From: Paul Bagyenda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: lug_: Fwd: [ICS] FW: [i-network] Museveni-Natsios1: IT academies in Uganda Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2003 15:36:38 +0300 FYI Begin forwarded message: > From: "Director" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 10 November 2003 13:07:43 GMT+03:00 > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [ICS] FW: [i-network] Museveni-Natsios1: IT academies in > Uganda > > > For your info. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vincent Waiswa [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, November 10, 2003 12:37 PM > To: I-Network Uganda > Subject: [i-network] Museveni-Natsios1: IT academies in Uganda > > > Dear Members, > > Some News for you. > > Washington -- An information technology (IT) partnership between the > U.S. Government, Uganda and the private sector is helping President > Yoweri > Museveni position his country as a major player and regional center for > the burgeoning computer services market in sub-Saharan Africa. > > Both Museveni and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) > Administrator Andrew Natsios made this point during a November 5 > signing > near USAID headquarters of two public/private partnership agreements > with Cisco Systems and the EDS Corporation. The $14.3 million deal, > which > includes the establishment of ten Network Academies within Uganda's > university system, is partially funded by the Leland Initiative, a U.S. > Government effort aimed at connecting African nations to the Internet. > > Natsios praised the collaborative effort as "another chapter in a very > successful information technology alliance [in which], since 1996, > USAID > has invested $75 million to develop Africa's IT sector, much of it > through Leland Initiative partnerships, such as the one we are > celebrating > today." > > The agreements, he said, were also "a testament to the leadership of > President Museveni....[and] also a reflection of the technical > expertise > that Uganda's Makerere University has shown." > > The impact on Uganda's and the region's economy could be considerable, > a > USAID press release added, as "this innovative and pioneering > alliance...jumpstarts the foundation for an information > technology-trained workforce, and will provide the skills needed to > establish a vibrant private sector in Uganda." > > Cisco, a computer software firm will partner with professional computer > trainer, EDS, to establish 10 computer network academies that will > include: > "Training and certification in network computing, information > technology > essentials, programming languages and voice and data cabling > fundamentals." Uganda is a logical place for such an effort, the > release > concluded, > because it "is a leader in bringing the Internet and improved > telecommunications > to Africa." President Museveni, who interrupted an investment tour of > the United > States to sign the agreements, said, "We have been working with USAID > for many > Years now," adding that he was looking forward to the new IT > Partnership, which he hoped would make his country a regional IT > center. > > Ambassador Edith Ssempala, who has been Uganda's envoy in Washington > for > seven years, told the Washington File Museveni was in the United States > "basically to promote the tourist industry" as well as other > investment > possibilities in Uganda. > > Asked what she thought the role of the private sector in Uganda's > development ought to be, Ssempala said, "We believe it has to be the > real engine for change. This has been the missing link in development > in > Africa and so we have made it a central element in all of our > development > partnerships." > > Ssempala said Uganda's message for U.S. investors is "that Uganda is a > country that offers numerous opportunities to investors; where > investors > will make money -- about a 30% return in profits -- and Uganda and its > people will benefit. We are ready; our investment climate is > receptive; > and the return on investment is great." > > But just as important, "When you invest in Uganda, it is not just in > That 24-million-person market. You are investing in the almost > 100-million-person market of the East African community. So, it's a > huge opportunity for Americans -- we are open for business!" > > (The Washington File is a product of the Bureau of International > Information Programs, U.S. Department of State. Web site: > http://usinfo.state.gov) > ------------------------------------------------- > This mail sent through IMP: http://horde.org/imp/ > > > > > --- You are currently subscribed to i-network as: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] To > unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _______________________________________________ > ICS mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.mak.ac.ug/mailman/listinfo/ics > --------------------------------------------- This service is hosted on the Infocom network http://www.infocom.co.ug
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