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ICT Sector
Overview
19th April 2018
Republic of Rwanda
MINISTRY OF IT AND COMMUNICATIONS
(MITEC)
 ▪ Country at a Glance
Content
▪ ICT Sectors Overview
Country at a Glance
Rwanda Area: 26,338 SQM

GDP USD 1,722 Billion (FRW) by Q3-2017

Per Capita
USD 1075.5

12 Female : 52 %
Million Male : 48 %
Citizens
 Ministry of Information Technology
and Communications (MITEC)
Policy and Sector Leadership
(Coordination)

ICT Sector Rwanda Information

Overview Society Authority (RISA)
Implement of ICT Related Policies

Rwanda Utility and

regulatory Authority(RURA)
Regulator
 To develop a vibrant ICT industry and position
Rwanda as the Regional ICT Hub
MITEC
To facilitate the creation of a highly competitive
service sector, fueling economic growth (cross-
cutting)
To promote social and cultural interaction and
integration in the society through the use of ICT

Enable efficient and effective service delivery

through ICT
 ICT Sector Strategies SRMP
Transition Roadmap

2001-2005 2006-2010 2011-2015 2016-2020

 Smart Rwanda 2020 Master Plan (SRMP)
• Approved by the Cabinet on 3rd/11/2015
SMART Rwanda 2020
• Focus on business and innovation:
o Rwanda to become Africa’s ICT Hub
o Private sector driven economy

Government

WEM Tech
Agriculture

Education
Health

Finance
• National economic digital transformation:

Trade & Industry

o Government Digital Transformation by 2018
o Broadband for all by 2020
o Digital Literacy for all
• Future planning:
• Research and Development for exports Skills & Capacity

and economic digital transformation Secure & Shared Infrastructure

(Internet of Things, Big Data and Analytics, Governance & Management

Cyber Security Research, Creative

Industries and Multimedia, Mobility and
Digital Lifestyle).
 STRATEGIES & POLICIES

• Cyber Security Policy

• Digital Talent Policy
• Data revolution Policy
• E-Waste Policy
• National Broadband Policy
• National ICT Policy
• ICT4rAG (ICT for Agriculture Strategy)
• ICT for Education
• WemTech Strategy
• FinTech Strategy
• ICT for Health Strategy
PROGRAMS & FLAGSHIPS
 Smart City
Smart Education
Land Planning, Kigali Master Plan,
SmartSchool, Digital Online Land Use, Construction
Ambassadors Program, ICDL, Permit MiS
Digital workforce etc
Smart Government

Smart Business and service delivery One Government Network

Telepresence, GCC,
Irembo, Company registration, ESW, eTax, Rwanda Online,..
Mobile Payments
ICT Innovations

Smart HealthCare
Klab, think, HeHe, GiraICT

Smart Agriculture
TracNet, OpenMRS, HMIS, RapidSMS,
Telemedecine.
E-Soko, EAX, mFarm,
Fertilizer Voucher MS
INNOVATIVE INITIATIVES
Open Data Portal One Government Ms.Geek initiative
Network

Drone Project Innovation Labs

Regulatory Sandoboxes
 Internet
Phone
Penetration
Penetration
76% 46.5%

Mobile-telephone penetration 4G LTE

and internet penetration Deployment/
(By December 2017) population
89%
Government service delivery

IPPIS
Pertinent Challenges

Digital Literacy

Electricity

Local Content
CONTINENTAL OUTREACH
Smart Africa Alliance

Coordinate SMART Africa

Mission
Alliance

1. Investment promotion
2. Skills building
Goals 3. Knowledge sharing
4. Innovation
5. Coordination
Transform Africa Summit 2018
THANK YOU