CIDCA and ITU sign agreement to provide technical assistance and training to improve Uganda's communications capabilities under South-South Cooperation Assistance Fund

On December 28, 2020, Zhang Maoyu, vice-chairman of the China International Development Cooperation Agency (CIDCA), signed an agreement with Zhao Houlin, secretary-general of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), to help facilitate Uganda's national information and communication development strategy by providing technical assistance and training. The project, the first cooperation agreement signed by the two sides under the South-South Cooperation Assistance Fund, aims to help Uganda improve its information and communication level and advance the implementation of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

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1. The ITU is one of the United Nations family organizations headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland along with several other United Nations (UN) family organizations. The ITU is the UN agency responsible for all matters related to international telecommunications. 2. Other sources do not appear to have reported such an agreement, and it is unclear exactly which organizations directly received or provided the funding/training. Further details are unknown.

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