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 […]
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 […]