The Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa has emphasised the significance of constructing academic web sites accessible to all kids, particularly in rural areas.
Tayebwa made the remarks on the launch of the CanalBox – Group Vivendi Africa (GVA) Uganda, an web service supplier that targets to make web accessible to Ugandans.
The launch befell on Wednesday, 10 July 2024 on the Kampala Serena Hotel.
Tayebwa highlighted the advantages of zero-rating academic web sites which he stated would permit college students from deprived backgrounds to entry worthwhile studying assets with out the burden of web prices.
“While my baby can afford web entry, many kids in rural Wakiso and different related areas would tremendously profit from free entry to academic assets,” he stated.
He stated that by zero-rating academic providers and eliminating dangerous content material, Uganda can construct a society that contributes meaningfully to the nation’s growth and shield kids and values held by the nation.
Zero-rating academic web sites signifies that web service suppliers (ISPs) provide entry to academic web sites with out charging for information. In this case, customers can go to academic web sites with out utilizing up their information allowance or incurring additional prices thus making academic assets extra accessible .
In addition to advocating for zero-rating academic web sites, Tayebwa known as for a ban on pornography citing its unfavorable influence on households and society.
“Pornography provides no worth to our economic system and contributes to the breakdown of households. In nations like Dubai, pornography is banned, resulting in stronger household constructions,” Tayebwa added.
In a bid to deal with corruption and enhance effectivity in public infrastructure initiatives, the Deputy Speaker advocated for the institution of an infrastructure hall with the goal of streamlining authorities operations, lowering redundancy and slicing prices related to “Some folks have been compensated greater than 5 occasions to permit completely different utilities go by their land,” he stated.
The Managing Director of GVA, Jean-François Duboy stated that the goal of the web supplier is to democratise broadband web entry by means of fibre.
“With a pace of 200 Mbps for less than Shs200,000 when it comes to value, pace and worth for cash, we’re satisfied will probably be game-changing. Canal Box will now allow numerous Ugandan households to connect with animated high-speed web of their houses,” he stated.
The Chief Executive Officer, GVA, Julius Kayoboke, added that once they entered the Ugandan market, there have been solely 30,000 houses in Uganda linked to fibre web in comparison with Kenya’s 600,000. He stated for the 11 months to date, 5,000 houses have been lined with a projection of one other 500,000 houses in Kampala inside three to 4 years.
The Director Industry Affairs and Content Development on the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC), Julianne Mweheire, stated that elevated entry to the web boosts enterprise alternatives and fosters innovation.
