“My contribution has helped shape Uganda’s emerging digital workforce”

“Being among the first generation entering such a transformative field gave me the conviction that ICT would not simply offer employment opportunities, but would become the engine through which institutions, economies and societies would be reshaped,” says Fred. “I saw early that technology was going to define the future, and I wanted to be among those building that future.”

From invigilator to policy architect

Fred’s conviction that ICT was an engine for reshaping and developing Ugandan society in a positive way led him to move beyond the server room and into the lecture hall. 

“In 2008, I began my professional career in a humble but formative way as an examination invigilator at Makerere University. Although this was a non-contractual assignment undertaken on faculty recommendation, it exposed me to the academic environment and ignited my enduring passion for higher education,” he says. 

As an educator and curriculum developer, he has mentored thousands of students, supervised more than 175 research projects and led community digital skilling programmes in Uganda.

His proudest achievement is his “human capital” legacy of seeing his former students rise to become university lecturers, government technology leaders and successful entrepreneurs. By developing the academic frameworks for degrees in computer science and software engineering across multiple universities, he has played a key role in writing the syllabus for Uganda’s digital future.