This is a best prospect industry sector for this country. Includes a market overview and trade data.
Last Published: 7/11/2019

Rwanda continues to be one of the fastest growing African countries in ICT and there are several avenues for growth for the ICT sector – from e-commerce and e-services, mobile technologies, applications development, and automation to becoming a regional center for the training of ICT professionals and research.  The GOR has installed over 5,000 kilometers of fiber optic cable throughout Rwanda, with regional links to neighboring countries.  Rwanda is also one of the few countries in Africa to have launched a high-speed 4G LTE wireless broadband network in Kigali, though uptake is slow.  The RDB launched its concept for the Kigali Innovation City project at the 2016 World Economic Forum in Kigali, and is up to several hundred million dollars in investment for the project, in addition to a USD 100 million Rwanda Innovation Fund.  Adequate numbers of skilled IT professionals are also still lacking.

Leading Sub-Sectors

  • Telecommunications
  • Internet
  • Software

Oportunites

  • Business process outsourcing (BPO)
  • Technical training institutes for ICT specialized courses
  • Software development (mobile applications, innovative e-payment solutions) 
  • Internet data centers (computer security management and disaster recovery planning facilities)
  • Kigali Innovation City
  • SMART energy grid development
  • Access network/Last mile connectivity (fibre-to-the-home, curb etc.)
  • ICT financing mechanisms
  • Business development centers

Web Resources

Ministry of ICT (MITEC): www.mitec.gov.rw/home/
Rwanda Development Board: www.rdb.gov.rw
 

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