Interview: JICA to support growth of Ugandan Startups in the New Accelerator program

The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor 2019/2020 ranked Uganda as one of the most entrepreneurial countries in the world. Statistics show 30 percent of Ugandans have started businesses. In the United States of America and Japan, that figure stands at 7 per cent and 11 per cent respectively. However, insufficient financial resources, little or no innovation, and…

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High growth startups to benefit from the JICA New Accelerator Program

Uganda was ranked one of the most entrepreneurial countries in the world with 30 percent of Ugandans starting businesses annually by the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor 2019/2020. In the United States of America and Japan, that figure stands at 7 per cent and 11 per cent respectively. However, poor quality of business ideas, inadequate accelerator program,…

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Ministry Of Education Signs A 4.7 Billion Shillings Contract To Support ICT Upgrade In Technical Colleges

The Ministry of Education and Sports has contracted the MFI document Solutions Limited to provide ICT equipment, worth over 4.7 billion shillings to support ICT upgrade at Four Technical Colleges and 12 Vocational Training Institutions (VTIs) in the country. The world bank funded project is meant to support the skilling Uganda strategic program which is…

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