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 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.
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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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.”