James is an African Entrepreneur and ICT professional with vast experience garnered over the last 18 years. He is a blogger at wirejames.com as well as a small business consultant and mentor for upcoming entrepreneurs. As one of the pioneer internet practitioners in Uganda, he has seen the evolution of the Internet from a time when it was considered “of no significance” by the politicians to its current state where it is looked at as a strategic resource.
He is currently the Chairman of the Free Software Foundation for Africa (FOSSFA) and a member of the Board of NIC.ug, a body formed by the Government of Uganda to manage the .ug resource.