Uganda Olympic Committee has partnered with eight universities in its quest to ensure easy access to sports information.
UOC head William Blick explaining the channeling of information through educational institutions. Picture by Mpalanyi Ssentongo
Speaking at the launch of Uganda’s first electronic library and sports research center at Lugogo on Friday, UOC head William Blick explained that channeling information through educational institutions is one way of ensuring easy access.
State Minister for Primary Education Kamanda Bataringaya, who represented ICT Minister Ruhakana Rugunda as chief guest, commended UOC for taking a lead role in dissemination of sports information.
The ICT ministry has offered UOC five computers. This center is the first of its kind in East and Central Africa. South Africa stands out as the country with the most developed of such centers on the continent.
“This idea would not be able to get off the drawing board without the financial backing of the International Olympic Committee,” explained UOC head William Blick.
With such a facility, UOC will be able to easily avail information on Olympism to the general public and resource centers like educational institutions.
UOC will also use this E-library to reach out to the different regions of the country by setting. This will be via satellite centers where information will easily be accessed by the people in those respective regions.
The function will also be an opportunity for the recently appointed UOC commissions to fraternise with the executive. A total of 16 commissions were appointed to ease the committee’s administration.
By James Bakama, The New Vision
