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06 December 2011
By Max Delany | AFP ~ Chris Nsamba says that at one time or another every successful scientist has been called a madman, and some think he is crazy about working to send the first Ugandan into space — from the backyard of his mother’s home. “People around here used to come and see and say he was mad, but [...]
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26 November 2011
Technocrats handling the digital migration process are concerned that the process is not moving according to plan, largely due to financial constraints. Executive Director of the Uganda Communications Commission Godfrey Mutabazi is worried that Uganda may fail to beat the 2015 deadline for switching off from analogue TV broadcasting to digital because of delay by [...]
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14 November 2011
Posted by Richard M Kavuma, The Guardian ~ In an age of technological marvels, it may not be earth-stopping news that young engineers at Uganda’s Makerere University have made an electric car. But, as a university professor reminded me, this is big news for Uganda. Last week, the College of Engineering Design, Art and Technology at Makerere conducted [...]
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06 November 2011
Analysis by Jesse Emspak, DISCOVERY NEWS ~ Electric vehicle manufacturing isn’t limited to big countries with huge auto industries. At Makerere University in Uganda, a group of engineering students and their professors showed they can do it too (and with fewer resources). It’s called the Kiira EV, and it isn’t fast or flashy, although it has the [...]
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04 October 2011
By Emily Wither, CNN ~ You could say Chris Nsamba has always been something of an overachiever. By the age of 16 he’d already won three science competitions for adults. Now in his late 20s, the Ugandan is still dreaming big: He hopes to build and launch the first African manned shuttle into space. “It isn’t [...]
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27 August 2011
By Anna Cavell, BBC, Kampala, Uganda ~ It would be easy to laugh at Chris Nsamba, founder of the African Space Research Programme. For a start, his research centre is based in his back garden where there’s not much evidence of the type of sophisticated tools and machinery I’d imagine you need for this kind [...]
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09 June 2011
Forget microfinance. Leila Chiriyath Janah is betting that “microwork” can be an even more successful route to alleviate poverty. Samasource, her three year old San Francisco nonprofit, has found simple computer-based work for 1,200 people living in poverty in Kenya, India, Pakistan, Haiti, Uganda and South Africa. The paying clients? Technology companies like LinkedIn, Intuit [...]
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24 May 2011
By Ian Mansfield ~ Foris Telecom, a mobile broadband Internet and applications service provider, has successfully launched its WiMAX network in Mozambique and Kampala, Uganda. The network, supplied by Alvarion, operating in the 2.5 GHz frequency range, is the first Wimax deployment in Uganda and Mozambique. “Alvarion’s best-of-breed solution allows us to meet the specific [...]
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17 April 2011
KAMPALA, April 15 (Reuters) – Uganda will use tax payments by UK oil explorer Tullow Oil (Stuttgart: 591219 – news) to finance construction of the Karuma dam, a ministry of finance official said on Friday, to provide the hydro-power needed for industrial growth. Last week Tullow paid Uganda $327.5 million in capital gains tax from [...]
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31 December 2010
[CAPE TOWN] Uganda came a step closer to creating a fully-fledged science, technology and innovation (ST&I) strategy this month, as it launched a process for implementing such a policy. Its ST&I policy, approved by the government in 2009, aims to strengthen the national capability to generate, transfer and apply technologies, but it had not set [...]
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05 November 2009
By Robin Wauters | Last June, Google introduced a number of SMS-based services specifically designed to suit the mobile needs of Africans, kicking off in the Republic of Uganda. Today, the search giant is complementing one of the cellphone services it had launched in the country, an SMS-based marketplace dubbed Google Trader, with a web-based [...]
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24 June 2009
A growing number of Ugandans are starting to utilize a service called “Mobile Money” to transfer millions of dollars via text message on their mobile phones. The phenomenon is democratizing banking in Uganda and changing the country’s socioeconomic landscape. Like the majority of Ugandans, Margaret Okello has never had a bank account. But thanks to [...]
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02 February 2009
We have officially launched our online version of UNAA Times TV. We will be showing the different aspects of life in the diaspora through the lens of a series of Interviews of Ugandans. We hope that the interviews will inspire you since they will be focusing on Ugandans who have found success while living in the Diaspora.
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21 January 2009
An inside look at the technology behind the upcoming luganda animated film, "Galiwango | Obulamu Bwe Kisodde" Solomon talks about his software package of choice for bringing Galiwango to life.
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07 January 2009
Hi Guys, here is another quick update of the crash site where Galiwango encounters Muwanguzi and Lutalo. The animation is going well. Somethings to point out, rendering in High Definition takes a loooong time. I am rendering at 720P. Some new software updates have made the rendering alot faster and more stable. I am excited [...]
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29 December 2008
Hi Guys, Here is an update to the upcoming Luganda Animated Series: Episode 1 – “Galiwango” The model preparation is going well. Included here, are some wire frame renders of the 3D model of the main character, “Galiwango”. The audio to the first teaser trailer has been recorded. Work is going well on the lip [...]
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21 December 2008
Ugandan researchers have developed cassava clones resistant to cassava brown streak disease. The clones developed from 20,000 cassava seeds at the National Crop Resources Research Institute were imported from Tanzania early this year. “So far out of the 116 clones, 15 may be tolerant to the disease,” said Dr. Titus Alicai, a cassava scientist at Namulonge. [...]
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21 December 2008
E-onsoftware Showcase: Afghan Flyover – Solomon Jagwe Fact File Name Solomon Jagwe Product Vue 5 Infinite, 3DSMax, ZBrush, MotionBuilder, Photoshop “A 12 million polygons landscape – Vue Infinite was perfect for that challenge!” Click to see the complete video Demo>TAC Intro 2006 Solomon Jagwe is a 32 year old Artist from Uganda. He came to [...]
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18 December 2008
At Soreel-Mayas, we believe that every great achievement begins with a dream. We bring your vision to life through interactive animations, vibrant imagery and special effects. We guarantee a superior, high definition product aimed for television, multimedia presentations, magazines, websites, product presentations and all related marketing needs. Soreel-Mayas offers 20+ years of professional expertise in [...]
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