Dr. Aminah Zawedde is among the seven (7) reappointed as permanent secretaries for their respective ministries by President Yoweri Museveni for another three years. The reappointment was confirmed by the Head of Public Service, Lucy Nakyobe, saying that the President indeed had renewed the contracts of the permanent secretaries, Dr. Aminah Zawedde inclusive.
“The President reappointed them and I have since written to all of them confirming their new appointments,” said Nakyobe.
Dr. Zawadde assumed the position on July 15th, 2021 in a reshuffle by the President that sent at least seven permanent secretaries into retirement noting that the retirees have been retired in the Public Interest. Dr. Zawadde succeeded Hon. Vincent Waiswa Bagiire who had been the permanent secretary for the ministry since November 2016.
“I am deeply honoured by the trust and confidence placed in me by the appointing authority, H.E The President of Uganda, with my reappointment as the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of ICT and National Guidance,” Dr. Zawedde told PC Tech Magazine. “I extend my heartfelt thanks to the Honorable ICT Minsters and the dedicated staff at the ICT Ministry for their unwavering support and to all stakeholders in the ICT sector for their continued collaboration.”
She further adds “As we move forward, I remain fully committed to coordinating the multi-sectoral efforts to digitize Uganda, create meaningful employment opportunities for our youth, and ensure that government services are brought closer to the people, equitably, through the use of ICT. Together, we will continue to drive innovation and transform our nation through the power of technology.”
In her tenure, Dr. Zawedde has provided strategic and technical guidance on how various sectors can leverage innovation and digital technologies to solve their problems within academia, government, and the private sector. To this end, she has played a big role in strengthening the linkages between academia and industry and developing policies, strategies, and programme documents for funding partners that align IT with the government’s development agenda.
Dr. Zawedde holds a Ph.D. from the Eindhoven University of Technology, a PGDip in Educational Technologies from the University of Cape Town, a PGD in Education from IUIU, an MSc. Computer Science and a BSc. in Statistics and Economics from Makerere University.
She has experience as an IT consultant on both local and international projects. Her expertise includes ICT advisory, re-engineering, systems integration, e-governance, information security, business transformation, digitization, research, modeling for decision support, process improvement, system integration, and capacity building, to mention a few.
Following her appointment, Dr. Zawedde has received various congratulatory messages some of which we have randomly selected from X (formerly Twitter).
“Congratulations to our very own PS, Dr. Aminah Zawedde, and other Permanent Secretaries on their reappointment for another term of public service by H.E. Kaguta Museveni,” writes the Ministry of ICT and National Guidance.
“Congratulations Aminah Zawedde on your reappointment as Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of ICT and National Guidance. Your leadership continues to inspire innovation and progress in the digital transformation of our nation, Uganda. Wishing you even greater success in this next chapter,” writes UCC.
“Congratulations to Aminah Zawedde on your reappointment as Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of ICT and National Guidance. Your dedication to advancing Uganda’s digital landscape is truly remarkable. We stand with you as you continue to champion innovation and digital inclusion. Here’s to even greater success,” writes ICTAU.
Congratulations to Dr. Aminah Zawedde on your re-appointment as Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of ICT and National Guidance. Wishing you even greater success in this next chapter,” writes the National ICT Innovation Hub.
