Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) in conjunction with ministry of ICT is set to host a World Economic Forum “Internet for All” Country Forum in Uganda.
The one-day event will take place at the UCC Conference Hall, UCC House, Bugolobi starting at 8:30am. The panel will focus on National Infrastructure in Uganda and will also discuss innovative initiatives to expand infrastructure in the country, with the objective to develop concrete opportunities for collaboration and partnership.
At least 60 participants, drawn from Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), industry players and the private sector, are expected to attend this one-day event. The Minister for ICT, Hon. Frank Tumwebaze, will be the Guest of Honour while Dr Vanu Bose will be a panelist.
Dr Bose is CEO of Vanu, Inc., a provider of innovative wireless infrastructure solutions. Founded in 1998, Vanu, Inc. pioneered the commercialisation of software-defined radio and was the first company to receive FCC certification of a software-defined radio in 2004.
Background
The World Economic Forum (WEF), committed to improving the state of the world, is the International Organisation for Public-Private Cooperation. The Forum engages the foremost political, business and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas.
WEF was established in 1971 as a not-for-profit foundation and is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. It is independent, impartial and not tied to any special interests. The Forum strives in all its efforts to demonstrate entrepreneurship in the global public interest while upholding the highest standards of governance. Moral and intellectual integrity is at the heart of everything it does.
The activities of WEF are shaped by a unique institutional culture founded on the stakeholder theory, which asserts that an organisation is accountable to all parts of society. The institution carefully blends and balances the best of many kinds of organisations, from both the public and private sectors, international organisations and academic institutions.
WEF believe that progress happens by bringing together people from all walks of life who have the drive and the influence to make positive change.
