Difference between revisions of "DigI:Meeting with Uganda Communications Commission"
From its-wiki.no
Josef.Noll (Talk | contribs) |
Josef.Noll (Talk | contribs) (→Agenda and Minutes) |
||
| Line 18: | Line 18: | ||
* A quick in-depth introduction of Basic Internet Foundation's concept and our business model, | * A quick in-depth introduction of Basic Internet Foundation's concept and our business model, | ||
:: ... | :: ... | ||
| − | :: | + | :: see the presentation presented at the Ministry of ICT [[Uganda_National_Knowledge_Portal_-Feb2020_2020/02/25]] |
:: ''read more at [[DigI:Meeting_the_Ministry_of_ICT_Uganda_Feb2020#Agenda_and_Minutes|our value proposition for Uganda]] | :: ''read more at [[DigI:Meeting_the_Ministry_of_ICT_Uganda_Feb2020#Agenda_and_Minutes|our value proposition for Uganda]] | ||
* Highlighting the discussions that had been done at the [[DigI:Meeting_the_Ministry_of_ICT_Uganda_Feb2020|Ministry of ICT on the 25th of February 2020]] and the need to involve UCC. | * Highlighting the discussions that had been done at the [[DigI:Meeting_the_Ministry_of_ICT_Uganda_Feb2020|Ministry of ICT on the 25th of February 2020]] and the need to involve UCC. | ||
Revision as of 16:03, 3 March 2020
| Digital Inclusion (DigI) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
DigI:Meeting with Uganda Communications Commission
| Title | DigI:Meeting with Uganda Communications Commission |
|---|---|
| Place | UCC@Bugolobi |
| Date, Time | 2020/02/26, 1000-1200 |
| Contact Person | Brenda Jimris-Rekve |
| Participants | Josef Noll, Lillian Nalwoga, Irene Kaggwa Sewankombo, Gloria Katuuku, Brenda Jimris-Rekve |
| related to Project | DigI, BasicInternet |
| Keywords |
| this page was created by Special:FormEdit/Meeting, and can be edited by Special:FormEdit/Meeting/DigI:Meeting with Uganda Communications Commission |
| Category:Meeting |
Agenda and Minutes
1. Introduction of Basic Internet to UCC
- Lilian Nalwoga introduced Basic Internet Foundation to the Uganda Communications Commission AG. Director Irene Sewankambo, highlghting our purpose of visit to Uganda and the Basic Internet concept. Irene Sewankambo welcomed us to the institution and made a quick introduction.
2. Introduction of the Basic Internet Foundation, its objectives and the existing partnerships
- A quick in-depth introduction of Basic Internet Foundation's concept and our business model,
- ...
- see the presentation presented at the Ministry of ICT Uganda_National_Knowledge_Portal_-Feb2020_2020/02/25
- read more at our value proposition for Uganda
- Highlighting the discussions that had been done at the Ministry of ICT on the 25th of February 2020 and the need to involve UCC.
- Discussion on the technical aspect of Basic Internet Foundation connectivity and how the discussions on partnerships with telecom operators would help realise the goal of just not connecting the individuals within the Ugandan society but how the connectivity would ensure that right information would be accessed by the society to enforce societal empowerment.
3. Discussions and Comments from Irene
- Irene highlighted the Key Agenda for UCC, which is to connect the community with the internet, whilst focusing on demand stimulation and obligation.
- Emphasies on the goal for UCC as sustainability driven agenda towards internet connectivity therefore discussing their need to evaluate how sustainable our project is as one of the regulations put out by the UCC regulatory board.
- UCC supports operators connecting the unconnected as they want technology to be the driver of digital inclusivity but they do not put regulations to the operators.
- UCC does not have a policy on networks neutrality.
4. Recommendations
- Suggested that Basic Internet Foundation directly contacts the telecommunication operators in Uganda and ask for partnership meetings moving forward.
- Recommended that Lilian Nalwoga introduces BIF to Research and Education Network Uganda (RENU) whom we can present to how our device's connectivity operates for a possible collaboration based on our system.
- The need to take up discussions with Rural Community Development Fund in Uganda that has the 2% deductions from regional development fund for working with the connectivity agenda.
- end of meeting