President Paul Kagame has said that the launch of medical supplies delivery using remotely piloted aircraft, popularly known as drones, should inspire more innovation and entrepreneurship in commercially viable technologies in Rwanda. The President made the remarks while officiating at the launch of the drones that will deliver medical supplies, starting with blood, in Muhanga […]
How technology has eased life in the last 20 years
How much can your lifestyle be transformed in two decades? 20 years ago, there was no social media, most people used office landlines to communicate, you couldn’t use your credit card to pay for a meal or buy groceries at a supermarket. Communication Throughout the years, technological advances have walked hand-in-hand with evolving ways […]
RTN to be represented at Africa Agribusiness Incubation Network conference and Expo in Ghana.
Following the Invitation from ACP-EU (CTA), Rwanda Telecentre Network-RTN has confirmed to be represented at Africa Agribusiness Incubation Network conference and Expo taking place in Accra-Ghana from 4th to 7th October. The 2nd Pan African Agri-Business Incubators Conference and Expo is an event organized by the African Agribusiness Incubators Network (AAIN) and supported by the […]
Byinshi ku rubuga e-ntego ruzafasha abazi gukora porogaramu za mudasobwa
Uko iminsi igenda ishira ni ko ikoranabuhanga rigenda rirushaho gutera imbere, ari na ko abantu benshi bashakisha uburyo baribyaza umusaruro boroshya itangwa rya serivisi zitandukanye zikenerwa n’abantu mu buzima bwa buri munsi. Nubwo ariko usanga abantu benshi biganjemo urubyiruko baba bafite ibitekerezo bya porogaramu(applications) zishobora kuzana ibisubizo mu koroshya itangwa rya serivisi n’ibindi bikorwa bitandukanye […]
RTN to share insight on the “Role of ICT in empowering community radio” at UNESCO workshop.
RTN will take part at panel discussion during UNESCO workshop on the “role of ICT to empower community radios in Rwanda”. The two days workshop is being organized by UNESCO and would take place in Kigali from 14th to 15th October 2015. The workshop is being organized at part of a 3 years project […]
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 […]
RTN to shares insights on e-content at Africa Internet governance forum(AfIGF), Abuja Nigeria
The Executive Director Paul BARERA will part of panelists on “Creating content, dissemination and use” session at the Third Africa Internet governance forum taking place in Abuja from 10th to 12th July. The third African Internet Governance Forum (AfIGF) will take place in Abuja, Nigeria from 10 to 12 July 2014. According to the Secretariat […]
RTN trained a cooperative in Marketing
Rwanda Telecentre Network (RTN) in partnership with Africa Development Consultant(ADC) organized a 3 days training in marketing to members of Dufashe abacu cooperative. The main objective was to help members of this cooperative understand and apply some major marketing concepts such as market segmentation, customer satisfaction, and the product life cycle , such as m […]
A network of Telecentres for a new economy
Rwanda’s investment in technology is not restricted to the country’s urban areas. Rural communities benefit too through the development of a telecentre network. The Government of Rwanda’s document, ‘Vision 2020’, sets out plans that will transform the country’s economy from being largely dependent on agriculture to concentrating on providing knowledge and information services. The processes […]