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Half of Rwandans possess mobile phone
By peter at May 21, 2013 | 9:02 am | 0 Comment
It was six years ago that the Rwanda Information Technology Authority (RITA) set a goal of having majority of Rwandans to have access to mobile phones, but that strategy, written on paper, is now a reality as half of Rwanda’s population have managed to secure a means of communication. A report published by the Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Agency (RURA) indicates more...
Burera: Electricity crisis could hinder technology development
By peter at May 16, 2013 | 8:46 am | 0 Comment
Thomas Nsengimana, vice-president of youth in Burera district has revealed that lack of electricity in some sectors retards development despite setting up income generating projects. Youth say that lack of enough electricity in some parts of Burera delays development of their agricultural projects and forming cooperatives. “It’s not easy to use technology more...
Tigo Rwanda hits 50% on Simcard registration
By peter at April 25, 2013 | 9:54 am | 0 Comment
Tigo Rwanda has successfully hit a 50% percent mark in registering clients’ SIM cards, just two month after the exercise was launched in Rwanda. In February this year, telecoms regulator- RURA and the National ID Project (NID), Tigo Rwanda formally presented its SIM Card Registration project – a project initiated by the Government of Rwanda to keep mobile phone more...
Techno Serve to train 10,000 youth
By peter at April 9, 2013 | 2:00 pm | 0 Comment
[caption id="attachment_1552" align="alignleft" width="300"] Techno Serve in association with the Ministry of Youth is set to train 10000 youth in “Youth and ICT” program to help youth use technology in setting up small income generating projects.[/caption] Jean Philbert Nsengimana, Minister of youth and ICT asserts that ICT is one of the programs the government is more...
Ruhango: Gukoresha “Document tracking management system” bizafasha gukemura ikibazo cy’impapuro
By peter at April 6, 2013 | 4:02 pm | 0 Comment
[caption id="attachment_1541" align="alignleft" width="300"] Umuyobozi w’akarere ka Ruhango atangiza gahunda ya Document tracking management system[/caption] Uburyo bwa Document tracking management system ni gahunda yo ku rwego rw’igihugu ishyigikiwe na minisiteri y’ubutegetsi bw’igihugu n’ikigo k’igihugu gishinzwe iterambere RDB.ikazafasha mugushyingura more...
Rwandan communities to access affordable TV sets
By peter at March 29, 2013 | 6:40 am | 0 Comment
Residents in rural areas of Rwanda have expressed excitement over the new Tunga TV initiative (meaning acquire a TV) that will enable residents to access television channels. The initiative hopes to increase TV viewers in different parts of the country while driving the switch from analogue to digital. The Tunga TV (Own your own TV) imitative was launched in more...
MTN launches new service campaign
By peter at March 17, 2013 | 6:12 am | 0 Comment
Rwanda’s leading telecommunication company, MTN Rwanda has launched its multi-channel global brand campaign, titled “welcome to the new world”. The aim is to improve their services by availing digital products to their clients. The new-look MTN play portal will be available across multiple operating systems and mobile handsets in MTN markets across Africa and more...
ICANN President Announces Major Expansion in Africa
By peter at March 14, 2013 | 10:33 am | 0 Comment
The President of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) said he is moving ahead immediately with plans to have six new ICANN representatives on the African continent. “ICANN used to say if you want to participate in Internet governance come to ICANN,” said Fadi Chehadé. “We’ve changed that, now ICANN is coming to the stakeholders. more...
Nyabihu: ICT becomes long term development basis
By peter at March 10, 2013 | 7:17 am | 0 Comment
Residents of Nyabihu District are being called upon to get used to Information Communication Technology ICT as the basis of long lasting development says Pascal Ndikubwimana the official in charge of IT in Nyabihu district. As well as all rural districts, most of Nyabihu district residents have no knowledge on ICT and some even have never laid eyes on computers and more...
Airtel rolls out mobile HD voice service in Africa
By peter at March 8, 2013 | 9:21 am | 0 Comment
Bharti Airtel, a leading telecommunications services provider with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa, has announced the launch of the mobile HD voice service for its subscribers in Africa. The development comes as the first step in Airtel’s ambition to make mobile HD voice accessible in all its operations across the continent. HD more...
