Uganda’s IT & ITES Value Proposition for Africa Presentation

UNLOCKING THE AFRICAN IT & ITES OFFSHORING: THE VALUE PROPOSITION BUILDING BLOCKS

Economic growth: growth rate of 6,5%, unemployment rate below 10% (only 3% for youth)
Competitive labour costs with an average monthly wage of around $307

Good ICT infrastructure and ICT support by the government
Lower smartphone penetration than the other sub-Saharan countries, but catching up
3G and 4G connectivity with a penetration rate of 78% and 23% respectively in 2018
Uganda’s National Backbone Infrastructure has connected all major towns in Uganda to an fibre-optic cable-based network and is being extended countrywide. The total span of fibre optic cables laid out across the country by both the government and private sector is 5110km, providing seamless connections
Uganda hosts some IT & BPM “brands” from global players like Techno Brain and iSON, to more regional and local players such as Service Corps, BDE Consult and Exquisite Solution,
Solid support from trade associations and governments for ICT expansion, e.g. Ministry of ICT and National Guidance, Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, National Information Technology Authority-Uganda, ICT Association of Uganda, Alliance for Trade in Information Technology and Service
IT firms registering for certification
Government pushing for partnerships with global ICT players, e.g. Google on “Project Link”, Microsoft on innovation and skills’ ICT sector

One of the youngest populations in Africa, with 69% of the population under the age of 24

Large coverage of universities in the country, close to 50
Youth literacy close to 90% (vs. an average of 50% youth literacy in sub-Saharan countries)
High quality and employability of workforce according to WEF 2018 Global Competitiveness Index, on a scale of 1 to 7 (7 excellent), Uganda reaches 4.4 out of 7 on the ease of finding skilled workers (on sourcing talent with digital skills)
Moving digital– e.g active participation in Africa code week for young people aged 8 to 24 in 17 countries including Benin, Botswana, Cameroon, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Morocco, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Togo, Tunisia and Uganda.

One of the youngest population of Africa, with strong English literacy and good digital skills
Uganda was named the world's most entrepreneurial country by Global Entrepreneurship Monitor.

Uganda ranked in the top 10 African countries when it comes to the quality and quantity of digital start ups and start up funding
Uganda is already above average in terms of startup financing (when measured in relation to GDP, or total population)
Part of a critical-mass regional hub, with Kenya and Rwanda forming other key components
Slowly investing in B2B software linked to analytics, big data, and automation, as major drivers of digital offshoring

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PHASE 1

Factualisation of IT & ITES market dynamics in Africa and heatmap for Uganda

PHASE 2

African value proposition arising from the research and heatmap opportunities

PHASE 3

Documentation and high level roadmap