KYENJOJO DISTRICT COMMITED TO SUSTAINING THE ICT INNOVATIONS

Kyenjojo District is one of the beneficiaries for the Electronic centers with support from RIC-NET, RWECO and HIVOs. The centre plans which date as 2011 were realized with the set up of a fully equipped Electronic centre in early 2013. To date the District has served over 1000 ICT users through computer trainings, social media, and typesetting, E-electronic library and website services among others.  The users involve District staff, CSOs, Researchers, intern students and community members.

In a bid to continue the achievements of the project, a District meeting was held on 14th October at the District council chambers to discuss to the wayforwrd of sustaining the Electronic centre after the project closes in December 2013. Present at meeting were RIC-NET staff Kyomuhendo Joselyne, Baluku Yosia  Mr.Asiimwe Charles, systems Administrator,  Mr.Muhindo Geoffrey, Documentation officer, RIDE Africa's human rights  officer  Mr

RIC-NET Program manager presenting the sustainability concept

Guma Wilson and one representative of Mwenge Rural information centre, Atuhaire Moses. The District was represented by the CAO, the Deputy and the heads of departments.

After two presentations by the ICT officer Mr. Yosia Baluku and the Program manager Ms. Joselyne Kyomuhendo the District officials re-affirmed their commitment to sustain the E-centre by contributing to the weekly internet, webhosting and computer maintenance and repair.

The CAO informed thanked RIC-NET/RWECO for the support in ICT. he informed the  meeting that the room hosting the centre was dedicated as a permanent home for the E-centre and as such sustainability was assured in the shelter and thus no movements of equipments.

Heads of department in the meeeting

With the experience shared from kasese about writing to the public service commission to recruit an ICT officer,  this  was received in good faith as the District promised to request  but it’s a challenge as the District noted that the public service can’t recruit a staff as soon.

Finally another meeting will be held with the District in November,   inclusive   of massive training for District & Lower Local Government staff in areas of interest and finally  the  E-centre would be  handed over to the District.