ICT for Development

  1.       Fintech: Fintech is a blended term that refers to financial technology, a sector that includes any tech used in the financial services industry. Among the first things that come to mind are online payment systems like PayPal, Apple Pay, TransferWise, and Payoneer. But fintech has far broader applications. Some of the examples include: Blockchain and Cryptocurrency, Online and Mobile Payment Systems, Budgeting Applications, Crowdfunding Platforms, Investment and Trading Platforms.   In a nutshell, fintech companies make financial services more accessible to the greater public. These services include traditional financial transactions like saving, investing, and loan processing. But it also encompasses revolutionary financial technologies like blockchain and cryptocurrency.   Blockchain: This is a system of recording information in a way that makes it difficult or impossible to change, hack, or cheat the system. A blockchain i...

  Digital Solutions In A Time of Crisis : “The digital space in Uganda is very innovative – and has quickly adapted during the pandemic. FinTech’s have offered payment options, and digital solutions have reinforced and enabled the health sector’s calls to social distance and limit movement and contact. These solutions, if upscaled and developed to their potential would boost the digital economy and maximize its benefits to Ugandans,” said Tony Thompson, World Bank Country Manager for Uganda.

Information and communications technologies (ICTs) are transforming societies and fueling the growth of the global economy.   Yet despite the broad potential of ICTs, their benefits have not been spread evenly.   Indeed, using ICTs effectively to foster social inclusion and economic growth is among the key challenges facing policymakers today. ICTs promote development across many dimensions.   At their most fundamental level, ICTs enable organizations to be more productive, thereby spurring economic growth and helping firms be more competitive.   ICTs can also expand the reach and effectiveness of social development projects and have already yielded important benefits in such areas as healthcare, education, and environmental preservation.   Public-sector uptake of ICTs is also making governments more efficient and their decision-making more transparent.   Finally, many developing countries have achieved important economic gains in nurturing the developme...

    Course Customized Timetable   Course Title: ICT for Development………………………. Year 3   …                                                                             Semester 2 of 2021 Lecturer’s Name: Dr. Muwanga-Zake……………………Shift? Day √ …                                                             Evening √ … ...