Huawei has announced plans to set up a Digital Village prototype in Butaleja, Eastern Uganda, aimed at promoting the uptake of ICT in rural areas, particularly in education and business processes.
This initiative was unveiled during a meeting between Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni and a Huawei delegation led by Gao Hover, the President of Huawei Sub-Saharan Africa, at the National Leadership Institute (NALI) in Kyankwanzi.
President Museveni expressed his support for the project, stating, “Please go ahead with the project, and I will come myself to commission the smart village.”
Hover emphasized that “Huawei is committed to accelerating Uganda’s digital transformation. As a testament to this commitment, we are prepared to fully fund a pilot smart village project that leverages our cutting-edge technologies.”
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