The Stand off between MTN Uganda and Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) over the change in Short Codes has brought to the fore what Corporate arrogance can turn into when a company uses its financial and political muscle to panel beat any obstacle before it. It has been a well known fact that UCC always prefers to keep mum when the biggest contributor to the Rural Communications Development Fund and arguably the leading tax payer in the country is at fault. The arguments presented by the GM Corporate Affairs for not switching Codes are so pedestrian and I share with you why I believe so in this article.
MTN, Get a better excuse on Short Codes
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Start-up Craze – Are we doing it right?
If you have been around the IT community, the term Start-Up doesn’t sound foreign anymore. Lately, there are many efforts world over to promote, support and even ignite Start-Ups. Uganda is no exception to the rule. Over the last few years we have had our fair share of this whole craze. The question is, Are we doing it right? More thoughts are shared in this Article.
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Tagged africa, entrepreneurship, hubs, ihub, innovation, kampala, outbox, start-up, Technology, Uganda, youth
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