National information and communications policy 2010

The new ict policy aims at supporting the realization of the national vision, ,,a transformed ugandan society from a peasant to a modern and prosperous country within 30 years". it highlights new emerging areas which include cultural diversity and identity, linguistic diversity and local content it provides for cultural diversity as one of the priorities of the policy. the interventions are to promote the production of cultural, educational and scientific content and giving recognition and support to ict-based work in all artistic fields. further provides for the development of local cultural industries suited to the linguistic and cultural context of the users; and ensuring that cultural stakeholders play their full role of content - including traditional knowledge - providers , more particularly by providing continued access to recorded information.