Total Information Management Ltd. has successfully delivered Uganda's National Data Strategy to the Ministry of ICT and National Guidance, completing an engagement that involved extensive stakeholder consultation across government, civil society, and the private sector.
The strategy provides a comprehensive roadmap for how Uganda will leverage data as a strategic national asset to drive economic development, improve public service delivery, and strengthen governance over the five-year period to 2029.
Scope and key themes
The National Data Strategy addresses five interconnected themes:
- Data infrastructure — connectivity, cloud, and data centres
- Data governance — legal frameworks, institutional mandates, and standards
- Data skills — building a data-literate public sector and workforce
- Data for development — priority sector applications in health, agriculture, and finance
- Data economy — enabling private sector innovation and international data flows
TIM's approach
The assignment drew on TIM's experience developing similar frameworks for Kenya, Tanzania, and several sectoral institutions. A particular focus was placed on implementability — ensuring that the strategy's ambitions were matched by realistic assessments of Uganda's current institutional capacity, resources, and political economy.
The strategy has been welcomed by development partners as a foundational document for Uganda's digital transformation, and is expected to inform the country's engagements with multilateral institutions including the World Bank and African Development Bank.