Robert Ikoja-Odongo

Pulofeesa **Robert Ikoja-Odongo**, naye **Robert Ikoja Odongo** oba mu bumpiimpi **Robert Ikoja** (yazaalibwa mu 1950), muddukanya eby'ensoma  omukulu mu Uganda . Mu kiseera kino ye Vice Chancellor wa Soroti University, Yunivaasite ya gavumenti mu Uganda. 

## Ebimukwatako n’obuyigirize
Yazaalibwa Soroti, Uganda, circa mu 1950. Alina diguli esooka mu Bachelor of Arts, eyamuweebwa Makerere university, yunivasite  eya gavumenti esinga obunene era esinga obukadde mu ggwanga. Era alina diguli ey'okubiri mu Master of Philosophy mu Publishing Studies, gye yafuna okuva mu Yunivasite y’e Stirling mu Scotland . Diguli ye ey'okusatu eya Doctor of Philosophy mu Library and Information Science, yafunibwa okuva mu University of Zululand mu South Africa . 

## Omulimu
Ikoja-Odongo akoze emirimu egy’enjawulo mu yunivasite y’e Makerere, omuli gino wamanga: 

* Omukulu w’ettendekero lya kompyuta n’amawulire
* Akulira ettendekero ly’eby’eneeyisa n'etegeera y'abantu mu yunivasite y’e Makerere
* Omusomesa mu ttendekero lino erya East African School of Library and Information Science.

Mu August wa 2012, yalondebwa okuba Vice-Chancellor wa Soroti University eyali yaakatondebwawo mu kiseera ekyo era n’alondebwa okukulira akakiiko akavunaanyizibwa ku kutandikawo yunivasite eno. 

## Obukugubwe mu buwandiisi
Mu myaka gy’amaze ng’akola yeetaba mu kunoonyereza okusinga naddala mu ssaayansi w’amaterekero g’ebitabo ne ssaayansi w’amawulire ebimufudde omu ku bakugu ab’oku ntikko mu ggwanga. ebimu ku bikolwa bye kuliko; *Okwetaaga amawulire n'enneeyisa y'okunoonya amawulire ey'abavubi b'emikono mu Uganda* . Okunoonyereza kuno kwalaga nti abavubi beetaaga amawulire ag’enjawulo okusobola okukola obulungi emirimu .  *Enneeyisa y’okunoonya amawulire ey’abasuubuzi b’ekitongole ebitali bya gavumeenti: Obumanyirivu mu Uganda.* Ebivuddemu biraga nti enkola ez’omulembe/ez’enjawulo ez’okutambuza amawulire nga zeesigamiziddwa ku mikutu gy’amawulire egy’ebiwandiiko ne ICT ziraga akakwate katono ku byetaago by’amawulire n’okukozesebwa kw’abasuubuzi ku mitendera egy’amaanyi olw’obwavu, obutasoma n’ebikozesebwa ebibi eby’amawulire.*Okukozesa tekinologiya w'amawulire n'empuliziganya (ICT) mu kufuna n'okubunyisa amawulire g'ebyobulamu mu Uganda* . Okunoonyereza kuno kwalaga nti okusoomoozebwa okuwerako kulina okukolebwako singa omugaso omujjuvu ogw’okukozesa tekinologiya ICT mu kufuna n’okubunyisa amawulire agakwata ku by’obulamu gunaatuukirira mu Uganda.  *Enkosa ya cybercafes ku mpeereza y’amawulire mu Uganda.* okunoonyereza kwateesa nti enkola za ICT ziteekebwewo era kompyuta ne yintaneeti bifuulibwe ekitundu ku nsoma y’amasomero okusobola okuwa Bannayuganda obukugu obwetaagisa n’okugaziya empeereza zino empya eza yintaneeti ne ku bantu b’omu byalo mu Uganda.  *Ebyetaago by’amawulire n’enkozesa mu balimi b’omu bibuga mu saza ly’e Kampala mu Uganda.* Okunoonyereza kuno kwakkaatirizza obwetaavu bw’okubunyisa amawulire agakwata ku bulimi mu kibuga Kampala okusinziira ku bibiina by’ebitongole by’abalimi b’omu bibuga n’obwetaavu bwabwe obw’amawulire. ku byetaago by’amawulire n’enkozesa y’ekitongole ekitali kya gavumeenti mu Uganda. Okunoonyereza kuno kwasalawo ebyetaago by’amawulire n’enkozesa y’ekitongole ekitali kya gavumeent mu Uganda.  Ebyobufuzi by’etterekero ly’ebitabo ery’olukale: Endowooza ya Banayuganda. Ekiwandiiko kyateekawo enneewulira z’ababuuziddwa ku bukulu bw’empeereza y’amaterekero g’ebitabo ag’olukale n’ebizibu ebibakosa.  *Enkola y'okukulaakukulanya omusingi gw'okumanya okusinzira ku kw'obutonde bw'ensi enzaaliranwa mu Uganda* . Ekiwandiiko kino kyayanjula enkola y’okuwandiika okumanya enzaalwa mu Uganda era ne kireeta ensonga okuwandiika n’okukozesa okukulaakulanya enkola eno.  *Okunoonyereza okw'okwetegereza ku nneeyisa y'okunoonya amawulire n'okubunyisa amawulire mu bitongole mu eby'abantu mu Uganda* . Okunoonyereza kuno kwazuula nti abasuubuzi banoonya n’okubunyisa amawulire okusinga mu ngeri etali ntongole ne mu kyogera.  *Etterekero ly’ebitabo ery’obwannannyini ery’eŋŋamira lireeta essuubi eri abaluunzi: obumanyirivu bw’a Banakenya* . Ekiwandiiko kino kyogera ku buyiiya obukoleddwa mu kitongole ky’amaterekero g’ebitabo mu ggwanga ekya Kenya, Camel Library Service (CLS) mu ssaza ly’obukiikakkono bw’obuvanjuba mu Kenya.  Enkola ya Uganda ey'amaterekero g'ebitabo ag'olukale n'obuweereza okuva mu biseera by'amatwale okutuuka kati. Ekiwandiiko kino kyalondoola ebyafaayo by’ekitongole kya Public Library Service mu Uganda okuva mu biseera by’amatwale. 

## Obuvunaanyizibwa obulala
Pulofeesa Robert Ikoja-Odongo mwami mufumbo era taata.

## Laba ne
 

## Ebiwandiiko ebikozesebwa

## Ebiyungo eby’ebweru

* Omukutu gwa yunivasite ya Soroti
* Makerere Yatikkirwa diguli 67 eza PhD
* 2015 Agenda Kubeera Mukulu Mu Byenjigiriza
* Amaka 300 Agabeera Mu Kutya Okugobwa