Information & ICT

The E-society Resource Centre (ESRC) is the District ICT hub, a point for citizens to access, share and disseminate information on local governance and service delivery using ICTs.

The E- Library is under Information and ICT sector which is head by the Senior ICT officer, Mumbere Samuel , who works with the Communications Officer , Kabugho Sharon.

E-Society offers the following services
  1.  ICT Technical support to the District headquarters offices, Lower Local Governments, Primary schools and the community around Kasese especially the youth.
  2. Internet services to Kasese District workers and the community around Kasese
  3. Computer skills training to District workers and the community around Kasese town
  4. Managing Kasese District website and other district e-Platforms like; Kasese Online news, Kasese online discussion group, Kasese Electronic Library and District official emails.
  5. Internship opportunities to university students
  6. Capacity building to local leaders in Access to Information act 2005
  7. Facilitating community and district leadership engagements through community dialogue meetings and radio programmes
  8. Bridging the district leadership and the media and carry out media capacity building trainings
  9. Offering skills and sensitizing the youth on ICT issues for good governance.
  10. Promoting ICT for good governance by facilitating relevant public information access and sharing, bridging the gap between government and the community through district electronic communication platforms, social media and follow-up on community concerns for action by district leadership

These can be accessed on the following links

  1. www.kasese.go.ug
  2. www.elibrary.kasese.go.ug
  3. www.kasesenews.blogspot.com
  4. www.dgroups.org/iicd/kasese

We facilitate information sharing platforms using these website links

11. Disseminating  District information about government programs and service delivery like District strategic/Development plans, reports in both hard and soft copies

12. We have a mini community library with government publications and community timely magazines and news letters

Centre target groups

  1. The youth in Kasese District
  2. Civil servants and political leaders of Kasese District.
  3. All Community members around Kasese Municipality and around Kasese District
Our Current partners
The Collaboration on International ICT Policy in East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) http://cipesa.org

Our founding partners

Ric-Net—-www.ricnet.co.ug

RWECO—-www.rweco.org

Contact us

E-Society Resource Centre
Kasese District Local Government

P.O.Box 250, Kasese, Uganda, E.Africa
Tel: 256 392 888974
Mob: 256776003248/705199116
Email: icto@kasese.go.ug/smmumbere@gmail.com