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Ministry of ICT and National Guidance issues a call for Applications for Innovators.

Dauglas Ssempijja

Ministry of ICT and National Guidance through The National ICT Initiatives Support Programmes (NIISP) has issued an emergency call for Digital Solutions to support the fight against the Coronavirus(COVID-19) Pandemic under the following areas. Health Systems: Disease testing, treatment, and management Public Health Surveillance and Contact Tracing Relief and aid receipt and distribution solutions. Public Service Delivery Digital Education platforms…

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Facebook adds “Quiet Mode” so you can take a break from notifications.

Dauglas Ssempijja

Facebook recognizes that it’s important to take a break from social media not only for spending time with family or productivity but also for mental health. Because of this, it’s added a new “Quiet Mode” timer to help curb your time on the Facebook app. Enabling Quiet Mode will mute notifications for the time you specify. If you try to…

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Aid has failed. COVID-19 both exposes this and offers the chance for a reset.

Staff

BY BOBI WINE & GREG MILLS. Coronavirus has laid bare the failures of aid. Instead of it being wasted or used to prop up big men, it must now serve the people’s interests. COVID-19 has changed the world. Among other things in Africa, it could lead to significant setbacks in the fight against poverty as developed countries turn inwards. The nature…

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NEW: Credit Relief Measures to Mitigate the Economic Impact of COVID-19- Bank of Uganda .

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KAMPALA, Friday, April 17, 2020 – Bank of Uganda (BoU) in its Monetary Policy Statement of April 06, 2020, made reference to credit relief measures to mitigate the adverse effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, ensuring financial sector stability, and facilitating the financial inter-mediation process during this pandemic period. The credit relief measures contained herein, do not eliminate the debtor’s obligation…

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Graduate: Start attracting Big Clients, – Dickson Mushabe.

Dickson Mushabe

  IF YOU WANT TO ATTRACT BIG CLIENTS, APPEAR BIG AND PROFESSIONAL. I was invited to speak at the Elevate conference where I shared my startup journey. After my presentation one gentleman asked me a question. “ Thank you for this enlightening motivation , my name is .. and I do Welding and Metal Fabrication on a small scale. How…

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Global stocks mostly rise as oil prices suffer another blow

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Global stocks mostly rose Tuesday as markets embraced better coronavirus case counts in some hotspots, while oil prices slumped amid skepticism over an historic agreement by petroleum producers. Major US indices gained more than two percent, the latest positive day for stocks since officials in New York and some other hotspots pointed to progress in cutting the number of new…

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Microsoft’s video chat technology is changing how this hospital fights coronavirus

Staff

AGENCIES – You can’t walk into the intensive care units at St. Luke’s University Health Network because of concerns overspreading the novel coronavirus. But if you did, you’d see something new amid the beds, medical equipment and tubes. It’s a device with Microsoft’s Teams software running. Over the past couple months, the hospital network — like so many of us…

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The smaller the Business the more reason for you to market it.- Dickson Mushabe.

Dickson Mushabe

I always use Saturday afternoons to reflect on my life, Business A.O.B, I call it “NRS- Nothing Really Serious” because i don’t expect action points as i allow my mind to meander through various things. Today i remembered one very important day in my business life and i felt i should share the experience. I used to own a Video…

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German security firm Avira has been acquired by Investcorp at a $180M valuation

Dauglas Ssempijja

Mergers and acquisitions largely grinded to a halt at the end of March, in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic spreading around the world, but today comes news of a deal out of Europe that underscores where pockets of activity are still happening. Avira, a cybersecurity company based out of Germany that provides antivirus, identity management, and other tools both…

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