Digital cooperation ought to go beyond ensuring access to broadband to close the gap in aspects such as the adoption of affordable devices and services, accessible content and digital literacy, President Paul Kagame has said.
President Kagame was speaking while chairing the Annual Meeting of Broadband Commission alongside co-chair Carlos Slim and co-vice chairs Audrey Azoulay (Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) and Houlin Zhao (Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union).
Read more: RW: Kagame: Digital cooperation should go beyond access to broadband
Since the late 1980s, the digital revolution has transformed the economy and society. First came the development of a connected economy, characterised by mass take-up of the Internet and the roll-out of broadband networks. This was followed by the development of a digital economy via the increasing use of digital platforms as business models for the supply of goods and services. Now the movement is towards a digitalised economy whose production and consumption models are based on the incorporation of digital technologies in all economic, social, and environmental dimensions.
In the years to come , Covid-19 will be regarded as one of the world’s biggest disruptions and it will take time before things return to normal, but the negative part of the virus aside, It has also contributed to some positive changes hygienically and accelerated the transition towards a cashless economy.
Digital payments have completely replaced cash and the good thing is that small scale traders who were slow to adopt the new system have also come on board and Kigali’s transformation into a smart city is very much on course.
Read more: RW: Kigali: Taxi motos finally go digital other sectors need to do the same
The platform is an ideal opportunity for Rwandans to freely bid for any auctioned property wherever they may reside.
Finally, on 5 August 2020, the long-awaited electronic auctioning system [https://cyamunara.gov.rw/auction/] was launched by the Ministry of Justice.
As noted by the Ministry, the digital bidding platform aims at making the enforcement of orders more efficient and transparent.
Read more: RW: Should electronic auctioning system be secured?
With digital transformation being continuously positioned as a key enabler for the country’s development agenda, is Rwanda ready for the transition? A World Bank study and analysis on the subject shows that there is need to adjust approach in a number of sectors to make the most of the trend.
Read more: A look at Rwanda’s effort to bridge the digital gap