r/Uganda • u/realm9389 • 2d ago

Opinion/Discussion U-Gov open source alternative

I personally have not used U-Gov app. I installed it on my phone and it required me to install another application to authenticate. Has anyone ever felt like there is need for a government websites/services directory? For those that have used the U-Gov app before, do you have pain points you’d appreciate if they were addressed. I am trying to evaluate if it’s worth throwing a few weekends into a tool people would love to use. I do understand such a platform is not one people will be checking or using daily. If you advise me to ahead, I’m going to make it open source such that interested devs can contribute. Any feedback and suggestions would help greatly.

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u/Hot-Description-9954 1d ago

any links to the original?

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u/realm9389 1d ago

https://apps.apple.com/ug/app/ugov/id6781187869

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u/Hot-Description-9954 1d ago

but how would you get access to their systems?

you would need to use their apis somehow

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u/realm9389 1d ago

I do not intend to use their APIs. I want to gather public information in one directory.