About ISOC Uganda

The Internet Society (ISOC) Uganda Chapter is a member of the global ISOC, an organisation with more than 44,000 individual members in over 80 Chapters around the world. The ISOC Uganda Chapter was Chartered June 1998 and rejuvenated 2011.

The Chapter, like many other chapters, seeks to foster and promote open development, evolution, and use of the Internet for the benefit of all for not for profit purposes in urban and rural communities while working with different like–minded institutions in the Uganda.


Activities of the Chapter


ALS Representatives

Primary

  1. Lillian Nalwoga lillian@isoc.ug (2023 -)


Secondary

  1. Joshua Mpairwe president@isoc.ug (2023 -)
  2. Ashaba Nebert SIG@isoc.ug (2023 -)


Previous reps

Sarah Kiden (2020-2023), Michael Acero, Wilson Abigaba

Contact Info

Physical Address: Plot 10 Kenneth Dale Drive, Kamwokya

P.O. Box 32330, Kampala, Uganda

Tel:  +256-312202393 / +256-791032473

Email: info@isoc.ug

Website: www.isoc.ug


ICANN-related Activities/Events (selected events) 

DateEventLocationDetails

 

ICANN76 ReadoutVirtual

- 

Universal Acceptance Day 2023


Partners

  • International Business, Science and Technology (ISBAT) University 
Hybrid

ISBAT Auditorium and Virtual 



 -  

Uganda School on Internet Governance(UGSIG)2022


Partners

  • Policy and Regulation Initiative for Digital Africa (PRIDA), African Union (AU)


Virtual

 -  

Uganda School on Internet Governance(UGSIG)2021Virtual

 

ICANN75 ReadoutVirtual

June - September 2021


Part 1:  

Part 2:  

Part 3:  

Parts 4 & 5:  

4-part Webinar Series


Theme: Demystifying Universal Acceptance in Uganda

  • Part 1: Why a multilingual Internet? 
  • Part 2: Understanding Universal Acceptance
  • Part 3: Universal Acceptance initiatives around Africa and globally - lessons learned 
  • Parts 4 &5: (Technical): Email Address Internationalization Configuration & UA Readiness of Programming Languages (Java)
Virtual

 

ICANN68 ReadoutVirtual

ICANN68 Readout 


See recording

 -  

ICANN YouthCom in Uganda 2019


Partners:

  • Global Stakeholder Engagement (GSE) Team for Africa at ICANN
  • Ministry of ICT and National Guidance Uganda
Information Access Centre (IAC), Ministry of ICT and National Guidance, Kampala, Uganda


 09:00am - 12:00pm (EAT)

ICANN62 ReadoutHybrid

Information Access Centre (IAC), Ministry of ICT and National Guidance, Kampala, Uganda
Event registration