Amplifying Tech Usage in Uganda
Welcome to GetDigital, your practical guide to understanding and using technology in everyday life. We help you discover useful digital tools, solve common tech problems, improve your digital skills and make the most of the technology around you.
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We make digital skills practical for real life, so people can move forward with confidence.
To become a trusted digital knowledge platform in Uganda and East Africa, empowering individuals, businesses and communities to participate confidently in the digital world through practical guidance, and resources that support innovation and growth.
To make technology accessible and useful to more people in Uganda by providing practical tutorials, reliable information and digital education that help people solve problems, develop skills and make better use of digital tools.
Accessibility, practicality, accuracy, innovation, empowerment and integrity guide our work, ensuring digital information is clear, reliable, useful and inclusive, while helping people build skills and use digital tools with confidence.
About GetDigital
At GetDigital, we believe digital literacy is no longer optional, it’s essential. We are a Ugandan not-for-profit organisation committed to equipping underserved communities with the digital skills needed to thrive in today’s world. From informal SME sectors and youth groups to refugee communities, our mission is simple: to close the digital divide and open doors to opportunity. Our areas of focus are broad, but deeply impactful. We train people in:
Practical knowledge for everyday technology
Our content explores smartphones, computers, software, artificial intelligence, internet tools, digital skills, online safety and technology developments relevant to Uganda.
We aim to help beginners learn the basics while providing more experienced users with useful tips, tools and solutions.
Our mission is to amplify technology usage in Uganda by making digital knowledge more accessible and helping people use technology to learn, work, communicate and solve everyday problems.
We envision a digitally confident Uganda where more people can understand, access and benefit from useful technology.
We aim to publish content that is clear, useful and responsibly researched. We strive to explain technical concepts in plain English, provide practical steps where possible and update our guides when important information changes. We also seek to distinguish factual information from opinion and disclose commercial relationships where relevant.
Digital Skills Training in Uganda
We help informal businesses, young people, refugee and host communities, rural farmers, and women and girls build practical digital skills. Learn smartphone and computer basics, online safety, digital payments, e-government services, and useful AI tools.
Mobile marketing, branding, digital payments Use of WhatsApp Business, Facebook pages, Google Business Profile Basic financial tools and inventory systems Intro to AI for small business operations
Freelancing platforms (e.g. Upwork, Fiverr Social media content creation and monetisation Website development and SEO Use of AI tools like ChatGPT, Canva, and Notion, etc
Basic ICT literacy for refugees Digital storytelling and content creation Skills for digital micro-enterprises Accessing online civic services
Using mobile tools for weather tracking and crop planning Digital record-keeping and mobile money integration Linking farmers to online marketplaces Using AI and mobile apps for farm management
Navigating URA, NIRA, NSSF, and business registration portals Digital tax tools and e-licensing Access to national documents and services Cybersecurity and safe digital practices
Digital literacy for women-led SACCOs and groups Safe internet use and privacy training Intro to e-commerce (e.g. Instagram Shops, Jumia) Empowerment through podcasting, blogging, and YouTube
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The National Information Technology Authority – Uganda (NITA-U) is a government agency established by the NITA-U Act of 2009 as an autonomous statutory body. Its mandate is to The National Information Technology Authority – Uganda (NITA-U) is a government agency established by the NITA-U Act of 2009 as an autonomous statutory body. Its mandate is to coordinate, oversee, and regulate the development and delivery of Information Technology services across Uganda.
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