Govt urged to support universities to prepare students for disruptive technologies

The Minister of State for Information and Communications Technology, Joyce Nabbosa Ssebugwawo has asked the government to commit and support universities in their mission to teach, mentor and inspire students in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) programs to prepare them for the fast-evolving world of disruptive technologies.

Ms Ssebugwawo noted that preparing students with knowledge on disruptive technologies will bridge the gap in Uganda’s STEM programs, fields that are engines and drivers of economic development that enhance social wellbeing to create…