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Presight signs MoU with Government of Uganda represented by NITA-U
Presight, a global big data analytics company powered by AI, has signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding, MoU with the Government of the Republic of Uganda, represented by the National Information Technology Authority, NITA-U, to support the country’ s national digital transformation ambitions.
The signing ceremony, held at the State House Uganda in Kampala, was witnessed by His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, as part of his official State visit to Uganda. Also, in attendance were HE Sheikh Shakhboot Bin Nahyan Al Nahyan, Cabinet Member and Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, HE Abdullah Hassan Obaid AlShamsi, UAE Ambassador to Uganda, and Dr. Hatwib Mugasa, Executive Director of NITA-U, who signed the MoU on behalf of Uganda.
Presight was represented by Sheik Muhammad Shameen Hosenbocus, Vice President of Africa and LATAM, and Mohammed AlMheiri, Chief Business Officer, Public Safety and Security.
This landmark agreement underscores Presight’ s growing presence across the African continent and reflects its commitment to bringing world-class Applied AI solutions to support sustainable, inclusive digital transformation.
The MoU outlines the framework for close collaboration between Presight and NITA-U on high-priority digital transformation initiatives aligned with Uganda’ s National Development Plan III.
As part of the agreement, NITA-U will lead the identification and coordination of priority projects and establish a Technical Steering Committee comprising officials from NITA-U, the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, MoFPED, and other relevant ministries. Presight on the other hand, will provide the technical expertise, conduct project feasibility assessments, and collaborate with stakeholders to drive effective execution.
Sage Platinum partner, SynergERP implements Project Portfolio Office
SynergERP, a Sage Platinum Reseller and trusted business solutions provider, has taken a strategic step forward in its project execution journey by standardising a project management methodology and implementing Project Portfolio Office’ s PPO as its chosen portfolio and project management tool.
Founded in 1993, SynergERP specialises in delivering end-to-end enterprise resource planning, ERP solutions, with a focus on Sage X3 and Sage Intacct. With clients across a broad range of sectors, including manufacturing, distribution, financial services and professional services, the company is well known for its deep industry knowledge, long-term client partnerships and a commitment to driving digital transformation.
According to Wessel Coetzee, Joint Managing Director at SynergERP, as the business has grown – both in terms of client
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base and larger, more complex projects – the limitations of its informal project management environment began to surface.
Despite having experienced project managers in place, SynergERP needed a
consistent, consolidated approach to project execution. Project data was decentralised and managed using different tools, making it difficult to gain oversight and deliver the level of governance and efficiency needed to support ongoing growth.
“ While our business is very much project driven, we realised that our project management had become a somewhat of an afterthought,” explains Coetzee.“ Each project manager had their own way of working, often based on client preferences, and there was no central view or dashboard to see how our projects were tracking overall. Reporting was quite informal, and we relied on checking with each project manager as to the status of their projects.”
SynergERP has embraced the use of PPO to assist in turning project management into a core strength, says Guy Jelley, CEO and cofounder of Project Portfolio Office.
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