UPPC positive factors momentum in fashionable printing and publishing
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Printing and Publishing Company (UPPC) is steadily advancing to fulfill up to date printing and publishing calls for, following important enhancements to this official authorities writer.
The 123-year-old printing home, as soon as merely revered because the Uganda Gazette printer, has acquired state-of-the-art printing equipment. Its digitalization efforts have reached 35 p.c, with a five-year goal of 80 p.c.
On the inaugural stakeholders’ engagement, the company launched the digital model of the Uganda Gazette and an online portal, “Gov Data Hub,” offering Ugandans with complete authorities data. This initiative goals to boost interplay and communication between UPPC and its prospects. The occasion was themed “Enhancing Buyer Loyalty by means of Wonderful Service Supply.”
Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja, represented by Robert Kasule Ssebunnya, head of the supply unit within the Workplace of the Prime Minister (OPM), praised UPPC’s efforts to modernize its operations. She affirmed that persevering with this development might save the federal government as much as USD 10 million, at the moment spent on outsourcing printing work overseas.
The Prime Minister urged all MDAs to adjust to the presidential directive to contract all printing work to UPPC, emphasizing its newly developed capability. Kasule, in his function as a high quality assurance unit chief, pledged to interact the auditor normal concerning MDAs that fail to contract their printing work to UPPC.
He additionally inspired UPPC to extend its market visibility and advocate for its rightful contracts, particularly these involving safety components like poll printing. He famous that successful such contracts is dependent upon how the company presents itself to MDAs liable for these paperwork.
Milly Babalanda, the Minister for the Presidency, represented by Sadat Kisuyi, the assistant commissioner for finance and planning within the workplace of the president, acknowledged UPPC’s exceptional transformation. She recommended the administration workforce for fostering lasting relationships with their clientele, a essential facet of enterprise belief.
UPPC Board Chairperson Joachim Buwembo revealed {that a} yr in the past, the company was practically defunct, missing the capability for its fundamental mandates. Nonetheless, important enhancements have been revamped the previous yr. He emphasised the board’s mission to revamp the company and restore its rightful place. “We’re right here for a selected task to show across the group, and I feel we’re on the precise trajectory,” he stated.
Buwembo highlighted UPPC’s dedication to establishing a printing faculty to advertise professionalism within the sector. He pressured that the company goals to information moderately than compete inside the trade.
He additionally requested the company be entrusted with confidential authorities paperwork, revealing that UPPC is at the moment working with NIRA to print hundreds of thousands of nationwide registration types, a process unsuitable for personal firms. This belief from NIRA serves as a vote of confidence that different MDAs ought to emulate.
UPPC Chief Govt Officer Sudi Nangoli acknowledged that the stakeholders’ engagement aimed to construct belief and loyalty for ongoing long-term relationships, integrating stakeholders into the product growth course of. He reported a rise in buyer satisfaction charges to 80 p.c, attributed to the introduction of digital equipment. The UPPC customer support portal has additionally revolutionized buyer interplay and communication.
Nangoli talked about that the company has obtained very constructive suggestions from prospects, with a big improve in clientele over the previous 12 months.
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