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| Rwanda ICT Minister |
The Rwandan government
has released the country's first ICT report, urging more private sector
investment, New Times reported. Jean Philbert
Nsengimama, Minister of
Youth and ICT, said there is room to strengthen partnerships
between the private and public sector. Noted progress includes an increase in
mobile phone use from 41 percent to 53 percent and in internet penetration from
8 percent to 26 percent.
Nsengimama said
these results boost the image of Rwanda as an emerging African country, adding
that it climbed seven places on the International Development Index (IDI) in
the Measuring the Information Society 2012 International Telecommunication
Union (ITU) report. The ITU report also showed an increase in home internet
penetration from 2 percent to 5 percent.
The
results were compiled by the Ministry of Youth and ICT (MYICT) in conjunction
with the Rwanda Development Board (RDB), Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Agency
(RURA), National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR) and other ministries,
departments and agencies (MDAs).
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