The National ICT Initiatives Support Program was established to tackle challenges faced by Ugandan ICT innovators in breaking through the local and international market. The goal is to champion the creation of the ICT Innovation ecosystem to facilitate the growth and development of the software applications and innovations industry in Uganda.

The program shall:

1. Encourage innovation by providing opportunities to create applications to support service delivery;
2. Generate highly skilled jobs and wealth for individuals and companies that create applications for both government and the private sector; and
3. Improve the use of government data for ICT innovation and application development.