Rwanda STI Overview 20th Annual Session of the UNCSTD

Republic of Rwanda

“In Rwanda, we put science at the very centre of our national development strategy, starting from 1997, when

urgent questions of national reconstruction still, of necessity, consumed almost all of our attention. But it was clear, even then, that our pathway to prosperity lays in investing in the

productive capabilities of our people, which until then had not been given adequate attention’’

H.E. Paul KAGAME, President of the Republic of Rwanda, ICTP,

Trieste, Italy, 2014

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Africa Center of Excellence in Data Sciences (UR, WB)

Africa Center of Excellence in Internet of Things (UR, WB)

Carnegie Mellon University Africa (CoE in ICT)

Regional Health Supply Chain Management and Logistics

East African CoE in Biomedical Eng. (UR, AfDB)

African Institute of Mathematical Sciences (AIMS)

Growing Network of Regional and

National Centers of Excellence

Modern broadband infrastructure: Fiber

Optic, 4G, Data

Center

Modern broadband infrastructure: Fiber

Optic, 4G, Data

Center

Diversified and

Sustainable Energy:

Methane Gas, Solar

Energy, Peat

Diversified and

Sustainable Energy:

Methane Gas, Solar

Energy, Peat

Agriculture: Seed Bank,

eSoko, EAX, mFarm,

Fertilizer Voucher MS,

Mechanization

Agriculture: Seed Bank,

eSoko, EAX, mFarm,

Fertilizer Voucher MS,

Mechanization

Enabling Environment & Ecosystem

Growth of the Telecommunication Sector

4G Coverage in Rwanda

Today: 4G LTE in 21 cities of Rwanda

Rwanda Elected as

ITU Council member

Driving Regional Integration

One-Network-Area

Adopted by the

Northern Corridor member countries

• roaming charges to be scrapped and • cost of calls reduce by 60%

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2,000

4,000

6,000

8,000

10,000

Oct-14 Nov-14 Dec-14 Jan-15 Feb-15 Mar-15 Apr-15 May-15 Jun-15 Jul-15 Aug-15 Sep-15

VOICE TRAFFIC RWANDA TO UGANDA

UGANDA

Mobile-telephone penetration and internet subscribers

RWANDA top the table of

affordable internet in Africa.

Source: The report’s

‘Affordability Index.

903,964

2,068,179

3,111,9923,784,896

2012 2013 2014 2015

Population11.8

Million

Internet Penetration Rate

Rwanda Online

Govt Services

accessible on IREMBO

Digitizing Rwanda

Digital Migration

Smart Rwanda Days

Smart Africa Alliance

MissionCoordinate SMART Africa

Alliance

Goals

1. Investment promotion

2. Skills building

3. Knowledge sharing

4. Innovation

5. Coordination

Drones in Health sector

Rwanda National Commission of Science and Technology

Categories Strategic Research Fundamental ResearchApplied Research

Clusters Irrigation Solar energy …..Internet of Things

Sectors/Priority

areas

Food security & modern agricultureFood security & modern agriculture

Sustainable energy

Sustainable energy

Good health and life sciences

Good health and life sciences

Local production and value additionLocal production and value addition

Digital services products & lifestyles

Digital services products & lifestyles

Resilient environment & natural resources

Resilient environment & natural resources

Special Opportunities

ProjectsCoE

Industry

Environment

Strategic Research Fundamental

ResearchApplied Research Development

Research

THANK YOU

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