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TechnoServe helps Ugandan female entrepreneurs grow their businesses

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 12:26:00 +0200

TechnoServe launched its “Women Mean Business” program in Uganda last week, to expand the range of economic opportunities available to women. Read full story... | Send to a friend

East African Cables joins blue chip stocks club

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:50:00 +0200

Cables and conductors' manufacturer, East African Cables (EAC), is celebrating its recent inclusion in the blue chip stocks club - the Nairobi Stock Exchange (NSE) 20 Share index. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Uganda to host COMESA telecom regulators

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 12:40:00 +0200

The Uganda Communication Commission (UCC) is organising a one-day symposium to be attended by telecommunications regulators from the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) member states. This is going to be one of the activities of the commission that would be marking its tenth anniversary on 22 May 2008. Other activities would include launching of a new corporate identity and the logo. Read full story... | Send to a friend

New investment in TEAMS

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 12:37:00 +0200

Jamii Telecommunications Ltd (JTL), a subsidiary of AdGroup, has made a strategic investment in TEAMS project to complement its metro fibre network that will allow users reliable and flexible services with high-speed access to the internet. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Cable project in fresh registration

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 15:52:00 +0200

The East African Marine System Limited has been registered afresh to assure potential investors of its ownership. In doing so, two amendments have been made to the original contract signed between Etisalat of the United Arab Emirates and Teams Company Limited who are the purchasers in the contract and Alcatel Lucent of France, the contractor. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Developing states must foster technology

Wed, 13 Feb 2008 11:30:00 +0200

Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi has emphasized the need for governments in Africa and in other developing regions to create and develop market systems backed by appropriate technology. Read full story... | Send to a friend

World Bank report applauds Uganda

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 19:50:00 +0200

A World Bank report has praised Uganda for embracing new technologies in her development process. The report 'Global Economic Prospects 2008: Technology Diffusion in the Developing World' examines the state of technology in developing countries and the pace with which it has advanced since the early 1990s. Read full story... | Send to a friend

ICT sector registers double digit growth

Mon, 14 Jan 2008 07:40:00 +0200

Uganda's Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector has registered a double digit growth since 2000 and grew by 33% in 2006/2007, according to a report released by the Uganda Investment Authority (UIA). Read full story... | Send to a friend

Zim advertising awards go ahead despite lack of new campaigns

Fri, 11 Jan 2008 07:04:00 +0200

Zimbabwe's Advertising Publicity Club is organising its annual competition for the advertising industry, despite a dearth of new campaigns due to an economic crisis that has stunted growth and limited new advertising campaigns in a once vibrant sector. Read full story... | Send to a friend

US donates VSAT to AU Mission in Somalia

Tue, 08 Jan 2008 15:36:00 +0200

The US Ambassador to the African Union (AU), Cindy Courville, has presented a vertical communication satellite equipped with Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) link to the AU Mission in Somalia (AMISOM). Read full story... | Send to a friend