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National Information Technology
Authority, Uganda Act
2009
used in the acquisition, storage, manipulation or processing,
management, movement, control, display, transmission or
reception of data or information;
“information technology survey” means an operation in which
enumerations, inspections, studies, examinations, reviews,
inquiries or analyses are carried out to collect or gather
information and data on matters related to information
technology;
“member” means a member of the Board of Directors appointed
under section 7;
“Minister” means the Minister responsible for information
technology.
PART II—ESTABLISHMENT, OBJECTS, FUNCTIONS AND POWERS OF THE
NATIONAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AUTHORITY, UGANDA.
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Establishment of the Authority.
(1) There is established an autonomous body known as the
National Information Technology Authority, Uganda (NITA—U).
(2) The Authority shall be a body corporate with perpetual
succession and a common seal, and shall be capable of suing and
being sued in its corporate name and, subject to this Act, may borrow
money, acquire and dispose of property and do or suffer any other
thing a body corporate may lawfully do or suffer.
(3) The Authority shall be an agency of Government and shall
be under the general supervision of the Minister.
4. Objects of the Authority.
The objects of the Authority are—
(a) to provide high quality information technology services to
Government;
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