- Giants of Africa postpone youth festival in Kigali, Rwanda
- Rwandan coffee sells out in seconds at Electronic World Trade Platform livestream event in China
- Kigali maintains 2nd position in Africa on ICCA ranking
- Public-Private Partnership to boost Rwanda’s Tourism & Hospitality Industry
- PUBLIC NOTICE: Hirwa Mountain Gorilla Family returns to Volcanoes National Park
- Rwanda Celebrates Earth Day with Immersive Gorilla Trekking Virtual Reality Film
- Rwanda private sector readies for Commonwealth Business Forum
- Government of Rwanda, Babyl partner to provide digital healthcare to all Rwandans
- Rwanda, UAE enter partnership to improve nationwide Road Safety
- Rwanda courts more tourists at Middle East Travel Fair
- RWANDA RE-OPENS FOR TOURISM
- Rwanda wins bid to host 2020 Africa Tourism Leadership Forum
- Rwanda tourism marketing delegation in United States for New York Times Travel Show and Southern California Trade Events
- Mobile Employment Services reach Musanze District
- Qatar Takes Majority Stake in Rwanda’s New International Airport
- Entre le Rwanda et le Paris Saint-Germain, plus qu’un partenariat
- Rwanda na Paris Saint-Germain: Birenze Ubufatanye
- Audio-Visual industry stakeholders commit to partnerships in bid to grow sector
- Second annual audiovisual regional forum opens in Kigali
- Rwanda closer to becoming a regional logistics hub with the launch of Kigali Logistics Platform
- Start-ups to receive funding and training after completing incubation program at the ICT Innovation Centre
- Arsenal Star David Luiz Celebrates Memorable Visit to Rwanda
- Cherie Blair leads investment delegation to Rwanda
- Rwanda welcomes high-level Dubai business delegation
- Kayonza residents participate in Kwita Izina bicycle race
Overview of ICT in Rwanda
Information and Communication Technology is a central engine to driving Rwanda’s transformation to a knowledge based economy, a fact Rwanda has acknowledged by allocating a budget to ICT - as a percentage of its GDP - that is at par with OECD countries.
Rwanda continues to be one of the fastest growing African countries in ICT and there are several avenues for growth for the ICT sector – from e-commerce and e-services, mobile technologies, applications development and automation to becoming a regional center for the training of top quality ICT professionals and research. A robust ICT industry can create wealth, jobs and entrepreneurs.
Rwanda’s ICT Competitive advantage
- Cheap labor compared to other countries in the Region
- Young and dynamic workforce
- Most favorable business environment in the EAC (2nd in Africa, WBG Ease of doing business Ranking 2015)
- Transparency international index 2015 Rwanda ranked as least bribery prone in the EAC, and 3rd in Africa as whole.
- World class ICT infrastructure
- Strong & visionary leadership
- Bi-lingual business environment (French and English)
Mobile broadband penetration
The total number of active mobile telephone subscriptions (90-days revenue generating subscribers) in Rwanda increased from 8,932,108 at the end of June - 2016 to 9,025,516 at the end of July-2016, thereby showing an increase of 1.5%. While postpaid subscription increased from 104,185 at the end of June-2016 to 108,229 at the end of July-2016, the prepaid subscriptions increased from 8,827,923 to 8,917,287 during the same period.
Consequently different sectors especially Financial Institutions and Utilities are increasingly digitizing and mobilizing their products and services, reducing costs and providing compelling new experiences for consumers.
ICT Park
Project Description
Development of an ICT park structured around and supporting the growth of the following clusters:
- Energy
- Internet, multimedia and mobile telecommunication
- Knowledge
- E-Government
- Financial
- ICT Service and export
Strategic partnership between GoR, Carnegie-Mellon University (CMU) and AfDB according to which CMU will:
- Provide ICT education in Kigali equivalent to that offered to its students at the US Campus
- Support the design of the Institutional program
Investment Amount:
US$ 150m
Investment Mode:
Total Equity ownership or Joint Venture
