agricultural products. The e-Soko project won the 2011 public service delivery Technology in
Government Award (TIGA). A Land Use Management and Information System has been
implemented to ensure proper usage, planning and management of land.
ICT: Rwanda has registered significant progress in the deployment of world-class ICT
infrastructure that is now connecting Rwandans to global networks. The national fiber optic
backbone network that is connecting Rwanda to international sea cables will facilitate increased
affordability and access to Internet across the country. A national data centre has been
developed, which allows Rwanda to centralize her information storage, management and
protection, as well as take advantage of cloud computing opportunities. Communication,
Navigation Surveillance and Air traffic management system (CNS-ATM) has been deployed,
which will greatly transform air travel, not just for Rwanda, but the region at large.
Broadcasting masts that are transforming broadcasting nationally have been deployed at
Rwanda’s highest peak thereby fast tracking Rwanda’s migration from analogue to digital. Key
achievements in this sector include:
• Enactment of telecom law No. 44/2001 of 30/11/2001 as well as the Law No. 39/2001 of
13/09/2001 establishing the Rwanda Utilities and Regulatory Agency (RURA)
• Liberalization of the telecommunication industry
• Two telecom operators – MTN and TIGO
• Seven Internet service providers (ISPs) – MTN, TIGO, Altech Stream, Rwandatel,
ARTEL, ISPA and Value Data Rwanda
• ICT subscriber base increased.10
o Fixed line (19,000 in 2000 to 39,664 in 2010)
o Mobile (42,000 in 2000 to 3,548,761 in 2010)
o Internet (1,200 in 2000 to 493,900 in 2010)
• Enactment of intellectual property rights law, Law N° 31/2009 of 26/10/2009
• Enactment of a law governing electronic messages, electronic signatures, electronic
transactions; data protection; cyber security and ICT usage in government administrative
procedures, Law Nº 18/2010 of 12/05/2010
• RURA adopted International Telecommunications Union (ITU) ICT industry standards
since its establishment in 2001
• Key ICT Infrastructure deployed including: the National fiber optic backbone; wireless
broadband (WIBRO); National Data Centre; Broadcasting infrastructure,
communication, navigation and surveillance-air traffic management system
• SMART National ID
• One Laptop per child (56,607 laptops deployed in 113 schools)
• Connection to the international sea cables through Mombasa and Dar-es-Salaam
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