The biggest ICT for development event in Rwanda wrapped up in June with the entire country geared for a technological boost, as more than 250 delegates from bilateral donors, civil society, the private sector and academia, and over 500 online participants from across the globe met in Kigali to discuss an major overhaul of the country’s ICT capacity to better address Rwanda’s lingering development challenges.
The government is now working with the private sector to identify innovative, information-driven and ICT enabled solutions to boost economic growth.
The solutions referred to as 'SMART' are expected to be a citizen-centric and business-friendly, accessible and sustainable Information and Service Delivery ecosystem through public and private investments.
The Rwandan government on Monday launched a drive to transform the social and economic development of the country using the power of Information and Communication Technology (ICT).
The plan dubbed “Smart Rwanda Days” is a citizen-centered business-friendly, accessible and sustainable information and service delivery chain that will be realized through strong partnership between public and the private sector.
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Smart Rwanda is about creating a citizen-centric and business-friendly service delivery ecosystem, realised through public and private investments, to transform the economy and benefit Rwandans.
The plan, dubbed "Smart Rwanda Days", is a citizen-centred business-friendly, accessible and sustainable information and service delivery chain, which will be realised through public-private partnership.
To realise Smart Rwanda Days, government, in partnership with the World Bank, yesterday hosted an event to help stakeholders develop a shared vision for the initiative.