Software developers ask government to lower taxes on equipment and data

Software Developers in Uganda are asking the Government to continue reducing the cost of Data and dropping taxes on the Equipment used to develop software so as to grow Uganda's ICT industry.

This was disclosed by Shem Kakembo, the chairman Board of Directors at Data Care (U) Ltd at the launch of a homemade office solution called Promise ERP in Kampala.

Data Care (U) Ltd, the leading ICT consulting company has been at the forefront of many Government and Non-Government projects in Uganda and the East African Region in providing homemade solutions called ProMISE ERP, a system that swiftly digitalizes and automates business processes in a company or an organization.

Dr. Ham Mukasa Mulira, the Senior Presidential advisor on ICT and IT Expert lauded Data Care for fostering the growth of locally made solutions & innovations such as ProMISE ERP in place to enhance business efficiency and economic development.

According to Patrick Kagenda, the Managing Director of Data Care (U) Ltd Data Care (U) Limited has exported ProMISe ERP to various countries that include South Sudan, Sudan, Ethiopia, Yemen, and Iraq.

To Malawi, Botswana, and Lesotho, the Ugandan company has exported Monitoring and Evaluation Systems as well as customized Mobile Applications.

In Uganda, they have digitalized the Orphans and Vulnerable Management Information System (OVCMIS), National Food and Agriculture Statistics System (NFASS), Integration of the e-Portal for the Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS), and Uganda Electronic Single Window (UESW), among others.