Notes taken by student representatives from Cavendish University Uganda
9:30 AM (intro and pre-main event)
- Intro and small discussions about the event.
- 6 group members (Cavendish University Uganda) present at the time.
Amukun Joseph,
Aleksandra Bozic,
Karanja Able,
Jonathan,
Ahumuza Innocent,
Musisi Ernest
Sites visited during the small break:
11:00 AM (Special guests arrive)
- Intro to special guests / chief-guests
- Thanks to the Ministry of ICT and National Guidance
Brief intro of events:
- Training sessions (URSB - Patent rights)
- Oral interview skills and training
11:10 AM (Thanks given)
Mr. Watasa Moses
- Thanks to Makerere
- Thanks to Huawei
- Talks about the education to real-world transition
- Mention about the job fair being annual
- Thanks to the team that organized the event
11:20 AM (Student representative talk/thanks)
Ssemwogerere Sophia
- Leader of student group
- Owns a cake business, which is advertised online
Talked about the:
- E-receipts and e-invoices
- Skills learned during her past internships
- Importance of job-training/internship experience
11:30 AM
Talked about the:
- Partnerships between Huawei and Makerere University
- Scholarship opportunities provided by the Chinese gov't
- Importance of discipline
- Innovation Hub at Makerere University
11:40 AM (Fun Raffle draw)
11:45 AM
Talked about the:
- Fruitful partnerships between Huawei and the gov't of Uganda
- Need for skilled ICT personnel
11:51 AM (Another Raffle draw)
11:55 AM (Ministry of gender representative)
Talked about the:
- Opportunities afforded by the ICT job fair for students
- Difficulty of accessing job opportunities after school
- `job-matching platform` managed by the ministry
- Importance of entry-level positions, to help gain experience after graduation
- Importance of supporting young people, so that they do not leave (to go abroad) immediately
12:00 PM
Permanent Secretary, Dr. Aminah Zawedde
Talked about the:
- 0.5% p.a growth in the ICT "fraternity"
- 70% of the educated youths in Uganda, some of whom still struggle to find employment opportunities
- 1,100 total opportunities present at the job fair
- 234 internship opportunities present
- Need to leverage ICT in order to provide opportunities for graduates(for example), who would otherwise be sent to the middle east to work as helps, and so forth.
- National ICT Hub as well
- CCNA, ... free registration available at the Fair
12:15 AM (Raffle draw :: 5 draws)
12:20 AM
Minister of state for ICT and National Guidance, Hon.Joyce Nabbosa Ssebugwawo
Talked about the:
- 300 training opportunities available at the Fair
- Importance of embracing the opportunities presented (including the importance of ICT and all related emerging technologies)
12:30 AM
Chinese ambassador to Uganda - Chief guest, Zhang Lizhong
Talked about the:
- Youth day Uganda(Aug, 12th), and the history of the Chinese Youth Day (May, 4th)
- ICT Talent programme, and the previous winners of the 2022 Huawei competition Sub-Saharan Africa
- Pledge to provide 1000 jobs
12:40 AM
Talked about the:
- Free to Air television
- The many broadcasting stations
- POSTA Uganda digitalization (moving away from physical P.O. Boxes)
12:45 PM
Vice president of Uganda, Her Excellency Jessica Alupo
- Delivers His Excellency's regards
- Re-iterates the importance of discipline, peace and dialogue in resolving conflicts
- 18th August (the major youth day will be celebrated -- postponed to 18th August)
- Re-iterates the inaugural job fair with Huawei
- More than 1000 young Ugandans who have already found job placements as a result of event such as the ICT Job Fair
- Emphasis on ICT as part of the National Vision 2040, and many other road-maps for the country
- Re-iterates H.E's talks about the opportunities present in: Commercial agriculture, industry, services, and ICT.
- Building incubation for innovation solutions
- Promise for funding directed to I.C.T labs in schools
- Importance of focusing also on areas with difficult terrain
- Re-iterates that the ICT Job fair will be annual, and take place in other regions as well
- Thanks to all stakeholders
- Call To Action to take advantage of the opportunities provided at the Job fair
- Officially opens the ICT Job fair
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"Post office addresses digitized" [Added by author]
"We're advancing Uganda's tech industry"
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