ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT STRATEGIC PLAN 2022-2025

No. KEY RESULT AREAS SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES TOTAL

1 Upgrading and equipping four TV  Procurement and installation of equipment 5.6B 1.4B
studios(UBC,U24,MAGIC, & STAR TV for the four studios.
UBC TV comprising of one audience studio and  Procurement of security control systems, 600m
one news studio has equipment which were civil works including lift repairs and cooling
procured in 2012 and have exceeded their life systems.
span.  Securing insurance cover of all equipment 400m per annum
Both MAGIC TV and U24 don’t do live and service level agreements for the studio
productions due to lack of equipment. facilities.
2 Enhancement of Radio ON-AIR & production  Procurement of radio of 11 production 1.2B
studios with modern equipment. equipment.
There’s need to procure modern equipment to  Upgrading ON-Air studios to current audio- 1B
enhance seamless production and content value visual set up. First phase 3 studios
chain for those studios.  Upgrading master control room with 800M
modern technology
 Re-design of studio interiors and system 600M
cooling to enhance audio visual set up. Civil
works for 3 studios
3 Development of fully functional IT systems  LAN redesign for UBC and upcountry 200M 1.7B
stations.
 Business process automation. 4B
 Central security systems (Biometric and 700M
CCtv cameras) for the corporation.
 Acquisition of modern computers for office 500M
work and production.
 Acquisition of software for the major core 200M
business processes of UBC. (Microsoft
office, pastel, Adobe, e.t.c)
 Development of an IT policy. 50M
 Research and innovation. 150M

4 Digitalization and development of a robust  Procurement of analogue to digital 800M 1.1B

archiving system. conversion system and training.
 Procurement of Robust archiving system 4.6B
OFF site and ON site
  Procurement of technical, human resource 400M
and logistical requirements.
5 Acquisition of modern outside broadcast  Upgrade of OB VAN (short term) 600M 1.6B
equipment.
 Procurement of OB Equipment for TV(fly 700M
way kit and live Us)
 Procurement of OB equipment for Radio 700M
 Acquisition of a modern HD OB van
minimum 6 cameras. 10B
6 Improvement and renovation of UBC  Renovation of broadcasting house including 2B 1.2B
infrastructure electrical works.
 Renovation of UBC upcountry sites in a
phased manner
 Installation of solar systems in a phased
manner
 Securing UBC land, title acquisition, fencing
and planting trees and selected sites

7 Establishment of regional broadcast studios for  Securing Land for regional centers 2B
TV and radios  Develop drawings, Bills of Quantities, 3B
construction and equipment for regional TV
and radio studios
 Completion of relocation of studios 800M
Training  10B