Forty Telecentres managers completed training on how to use Irembo Platform, an e-government portal developed and operated by Rwanda online. Telecentre managers come from 3 districts of Kigali(Nyarugenge,Kicukiro,Gasabo), Bugesera and Gicumbi districts. Additional training sessions will next place next week targeting around 100 Telecentres managers from other Districts. It is expected that after training Telecetres […]
RTN and Ministry of ICT and Youth join hands to increase community access to ICT.
On 4th of May 2015, RTN signed a memorandum of understanding with Ministry of youth and ICT (MYICT) related to the increase of ICT services to the community. Specifically, the purpose of the MOU is to re-brand existing private ICT access point under RTN flagship into “Irembo centres” so as to promote and re-use […]
IC3 Training of Trainers Application form
[heading]Deadline: 20 April 2015[/heading] Background Rwanda Telecentre Network (RTN) is a social enterprise working towards promoting innovative use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in Rwanda. In collaboration with, Ministry of ICT, MSV Technologies and Certiport, RTN is planning to conduct an IC3 training of trainers of 35 trainees. The aim of this training is […]
Telecentre Women program wins GEM-Tech Award for bridging ICT gender gap
The Telecentre Women (TCW) Program – a global, multi-stakeholder initiative of Telecentre.org Foundation (TCF) geared towards bridging the gender gap in ICT by empowering disadvantaged and underserved community women with ICT access, knowledge and skills and expanding their opportunities for better lives – won the Gender Equality and Mainstreaming – Technology (GEM-Tech) Award under the Closing the ICT Gender Gap category. Winners […]
Women from 19 countries participate in TCA’s entrepreneurship course
Over 60 women coming from 19 countries have so far participated in Telecentre Academy’s “Women, Entrepreneurship and ICTs” course. Half of these women were enrolled in the recently concluded Spanish edition of the course which kicked off last June 23, while the other half are currently taking the English edition which officially started last July 28. “Women, Entrepreneurship and ICTs” is a […]
RTN to be represented at ICT4Ag experts meeting in the Netherlands
The consultation, which is taking place from 29 to 31 October 2014 in Rhenen, the Netherlands, will bring together experts using channels such as mobile phones, web, radio, video, interactive voice response (IVR), telecentres, animation and print with farmers, researchers, extension specialists, and donors to explore how to link these channels in integrated approaches to […]
Key highlights from Smart Rwanda Days
Under the theme “Digitising Rwanda” the second edition of SMART Days Rwanda held in Kigali from 2 Octobe to 3 October 2014, as the country prepares to embark on the last five years of the 2020 vision and re-doubles efforts to achieve the transformation into a knowledge-based economy and society. Over 400 attendees was included […]
Transforming lives in rural Rwanda
Jean de Dieu Niyibizi, president of the Twihangire Imirimo Cooperative, unfurls a 3-metre long roll of laminated paper, revealing three stylized sketches depicting the dramatic changes that have taken place in the surrounding villages and farmland since 2006. “in 2006, we were getting just 600 kg of maize per hectare,” says Jean. “By 2011 we […]
The Life -changing story resulting from RTN-CTA partnership
CTA has published a book on impact stories which results from CTA partnerships with various organizations and Networks in Africa, Caribbean and pacific. This book provides a snapshot of CTA’s achievements during the last decade. It is a celebration, rather than a conventional impact assessment, and it provides an insight into the broad range of […]
Fin4Ag conference: Revolutionizing financial services for small scale farmer
Nairobi-Kenya: At the Kenya School of Monetary Studies nearly 1,000 people are gathering for one week long conference to discuss how small scale farmers get easily access to agriculture finance and other related technical support. This follow a similar conference branded ICT4Ag which took place in Kigali in Novembre 2013. The fin4Ag is a unique […]