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 […]
ABATANGA SERIVISI Z’IKORANABUHANGA BAGERA KURI 440 BAMAZE GUHUGURWA NA RTN MUGUTANGA SERIVISI ZA LETA ZIGARAGARA K’URUBUGA IREMBO.
Umwaka urashize leta y’urwanda k’ubufanye n’abikorera ishyize ku mugaragaro urubuga Irembo(www.irembo.gov.rw) kugirango rufashe abaturage kubona serivisi za leta bakoresheje ikoranabuhanga. Nyuma yo gushyira kumugaragaro uru rubuga, Rwanda Telecentre Network (RTN) yasinyanye amasezerano y’ubufatanye na minisiteri y’urubyiruko na ict(MYICT) ajyanye no gushyira ibigo(access points) bizafasha abaturage mukubona serivisi za leta .Kugeza ubu ibigo(ICT access points) birafasha […]
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 […]
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 […]
online African Farmer Game
African Farmer, a free, open source online game, has been launched by the Africa-based Future Agricultures Consortiumand the University of Sussex, UK. The game simulates the complex decisions and uncertainties faced by small-scale farmers living in Sub-Saharan Africa. It aims to challenge and engage students, development practitioners, and anyone interested in the challenges faced by […]
FIN4AG: REVOLUTIONIZING FINANCE FOR AGRI-VALUE CHAINS
The African Rural and Agricultural Credit Association (AFRACA) in collaboration with the ACP-EU Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) and several other national, regional and international partners, will be hosting the international conference, “FIN4Ag: Revolutionising finance for agri-value chains”, from 14 to 18 July 2014, at the Kenya School of Monetary Studies (KSMS), […]