The Uganda government will spend 5 million US dollar to boost rural communication services in 154 sub-counties by the end of 2005, reported local press on Monday.
Ugandan Minister of Works, Housing and Communications John Nasasira was quoted as saying the money would come from the energy for rural transformation project under the information and communication technology (ICT) component.
– We are consulting the World Bank to finance the second phase of this program, which will involve expansion of the project to cover the whole country, address targets set in the millennium development goals and meet the objectives of the world summit of information society, the minister said.
Kilde: wwww.worldbank.org
