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# Uganda's National 4IR Strategy
A continental 4IR hub that enables a smart and connected Ugandan society
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# Acronyms
| Term | Definition | | --- | --- | | 4IR | The Fourth Industrial Revolution | | AI | Artificial intelligence | | API | Application processing interface | | AR | Augmented reality | | AU | African Union | | B2B | Business-to-business | | BPO | Business process outsourcing | | BTVET | Business, Technical, Vocational Education and Training | | CBD | Central Business District | | CCTV | Closed-circuit television | | CFO | Chief Financial Officer | | COO | Chief Operating Officer | | CSO | Civil Society Organisation | | CSR | Corporate Social Responsibility | | DFI | Development Finance Institution | | DPPA | Data Protection and Privacy Act | | EMR | Electronic Medical Records | | ESIPPS | Environment Surveys Information, Planning and Policy Systems | | ESW | Electronic Single Window | | EU | European Union | | FDI | Foreign Direct Investment | | GDP | Gross domestic product | | GDPR | General Data Protection Regulation | | GIS | Geographic information system | | GPS | Global Positioning System | | GPU | Graphic processing unit | | HEI | Higher education institution | | HIS | health information system | | HIV | human immunodeficiency virus | | ICT | Information and communication technology | | IP | Intellectual property | | IT | Information technology | | ITO | IT Outsourcing | | IXP | Internet exchange point | | KCCA | Kampala Capital City Authority | | LMS | Learning Management Systems | | M2M | Machine-to-machine | | MDA | Ministries Department and Agencies | | MNO | Mobile network operator | | MolCT&NG | Ministry of ICT and National Guidance | | MoFPED | Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development |
| NBI | national Backbone Infrastructure | | --- | --- | | NCDC | National Curriculum Development Centre | | NDP | National Development Plan | | NEMA | National Environment Management Authority of Uganda | | NGO | Non-Governmental Organisation | | NIISP | National ICT Initiatives Support Programme | | NIRA | National Identification and Registration Authority | | NITA-U | National Information Technology Authority | | NPA | National Planning Authority of Uganda | | NSSF | National Social Security Fund | | OCR | Optical Character Recognition | | PIA | Privacy Impact Assessment | | PPP | Public private partnership | | RCDF | Rural Communications development Fund | | REA | Rural Electrification Agency | | RECTS | Regional Electronic Cargo Tracking System | | RPA | Robotic Process Automation | | SDG | Sustainable Development Goal | | SME | Small or medium enterprise | | STEM | Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics | | STI | Science, technology and innovation |