2.7 E-Waste Management The country does not have a comprehensive policy on managing e-waste as yet. However, the private sector, through the support of development partners is encouraging retrieval of obsolete computer equipment. To this end, the government of Uganda shall: Policy Strategies 1. Develop, implement and enforce an e-watse policy. 2. Collaborate with relevant institutions to establish recycling centres and educate the public through the media on how to ensure that the environment is protected. 3. Setup an e-watse management fund to which all importers of electronic equipment shall contribute. 2.8 Hardware and Software Industry Software development is a high growth industry and forms a major segment of the vast IT market. It will continue to do so in the future. The software development industry is still on a very low scale and majorly consumed by only the local market. There is hardly any assembling and development of hardware in the country; only hardware refurbishment is done on a very small scale and is private sector led. The hardware assembly and software development industries are still lacking in capacity. To this end government shall: Policy Strategies 1. Promote “Made in Uganda” brand of software and hardware 2. Initiate Public Private sector Partnerships in the hardware and software development industry with a view to accessing the export market 3. Encourage investment in the software and hardware development industry through incentives such as setting up a Hardware Development Fund. 4. Encourage local businesses to consume locally developed hardware and software 5. Encourage developing market-oriented software for local market and export. 6. Encourage manufacturers to indicate bar codes on all items sold in the country 7. Promote export of IT services and products 11