3 INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK & POLICY IMPLEMENTATION
3.1 IT Policy Institutional Framework
3.1.1 Ministry of ICT
The Ministry of ICT shall be responsible for policy, regulation, standards, guidelines and
quality assurance of the IT sector. It will provide technical support, supervision and guidance,
as well as undertake monitoring and evaluation. This will be through various activities which
include but not limited to the following:
Provide technical support in development of institutional IT policy guidelines
Develop a PPP policy to guide policy implementation within the private sector
Be the responsible Ministry for all IT Officers in government
Ensure quality in IT infrastructure and applications development
Setup IT skills development schemes for government (LGs and central)
Take lead in IT promotion and awareness
3.1.2 National Information Technology Authority Uganda (NITA-U)
NITA-U‟s role in the implementation of the IT policy is enshrined in the NITA-U Act (2009).
This includes but is not limited to:
Regulate and enforce IT standards
Co-ordinate, supervise and monitor the utilization of IT in public and private sector
Provide technical support and advice for IT systems in public and private sector
Act as an authentication center for IT training in Uganda
3.1.3 Training Institutions
The Ministry of Education and its organs will ensure that training institutions contribute to IT
policy implementation by administering the IT curriculum at all levels of Education. Individual
institutions will also
Conduct and encourage IT related research and innovation
Provide vocational IT training
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