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Proyecto Dispositivos para Hogares Rurales (Uganda) – Tabletas solares para la inclusión digital
Uganda · Kampala · See the Uganda profile
El UCC/UCUSAF de Uganda distribuye tabletas solares con seis meses de datos a hogares rurales de bajos ingresos. A diciembre de 2023: 10 706 hogares en 54 distritos; el 33% usa internet diariamente; dos tercios reportan mayor ingreso por actividades digitales.
10,706
Hogares alcanzados (by Dec 2023)
54
Distritos cubiertos
33%
Usan internet a diario
Details
- Maturity
- Pilot
- Promoter
- Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) / UCUSAF
- Period
- 2021–2023
- Keywords
- government, telecommunications, rural development, digital inclusion
Context
La UCC/UCUSAF de Uganda distribuye tabletas de energía solar con seis meses de datos móviles a hogares rurales de bajos ingresos, en un proyecto piloto de inclusión digital de última milla.
Results
Para diciembre de 2023, 10.706 hogares en 54 distritos habían recibido dispositivos; el 33% declaró usar internet a diario y dos tercios informaron de aumentos de ingresos por actividades económicas posibilitadas por los dispositivos.
Implementation
Implementation detail (cost, timeline, staffing, conditions for success) is not yet available for this practice.
Data sources
Where this practice's information was retrieved from, and when.
- C-NAPSE web research — accessed 2026-06-21
- Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) / UCUSAF — accessed 2026-06-21
- GDIP Impact Assessment – Uganda — accessed 2026-06-21
- World Bank Uganda Digital Acceleration Programme — accessed 2026-06-21
- UNCDF Uganda Inclusive Digital Economy Scorecard 2021 — accessed 2026-06-21
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