Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government accountability and public procurement agencies in East Africa have joined the East African Procurement Forum and exhibition due in Kampala next month, amidst worries about foreign competition for local contracts. The 14th Forum organized under the theme: “Open Contracting as a vehicle for Sustainable …
Read More »Local transformer manufacturers to benefit from BUBU
Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | Government has taken a decision to prioritize local manufacturers of transformers in government procurement processes as one of the moves to promote Buy Uganda Build Uganda. This was agreed on during a meeting convened by the Ministry of Trade with local companies that manufacture transformers, …
Read More »Why twitter’s “new” terms of service are making people mad
Why twitter’s “new” terms of service are making people mad Kampala, Uganda | LOUIS JADWONG | Twitter has made some changes to its terms of service (ToS) for its users that take effect in October. The terms of service restate that once content is posted on online news and social networking service twitter, it …
Read More »Generate more online content, Ugandans urged
By Ronald Musoke Ugandans will only be able to reap big from the growing influence of the internet only when they figure out how to make money online, a Google officer has said. Kai Uwe Wulff, the access development director at Google was the key speaker during the Mobile Monday …
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