The Northern Region Secondary School ICT Club Competitions

Gulu University, Friday 26th September 2025 – As the Regional School ICT Club competitions continue, the Northern Regional ICT Club Competitions were held in Gulu City at Gulu University. Ten secondary schools from districts including Koboko, Lira, Adjumani, Kwania, Masindi and Zombo districts converged to showcase their innovations and technological talent in what has become one of the most anticipated student ICT events of the year.

Their presentations included projects about AI Translation, Digital School attendance and information systems, and platforms that encourage the use of ICT for development. These projects not only celebrated innovations from young people but also served as a platform for students to exchange ideas, sharpen their problem-solving skills, and gain exposure to real-world ICT challenges, highlighting their potential in shaping an ICT-driven future. Mr. Moses Wamanga, the ICT Club Competitions coordinator from KAWA in collaboration with ISBAT University encouraged the participants to ensure that they strive to lead and do it with excellence in the use of ICTs for innovation. Lira Town College emerged as winners in this competition.

As the regional competitions progress, the winning teams will advance to the national stage, where they will represent their regions at the National Conference on Communications.

The schools that competed

The following schools proudly represented the Northern Region in this year’s competitions:

School	District	Project
St. Peter’s College Warr Girls’ SS	Zombo	Information Bridge System (IBS)
Francis Ayume Memorial SS	Koboko	Smart QR code based Digital Attendance System
Ikwera Girls Secondary School	Kwania	Fighting poverty through ICT Skills
Aduku Secondary School	Kwania	Empowering School Discipline through Smart time automation. A smart school bell and announcement system
Masindi Secondary School	Masindi	Masesco Web: Building Online Presence for ICT Enthusiasts
Al Hajji Bezza Al-Hijji SS	Adjumani	Using Google Sheets as an alternative to tracking student attendance and E-Library
Chawente Secondary School	Kwania	Jembe Farm Application
Lira Town College	Lira	Leb Lango AI Translator
Dr. Obote College Boroboro	Lira	Doctorian Health Assistant: Bridging the gap between doctors and Patients

And the Winners Are…

🥇 1st Place – Lira Town College

🥈 2nd Place – Dr. Obote College, Boroboro

🥉 3rd Place – Aduku Secondary School

On the Road to NCC 2025

This year’s National Conference on Communication (NCC) will be jointly hosted by ISABT University and Gulu University under the theme:

“Harnessing Digital Innovation to Power Sustainable Local Solutions for Uganda’s Development Goals.”

Lira Town College, as the winners from the Northern Region, will go on to compete with other regional champions including Jinja College (Eastern Region) and Nakivale SS (Western Region) at the NCC 2025 National Event, scheduled for 2nd–3rd October 2025 at the National ICT Innovation Hub in UICT Nakawa.

in The Northern Region Secondary School ICT Club Competitions

Meet our NCC Advisory Board Members

Dedicated professionals driving our success

Dr. Edwin Mugume

Lecturer, Department of Communication & Computer Engineering, Makerere University

He was the Technical Program Chair of the 5th NCC (2019), and the General Chair of the 6th NCC (2020) and 7th NCC (2022). He is currently the Specialist Editor for the SAIEE Africa Research Journal, leading the drive to enhance publications from the East African region. He is a regular reviewer for leading IEEE journals and conferences and has been a technical committee member of several international IEEE conferences. He is a Member of IEEE.

Mr. James Beronda

Director UCUSAF (Uganda Communications Commission)

A senior ICT professional and project manager with extensive experience managing ICT for Development (ICT4D) projects. Most of this experience has been in senior management roles, providing hands-on leadership and technical oversight in the design, execution, scheduling, and monitoring of these projects. Currently serves as the Director of the Uganda Communications Universal Service and Access Fund (UCUSAF) at the Uganda Communications Commission.

Dr. Roseline Nyongarwizi Akol

Lecturer, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering Makerere University

She contributed to the initial conceptualization of the NCC and has been in the business of human capital development of Electrical, Computer & Telecommunications Engineers in Uganda for many years. Her current research interest is in wireless technologies, Internet of Things (IoT), smart grids and smart technologies. Dr. Akol is passionate about harnessing and growing resources.

Mr. Denis Kahindi

Director Home Broadband Business (Airtel Uganda)

He is a Director at Airtel Uganda and the former Chief Executive Officer at Liquid Intelligent Technologies – Uganda.

He possesses proven senior management and operational leadership skills from over 15 years of experience in the Telecommunications and ICT industry.

Dr. Godfrey Kibalya Mirondo

Lecturer, Department of Computer Engineering & Informatics, Busitema University

Dr. Mirondo serves as a reviewer, guest editor, and technical program committee member for several International Journals and conferences. His research interests include Applied Artificial Intelligence, Agentic AI, AI Ethics, Edge Computing, Network Slicing and Network Automation, with over 35 publications in leading international journals and conferences.

He is currently a postdoctoral fellow with the CECAP11 Early Career Research program. He previously served as Senior Research and Innovation Engineer (AI) at Nearby Computing S.L., Barcelona, Spain and has participated in numerous EU funded projects.

Ms. Barbara Birungi

Director Hive Colab

Barbara Birungi is a Ugandan social entrepreneur, technologist, mentor, and educator. She serves as the Director of Hive Colab, an innovation hub, business accelerator, and incubator for East African technology startups, with a mission to build local tech capacity across the region. Barbara is also the founder of Women in Technology Uganda (WITU), an organization dedicated to empowering women in the tech industry through networking, training, mentoring, and partnerships. WITU aims to increase the number of women entrepreneurs in tech, encourage girls to pursue STEM education, and close the gender gap in Uganda's technology sector.