Digital skills capacity building needs assessment for priority sectors in Uganda
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The Digital skills capacity building needs assessment for priority sectors in Uganda report seeks to analyse the most significant gaps in digital skills acquisition within key priority sectors in Uganda and propose training initiatives to bridge these gaps. It complements previous studies conducted by the National Information Technology Authority – Uganda (NITA-U) and the Uganda Institute of Information Communications and Technology (UICT), which identified challenges such as unharmonized deployment of ICT staff and misalignment between ICT in education, digital skills training and industry needs.
As such, the digital skills needs assessment aims to identify and address the barriers related to human resources capacity among the public and private sectors, forming a critical part of the Technical Assistance and Training to Uganda on the National ICT Development Strategy project.
The specific objectives of the digital skills needs assessment are to: Develop a methodology to conduct a digital skills assessment for priority sectors in Uganda, based on existing tools, including the ITU Digital Skills Assessment Guidebook, etc.; Assess current and emerging digital skills supply and demand to identify gaps and opportunities; and, Develop a capacity-building action plan for the priority sectors. The report outlines the approach, findings and recommendations for the digital skills needs assessment.
The report was developed by the Ministry of ICT and National Guidance and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), with the support of Divisions and Services in ITU Headquarters and ITU Regional Office for Africa under the ‘Technical Assistance and Training to Uganda on National ICT Development Strategy’ (2021-2024) project . The project is a collaboration between the Government of Uganda and ITU, supported by the Global Development and South-South Cooperation Fund (GDSSCF) and ITU’s ICT Development Fund (ICT-DF).
