Huawei launches Android app challenge in Uganda

Huawei has launched a competition that will see Uganda’s local university students develop android software applications aimed at addressing local needs, Uganda’s Daily Monitor reported. Under the Huawei Android Applications Challenge (HAAC) challenge, Makerere, Kyambogo and Kampala International Universities will take part in the competition aimed at supporting creativity and technological innovations for local needs. Government data shows that 14 million Ugandans own at least one mobile phone.