2.7 E-Waste Management
The country does not have a comprehensive policy on managing e-waste as yet. However, the
private sector, through the support of development partners is encouraging retrieval of obsolete
computer equipment. To this end, the government of Uganda shall:
Policy Strategies
1. Develop, implement and enforce an e-watse policy.
2. Collaborate with relevant institutions to establish recycling centres and educate the public
through the media on how to ensure that the environment is protected.
3. Setup an e-watse management fund to which all importers of electronic equipment shall
contribute.
2.8 Hardware and Software Industry
Software development is a high growth industry and forms a major segment of the vast IT
market. It will continue to do so in the future. The software development industry is still on a
very low scale and majorly consumed by only the local market. There is hardly any assembling
and development of hardware in the country; only hardware refurbishment is done on a very
small scale and is private sector led. The hardware assembly and software development
industries are still lacking in capacity. To this end government shall:
Policy Strategies
1.
Promote “Made in Uganda” brand of software and hardware
2.
Initiate Public Private sector Partnerships in the hardware and software development
industry with a view to accessing the export market
3.
Encourage investment in the software and hardware development industry through
incentives such as setting up a Hardware Development Fund.
4.
Encourage local businesses to consume locally developed hardware and software
5.
Encourage developing market-oriented software for local market and export.
6.
Encourage manufacturers to indicate bar codes on all items sold in the country
7.
Promote export of IT services and products
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