Yet when talking about technology and women in Rwanda, one name will invariably pop up: Clarisse Iribagiza. At just 24, she is the CEO of a mobile computing technology company called HeHe, and she rubbishes the idea that technology is not for women.
Read more: RW: Clarisse Iribagiza, a Role Model for Women in ICT
Key systems used at BNR such as the Rwanda integrated payments processing system (RIPPS), FINA-the system used to collect data from financial institutions and TeamMate, another system which enhances onsite inspection activities and the regional payments and settlement system (REPPS), Bloomberg and Reuters financial news services have all been backed on the system which has reportedly cost the Bank over Frw 300 million.
Read more: Central Bank of Rwanda Unveils Data Centre to Improve Information Security
E-government means different things to different people. Some observers have defined E-government in terms of specific actions: using a government office to receive information, applying for benefits through a web-site, or creating shared data bases for multiple agencies. Other observers have defined E-government in general terms. For instance they see E-government as 'automating the delivery of government services'.
Read more: RW: How E-Government Is Transforming Delivery of Services
This emerged in the latest report by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) for 2012.
The annual report titled "Measuring the Information Society 2012", rank the Republic of Korea as the world's most advanced ICT economy, followed by Sweden, Denmark, Iceland and Finland.
The revelations to go electronic were made by Richard Gakuba, coordinator of e-health for the Ministry of Health, on Monday during an e-health conference at the Chez Lando Hotel in Kigali.
Read more: RW: Health ministry to implement national electronic health registry