Uganda, June 1 -- The government on Thursday commissioned a Shs250 million regional Information Communication Technology (ICT) hub at Kabale University to strengthen local technological base and to assist local innovators to create, protect, own and manage their intellectual property rights.

The faculty of Computing, Library and information science of Kabale University wrote a proposal that was submitted to the Ministry of ICT and National Guidance on October 8, 2020 asking for funds to establish a regional ICT innovations hub that was approved on February 18, 2022, on condition that the university provides physical space for its establishment besides being responsible for its daily operations.

On June 15 last year Shs250m was released ...