ICT Industry Promotion Project (Nickname: UJ-Connect)
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Conference Title: Information dissemination seminar on business matching with Ugandan ICT companies
Date: December 15, 2023
Organized by JICA
Location: Online (Teams)
Main Participants
More than 40 companies and individuals interested in doing business in Uganda and Africa
Opening remarks:.
Mr. Cyrus, Ministry of Information and Communication Technology and National Guidance, Uganda ()
Speakers:.
Ms. Ai Yoshitani (Representative Director, Freudes Gizmo Co., Ltd.)
Mr. Tomoaki Nakai (Representative Director, eftax Co., Ltd.)
Background and Objectives
JICA, together with the Ugandan Ministry of ICT and National Guidance (MoICT), is implementing the “ICT Industry Promotion Project (nicknamed UJ-Connect)” to support Uganda’s ICT sector. In this project, based on Uganda’s current situation and the Ugandan government policy that even ICT engineers with a high level of English proficiency and who have graduated from higher education are facing serious difficulties in finding employment, we will propose policies to promote the ICT industry, provide programs for ICT human resource development, promote business matching between local companies and Japanese companies, and support startups and Japanese companies in the ICT industry. We are also working to promote business matching between local companies and Japanese companies and to create a startup ecosystem.
Contents
After explaining the current state of the ICT industry and related companies in Uganda and the business environment, Japanese companies that have actually collaborated with Ugandan ICT companies took the stage to talk about their experiences, lessons learned, and challenges they face. Both Mr. Yoshitani and Mr. Nakai, who shared their experiences, emphasized the need to value communication as much as Japanese teams when collaborating with Ugandan companies based on their own experiences.
In addition, we have sent out information on the matching program between Japanese companies and Ugandan ICT companies, which is open until January 19, 2024. Please check the details from the documents and related links and apply for the matching program.
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