The Value Informatics Team recently presented a comprehensive approach for implementing an e-Parliament system to Uganda’s e-Parliament Committee, aligning with the Strategic Plan for FY 2020/2021 - 2024/2025. As global legislative bodies increasingly adopt Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to enhance their operations, Uganda’s Parliament has made commendable progress in digitalisation. These early efforts have laid a solid foundation for further modernisation, but significant challenges persist, underscoring the need for a fully integrated and interoperable e-Parliament.

Digital Health holds transformative potential for improving healthcare in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) like Uganda, offering advancements in access, security, and cost-efficiency. However, Uganda's health system currently grapples with challenges such as fragmentation, duplication, lack of interoperability, and issues surrounding the security and privacy of health data. To comprehensively address these challenges, the p[Enterprise Architecture (EA) approach offers a systems-thinking approach to digitalization.

Daniel Irongo, a PhD Candidate at the University of Pretoria, is undertaking groundbreaking research focused on enhancing digital health in Uganda. His work aims to develop a framework for monitoring compliance with interoperability standards in the implementation of digital health systems. As Uganda increasingly adopts digital health technologies, ensuring these systems can communicate and work seamlessly with each other is critical to improving healthcare delivery across the country. Daniel’s research holds significant promise, not only for Uganda but also for other low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) grappling with similar challenges.