According to Mr. Nyombi Thembo, the State Minister for Information and Communications Ttechnology, after the enactment of the anti counterfeiting bill, Ugandan high commissions and embassies would be used to monitor and block suspected counterfeits destined to Uganda.
"The embassies and our missionaries will help us to ensure that these goods don't come. We're also strengthening the Uganda National Bureau of Standards to ensure blockage and prosecution at all border points," said the minister.
He was welcoming Hewlett-Packard, commonly referred to as HP an American multinational information technology corporation. The company opened an office in Uganda to ensure that the HP products that are supplied to Uganda are not counterfeits.
Uganda's Anti Counterfeiting Bill of 2008 was delayed, after health rights activists campaigned against it, insisting that, despite some improvements, the bill could affect the availability of generic medicine.
The bill stated that "in the case of medicines, (counterfeiting) includes the deliberate and fraudulent mislabeling of medicines with respect to identity or source, whether or not such products have correct ingredients, wrong ingredients, have sufficient active ingredients or have fake packaging." This was opposed by health activists.
Mr. Stefanos Giourelis the managing director Hewlett-Packard Africa said commercial customers would access HP products and services, allowing them to transform their businesses by taking advantage of the improved IT infrastructure, a future based cloud computing and connectivity services.
"Governments can leverage our technology to drive economic growth and stability by modernizing the delivery of services in key areas such as education, healthcare and e-Government services," said Giourelis.
The HP boss who appointed Mr. Chris Mutua, the country manager, added that his company will broaden access of its consumer printer and PCs in Uganda.
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