Irene Kaggwa

Irene Kaggwa

Irene Kaggwa is the Programme Manager at the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) for Giga, a joint ITU-UNICEF initiative that seeks to support governments to connect all schools to the Internet by 2030.

Prior to that, she worked in different roles within Uganda Communications Commission – the regulator in the communications sector in Uganda, for a period of 25 years, including serving as the interim Executive Director from 2020 to 2023. Her experience spans policy development, research, strategy, communications/ICT regulation, radio spectrum management, cyber security and implementation of the various aspects of fostering ICT and ICT enabled socio-economic development.

A registered engineer, Irene holds a Master of Science in Communications Systems and Signal Processing from the University of Bristol and a Master of Science in Economic Management and Policy (Business Economic Pathway) from the University of Strathclyde in the United Kingdom. She did a Bachelor in Electrical Engineering at Makerere University in Uganda.

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  • Organization
    International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
  • Profession
    Giga Programme Manager
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9 May 2026
09:30 - 17:00
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