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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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.
The four-day high level event, scheduled for October 28-31, will be held under the theme, "The Future Delivered Today". It will focus on devising ways how Africa can leverage broadband to transform communities, governments and the private sector.
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HumanIPO reported last month the ICT conference would be hosted in Rwanda, bringing together local and international participants.
Chief executive officer (CEO) of the Rwanda Development Board (RDB) Valentine Rugwabiza said: “Once infrastructure is in place, it is paramount that we all play our part in driving investments in content development and service delivery.”
The initiative is a partnership between the City of Kigali, internet service providers and government agencies like Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Agency and Rwanda Development Board, as well as the Rwanda Hotel and Restaurant Association.