Ugandan ICT and management consulting firm Eight Tech Consults Ltd (8Tech) has scaled up its initiatives in 2025, advancing digital inclusion for persons with disabilities (PWDs) and smallholder farmers while strengthening its role as a research, innovation, and policy partner for national development.
Founded to deliver technology solutions that enhance lives and improve institutional efficiency, 8Tech operates across agriculture, education, government service delivery, and disability inclusion, guided by a “people-first” approach that prioritizes accessibility, skills development, and long-term impact.
“Our focus has never been technology for its own sake,” said CPA Baker Ssekito, COO of 8Tech. “We build digital tools and systems that respond to real human needs and help bridge the gap between communities and the opportunities created by ICT.”
Scaling ICT Access for Persons with Disabilities
In early 2025, 8Tech, in partnership with the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) and the National Union of Disabled Persons of Uganda (NUDIPU), launched Phase II of the ICT4PWDs programme, focusing on digital accessibility and locally developed assistive technology.
Between July 12 and 24, participants with visual and hearing impairments from 28 districts completed an intensive two-week digital-skills training covering device use, accessibility tools, e-services, and online safety.
Phase II plans include profiling an additional 40,000 PWDs, training 1,000 PWDs in digital skills, job-readiness programs for 100 PWDs, development of three ICT innovations tailored to disability needs, and production of policy and research outputs alongside knowledge-sharing workshops.
“These interventions go beyond skills,” said Mrs. Immaculate Amanya, UCC Project Manager. “They open doors to e-services, education, employment, and fuller participation in a digital society.”
Alongside disability-focused initiatives, 8Tech continues to support agriculture through the ICT4Farmers programme, implemented with the Uganda National Farmers Federation (UNFFE) and backed by UCC.
The initiative has delivered a web and mobile farm record-management platform, a National E-Agriculture Academy offering digital content and training, and a toll-free advisory call centre in multiple local languages.
Phase III focuses on expanding digital tool adoption, strengthening farmers’ ICT skills, and enhancing service delivery across the agricultural value chain.
The programme aims to transform Uganda’s agricultural sector, supporting data-driven decision-making, access to markets and inputs, and sustainable farming practices that benefit farmers and related stakeholders, including extension workers and policymakers.
8Tech also positions itself as a research, innovation, and consultancy partner, developing ICT innovations for PWDs, designing accessible curricula, and producing policy-related outputs. This focus on knowledge generation and local solutions sets 8Tech apart from conventional technology providers.
“Whether enabling a smallholder farmer to access timely agricultural advice or helping a person with a disability use digital services independently, the goal is the same,” the company says. “Technology should build opportunity, dignity, and inclusion.”
With its scaled-up programmes and expanded partnerships, Eight Tech Consults Ltd continues to play a pivotal role at the intersection of technology and social impact in Uganda.