ICT status in Rwanda

The Rwanda ICT vision – NICI Plan: a 5 years plan which started in 2000 and extends to 2020 in 4 phases;

NICI Plan comprises projects from all sectors: social (education, health, public service, etc…), economic (finance, agriculture, infrastructure, etc…), private sector, civil society

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The main mission is to transform the Rwandan economy from an agriculture based one to knowledge based economy. The current plan has 168 projects.

The creation of RITA which is a coordinating agency for the implementation of these projects. (www.rita.rw)

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Web presence: Rwanda portal: www.rwandagateway.org www.gov.rw All ministries and other entities Local governments (Districts) Private sector Civil society, etc….

ICT status in Rwanda

Infrastructure Optic fiber in the whole country Bandwidth: 80 mbps Secondary schools connected to the

internet anad some primary schools

ICT usage in SGG

1. Challenges:

Paper load Administrative inefficiency Management of two different systems:

electronic and the paper based systems + Viruses

Because of the above the order of the Prime Minister forbidding paper usage in the cabinet

2. Actual functioninga. Cabinet Cabinet papers are submitted on the Government

web-based solution. Access on this solution is given to HE, Right Hon.PM, Ministers, SGGs, Directors of Cabinet in The Office of the President and the Office of the PM.

SGG proposes agenda for CIC (SGs or Ministerial) or for CM

Reports and comments from CIC are posted on the e-gov system. Amended papers are then submitted to e-gov and programmed for the Cabinet

Actual functioning (suite)

a. Cabinet (suite) During CM or CIC documents are

accessed from the server via personal laptop (in the President’s Office or in the Prime Minister’s Office)

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b. Follow up of cabinet decisions Cabinet decisions follow up templates (it

shows the date of the decision, the decision, Ministry / Department responsible, action taken, comments).

Decisions posted on e-gov for consultations by all Government members.

Quarterly reports from different ministry Consolidated government quarterly and

annual report.

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c. The official gazette Official gazette available on the internet

for free + search engine

3.Undergoing projects

Too many documents circulate between the OPM and other ministries

Difficulties in following up government action as well in assessing achievements

Too much movements from one meeting to another.

Undergoing projects (suite) E-document which is web based

solution: as far as SGG is concerned the solution will be used for the follow up of the government actions: implementation of the action plan, cabinet decisions and other government initiatives.

Video – conferencing, Gov – net: this project is to connect all

government institutions on one network because they are connecting through internet so far.

Final Note

We have a big challenge of skilled IT experts. We hire international experts and they are requested to work with national IT professional to ensure there is transfer of knowledge as a way of capacity building.