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Mon, June 3rd, 11:00 · Martin Cheruiyot

ICT awareness campaign launched in Eastern Rwanda

The fourth edition of the ICT Literacy and Awareness campaign organised by Rwanda’s Ministry of Youth and ICT in the Eastern Province has been launched in a bid to strengthen the use of technology in the region. → Read more
Wed, May 29th, 13:24 · Martin Cheruiyot

Rwanda’s ICT’s Ministry signs MOU with Digital Opportunity Trust

Digital Opportunity Trust (DOT) Rwanda has partnered with the Ministry of Youth and ICT to deliver empowerment and entrepreneurship programmes through their Youth Empowerment for Global Opportunity (YEGO) centres. → Read more
Thu, May 23rd, 09:24 · Martin Cheruiyot

Online produce exchange kicks off in Rwanda

Rwandan farmers will benefit from online marketing after the launch of the Rwanda East Africa Exchange (EAX). → Read more
Tue, May 21st, 10:00 · Martin Cheruiyot

Online system for construction permit application in Rwanda

Rwanda has launched an online construction permit application process, aimed at reducing the queuing and frustrations experienced with the manual process. → Read more
Tue, May 21st, 08:42 · Martin Cheruiyot

New Artel donates ICT equipment to Rwandan genocide survivors

Rwandan internet service provider (ISP) New Artel has donated ICT equipment to the Kimironko genocide survivors’ association to improve business transactions and communication in the area. → Read more
Mon, May 20th, 09:48 · Martin Cheruiyot

Rwandan telecoms take SIM registration to doorsteps

Operators in Rwanda have launched a house-to-house exercise to allow those unable or unwilling to visit registration centres to register their SIM cards before the July 31 deadline. → Read more
Fri, May 17th, 14:31 · Martin Cheruiyot

Rwandan mobile phone use increases – report

The Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Agency’s (RURA) latest report indicates half the population of Rwanda now uses mobile phones, attributed to increased telecom competition and use of phones in businesses communications. → Read more
Fri, May 17th, 13:54 · Martin Cheruiyot

Rwanda wins international ICT award

Rwanda’s Africa Digital Media Academy (ADMA) has been rated the best project in the media industry at the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Project Prizes 2013. → Read more
Fri, May 17th, 10:33 · Martin Cheruiyot

MobiCash fingerprint scanners launched in Rwanda

MobiCash, a financial service that uses a fingerprint scanner to authenticate users, has launched in Rwanda. → Read more
Mon, May 13th, 12:13 · Martin Cheruiyot

Rwanda confident of meeting July SIM registration deadline

The Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Agency (RURA) is confident all mobile users will have registered their SIM cards before the July deadline despite around 40 per cent yet to have done so. → Read more
Wed, May 8th, 13:33 · Martin Cheruiyot

Mobile phones to aid security in Rwanda

Members of the community policing committees (CPCs), in Rwanda’s Eastern Province, have received 175 mobile phones from the national police for effective communication. → Read more
Tue, May 7th, 14:05 · Martin Cheruiyot

Cybercrime threatening Rwanda’s IT development

Internet fraudsters and an absence of suitable cyber security could cripple Rwanda’s efforts to become a major regional IT hub in Africa. → Read more
Tue, May 7th, 12:45 · Mercy Makumi

East Africa single tourist visa held back by poor tech infrastructure

The plan to have a single East Africa Community (EAC) tourist visa has been delayed because of a lack of sophisticated ICT equipments. → Read more
Tue, May 7th, 08:22 · Martin Cheruiyot

Young Rwandan entrepreneurs receive funds

Eight of the best science, technology and innovation related projects have been awarded RWF252 million (US$390,000) by the Rwanda Innovation Endowment Fund (RIEF) for them to run business. → Read more
Mon, May 6th, 13:42 · Martin Cheruiyot

Rwandan student builds smartphone app for Afropolitans

Sangwa Rwabuhihi has become the first Rwandan student to build a stylist mobile application after gaining experience working on application and touch screen user interfaces. → Read more
Fri, May 3rd, 11:30 · Susan Mwenesi

Rwandan SIM registration goes digital

Rwandans living in the Diaspora can now register their SIM cards online, saving them from having to return home to beat the July 31 registration deadline. → Read more
Thu, April 18th, 11:18 · Igor Hobotov

Korean agency to fund Rwandan ICT centre

The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) has signed an agreement with the Rwandan Ministry of Youth and ICT to build an innovation centre in Kigali. → Read more
Tue, April 16th, 14:21 · Tom Jackson

Rwandan ICT bill in final stages

The draft Rwandan Information Communication Technology Bill is due for tabling in front of a plenary session for deliberation and a vote on implementation. → Read more
Mon, April 15th, 16:22 · Nanine Steenkamp

BiD Network to select African finalists for ICT challenge

Entrepreneur-focused non-profit organisation (NPO) BiD Network will select three African finalists from Burundi, Rwanda and Liberia in June as the ICT Challenge competition draws to a close. → Read more
Mon, April 15th, 08:22 · Igor Hobotov

Rwandan statistics body to use ICT to collect and share data

The National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR) has launched a system that will enable it to receive and distribute information using mobile phones. → Read more