Our Story

About ROID TECH HUB

ROID TECH HUB is a technology innovation and enablement platform dedicated to closing Africa's technology divide.

We combine talent, training, governance, and digital transformation expertise to help organizations adopt the right technologies and build the right capabilities sustainably and at scale.

Our Story

ROID TECH HUB was created in response to a simple but serious reality: while technology is now a key driver of business success globally, many organizations in Uganda and across Africa lack access to the skills, structures, and tools they need to keep pace.

We saw businesses struggling to digitize, young people struggling to find meaningful work, and institutions struggling to turn strategy into real change.

ROID was founded to change that narrative by providing a hub where organisations and individuals can find guidance, mentorship, and the right technology support.

Mission

To bridge the technology divide by providing affordable access to expertise, talent, and learning that enables African organizations and youth to thrive in a digital world.

Vision

A continent where businesses, institutions, and young people confidently use technology to solve real problems, create value, and compete globally.

Values

Impact First

We focus on solutions that create measurable change for our clients and communities.

Integrity

We do what we say, and we advise responsibly.

Learning & Growth

We believe in continuous upskilling for ourselves and those we serve.

Collaboration

We work alongside organizations, not above them.

Accessibility

We keep knowledge, tools, and opportunities within reach through subsidized and inclusive models.

How Our Hub Works

ROID TECH HUB operates as a flexible, hybrid platform:

Physical & Virtual Hub

We create spaces onsite and online where learning, mentoring, and project work can happen.

Subsidized Access

We design models that lower the barrier to quality technology expertise for organizations and individuals.

End-to-End Support

From strategy and governance to implementation, training, and talent placement, we support the full lifecycle of digital change.

Youth-Focused Pathways

We intentionally design opportunities for young people to learn, contribute, and grow into technology leaders.

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Founder

Reuben Benny Idro

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Our Founder

Professional Profile

Reuben is an IT professional with over 10 years of experience in technology, digital transformation, information security, project management, capacity building and brings along a solid foundation of leadership and technical competency from the private and public sectors within Uganda and abroad. In previous roles in IT management, database administration and audit of information systems, Reuben has developed and maintained a consistent record of achieving organizational and individual goals through strategic leadership, process re engineering, risk management, capacity building, infrastructure security and governance among others. In his currently role as the country lead information security specialist, Reuben is tasked with ensuring that information security aligns with the over all country office and project objectives.

Reuben’s educational achievements include but not limited to; industry-recognized certifications in Oracle Cloud, Cyber security, AI, Project management, Computer Networking, Governance-Risk-Compliance and intellectual Property. He also possesses a Bachelor of Applied Sciences in Information Technology, a Post Graduate Diploma in Information Security Management from Uganda Management Institute and a MSc. in Computing majoring in Computer Security from the Uganda Technology and Management University.

Highlighting key career achievements, Reuben championed digitisation and automation projects as contract manager at the Uganda Registrations Services Bureau (URSB) in improving business and marriages registration services as well as successfully leading efforts to ensure the GIZ Uganda is ISO 27001:2022 certified. Reuben also published among others a number of articles in The Registry News Letter (Issue 26 | Vol 26, July-September 2021) under the title “Artificial Intelligence; Automation and the Human Condition”. Reuben is a member of the ISC2 [ID:160254], PECB [ID: 2303100] and Cybersecurity & Forensics Association of Uganda (CSFAU).