Relevant Vision for Rwanda (VfR) Mission Strategies and Government Policy Commitments
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Relevant Vision for
Rwanda (VfR) Mission Strategies
Deployment and Spread of ICTs in the Community
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To transform Rwanda into an IT literate nation
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To promote and encourage the deployment and utilization of ICTs within the economy and society
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To facilitate the process of national reconciliation and reintegration by promoting social and cultural
interaction within the society
The Government of Rwanda (GOR) recognized the role that ICTs can play in accelerating the socioeconomic development of Rwanda towards an information and knowledge economy. The GOR believes
that Rwanda is equally placed to take advantage of these technologies to facilitate her socio-economic
development process.
The GOR acknowledges that in the new emerging economic order, the fundamental basis for wealth
creation and national prosperity is information and knowledge and that Rwanda cannot afford to be
without either of these.
Relevant Government Policy Commitments
The GOR also recognizes that the information and knowledge economy is generating opportunities
across all sectors in a number of developed and developing countries. --- It is a new source for the
creation of quality jobs, wealth generation and redistribution, rapid economy development and
prosperity as well as a source for facilitating global competitiveness.
The GOR is wholeheartedly committed to the implementation of its integrated socio-economic and ICT
Policy and Strategies to facilitate the process of establishing a prosperous society, with an economy that
is globally competitive, dynamic, robust and resilient in respect to the rapid changes and advances that
will take place in the global economy to be dominated by technology-driven information and knowledge
economies.
The GOR through its Vision for Rwanda (VfR), does not envisage the future of Rwanda only in
economic development terms; ----- The Vision also acknowledges the need for Rwanda to develop
politically, socially and culturally to foster: political stability, good governance and system of
government; improvement in the quality of life for of the people of Rwanda; national unity and
reconciliation; social interaction, cohesion and integration; social justice; environmental protection and
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