Launched at Makerere University with a mandate from Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) to “promote ICT research for national development.”
Year
Highlights
2014
First Industry-Academia Expo; spectrum test-bed MoU signed.
2018
Student Innovation Challenge introduced—3 startups funded.
2020
Virtual streaming adopted during pandemic, doubling remote attendance.
2023
Theme “Sustainable ICTs”; mobile-money ticketing premiered.
“Presenting at NCC 2016 opened doors to a research grant that funded our rural broadband pilot.” — Dr Grace Akello, CTO, RuralNet
“Presenting at NCC 2016 opened doors to a research grant that funded our rural broadband pilot.”
— Dr Grace Akello, CTO, RuralNet
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