Kayemba Robert, I think that the development of Internet centers is important but only one of the important goals. One of the problems with ideas is there are so many of them, it's hard to narrow down to a manageable level. There are also quite a few organizations and it's the same problem.

Here's a blog post I thought of when I saw your inquiry. And here's part of it:

I also met Helene Karamagi and beside from exchanging some iphone hacking tips, I asked her about the ICT4D in Uganda. She gave me some interesting insights I would like to share here. From her point of view, Africa is going to face promising times when it comes to ICT4D. Her sister runs the famous Brosdi example presented on the web2fordev conference. The following three points she highlighted for Uganda:

1. In Uganda, by next year, all local districts will be connected to the Internet. This will enable a new way for information sharing between rural and urban areas.
2. This means that there will be a high demand for web solutions and all sorts of applications that will lead to a rise on new enterprises in that domain.
3. Whereas in the beginning it was to NGOs, slowly the private sector is getting involved asking how to contribute to ICT4D. It is entrepreneurs, who try to develop business models for connectivity and web solution, which make profit and are potentially more sustainable.

Sorry to write so many words. I think the point about the private sector is a good one. You are in Kampala, so the needs and solutions there many be somewhat different from other places in Uganda.

I think that one of the key things that's important in Uganda in addition to more Internet centers, is for people to invent ways to connect to the Internet without going to the centers.

Mobile phones are clearly one direction that might take. Erik Hersman did an article about this today, and he's been thinking and writing about the subject for a long time. What I like about his article today is his point that it's good to think of easy solutions that solve a particular problem rather than more complicated systems that solve lots of problems.

I'm really interested in finding ways to connect schools, which as you know sometimes have no electricity, in easy and low cost ways to the Internet. The obvious solution is a computer and some sort of solar electric panel. But that costs so much, so I want simpler and cheaper. Now there are some guys here at Ned who write textbooks. I'm eager to see if they like any of my ideas about connecting schools.

So the idea that comes to me from your question is really a suggestion that you think about simple problems that would be helpful for you in your business to solve, where the Internet and communications devices might play a part. Rather than think about more Internet centers, try to think of ways to use existing Internet centers to solve some particular problem. And it's good to remember that these ideas for solutions don't have to be charity, but in fact can be business solutions. That's the reason I copied what Helene Karamagi said, because I think she's really smart to see that business is going to start to drive the development of ICT in Uganda. I would like to see you get in on the ground floor. I think there will be money to be made in this field.