Broadcasting, radio communication, postal communications, data communication and infrastructure.