The Uganda Institute of information and Communications Technology (UICT) is a government tertiary institution established by the Ministry of Education & Sports under the Statutory Instrument 2005 No. 79. The Institute is under the Ministry of Information and Communications Technology and National Guidance (MoICT & NG), directly managed and operated by the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) as provided in the Uganda Communications Act of 2013 as amended. The Institute is accredited by the National Council for Higher Education (NCHE).