Ministry of ICT and National Guidance
# Ministry of ICT and National Guidance

The Ministry of ICT and National Guidance (formerly the Ministry of Information and Communications Technology) is a cabinet ministry of Uganda. The ministry is headed by Chris Baryomunsi.

## Location

The headquarters of the ministry are located at ICT House, 10-12 Parliament Avenue, in Kampala Central Division, in the capital city of Kampala. The coordinates of the headquarters of the ministry are 00°18'49.0"N, 32°35'13.0"E (Latitude:0.313622; Longitude:32.586938).

## Overview

The ICT ministry was created in 2006. The ministry is mandated to provide leadership, coordination, support and advocacy in the formulation of policy, laws, regulations and strategy for the ICT sector in Uganda, to foster the achievement of national development goals. Ruth Nankabirwa, the current ICT cabinet minister has set the goal, in the medium term, for Uganda to join the six leading African countries in the ICT arena.

## List of ministers

### Minister of ICT and National Guidance

* Chris Baryomunsi (8 June 2021 - present)

### Minister of Information and Communications Technology

* Judith Nabakooba (14 December 2019 - 6 June 2021)
* Frank Tumwebaze (6 June 2016 - 14 December 2019)

### Minister for Information and National Guidance

* Jim Muhwezi (1 March 2015 - 6 June 2016)
* Rose Namayanja (23 May 2013 - 1 March 2015)
* Mary Karooro Okurut (27 May 2011 - 23 May 2013)
* Kabakumba Masiko (16 February 2009 - 27 May 2011)

## Auxiliary institutions and allied agencies

* National Information Technology Authority - Uganda (NITAU)
* Uganda Communications Commission
* Uganda Broadcasting Corporation
* Posta Uganda
* Uganda Institute of Information & Communications Technology (UICT)
