The information and communication technology (ICT) sector has made huge strides this year strengthening the country's efforts to become a regional ICT hub. One of the key highlights of the sector was hosting of the Transform Africa Summit 2013 in October.
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The New Times reports the partners in the initiative, dubbed “YouthConnekt”, include the Association for Data-Driven Marketing and Advertising, Tigo, and HeHe Ltd, a mobile solutions company.
Speaking at the launch of the platform, Jean Philbert Nsengimana, Minister for Youth and ICT, said the development was a historic moment in the efforts to expand communication and interactions.
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The New Times reports at least 400 people are expected to attend the conference being hosted in collaboration with the Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA), a joint international institution of the African, Caribbean and Pacific states.
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The remarks by Senator Narcisse Musabeyezu were made during a Senatorial sitting to discuss the relevance of the ICT Bill, for the first time, and after the Chamber of Deputies passed it on July 25.
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However, the reason I have been here more often than to any of the larger African nations is that its national strategy has turned it into a center for international conferences, where many of the future goals and perspectives of the continent are hammered out. In that respect, it has something in common with Addis Ababa.