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Uganda's rural poor get internet
The spread of the internet to Uganda's rural areas has sparked off excitement among residents giving them hope for future flourishing businesses through communication with the outside world.
The rate at which Ugandans are tapping into the internet especially after the introduction of District Information Portals countrywide is exciting analysts who see it more than President Museveni's fascination with industrialisation and modernisation of agriculture. It is the fastest way through which natives will be pulled from the doldrums of poverty by availing them with important information and changing the way they do business.
The portals project started five years ago under the Rural Communication Development Fund from the World Bank with Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) acting as the regulatory body.
