Sam Nkusi, P.Eng Minister of State Energy and Communications Republic of Rwanda

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Sam Nkusi, P.EngMinister of State Energy and
CommunicationsRepublic of Rwanda
COMESA HIGH LEVEL ICT FORUM KIGALI, RWANDA 1ST
3RD SEPTEMBER, 2004
Roadmap to Rwanda National ICT Policy and Plan
Implementation
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• Population 8.3 Million
• Land Area 26,340 sq. km.
• GDP (PPP) US 8.92b
• Agriculture 47
• Industry 18
• Services 35
• Major Exports
• Tea, Coffee, Tin Ore, hides
• Languages
• Kinyarwanda, French, English
• Telephone Lines
• 30,000 (fixed)
• 120,000 (GSM)
• International Bandwidth
• 8MB/s Upstream
• 18MB/s Downstream

RWANDA AT A GLANCE
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Rwanda ICT Policy Objectives
ICT for Accelerated Socio-economic Development
Manufacturing, Processes, Utility services
Vision 2020
Labour Land Capital Entrepreneur Informatio
n Technology Knowledge
Agricultural
COMPREHENSIVE ICT POLICY INTEGRAL TO RWANDAS
VISION 2020 
Labour Land Capital
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Rwanda ICT4D Policy Process
VISION 2020
The Framework
1998 POLICY PROCESS COMMENCED
The Policy
The Policy
2001-5 FIRST 5 YEAR PLAN
The Plan
The Framework
2000 POLICY PLAN ENDORSED BY CABINET
Implementation
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Core of the Rwanda ICT Strategy
Infrastructure - Universal access
Human resource
Sector absorption -E-Government -education -financ
e -health
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Major Stages in Strategy implementation
1st 2nd Plan Components

• Stage 1
• Provision of infrastructure,
• equipment and support
• Building ICT skills,
• both user and technical

3rd 4th Plan Components

• Stage 2
• Integrating ICT in all
• sectors of society

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Key Drivers of ICT In Rwanda

• High-level Commitment to ICT
• ICT as a strategic Sector
• Comprehensive ICT Master plan
• Education, training awareness
• Infrastructure investments
• E-Government
• Public Sector applications

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Rwanda Case Examples
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Regulatory Environment

• Market Fully Liberalized
• Partial or full privatization of incumbent in
  progress
• Licensing of other operators
• Separation of regulator functions
• Independent regulatory authority
• Deregulation of monopolistic markets
• Regulation of non-regulated chaotic markets

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Case examples Human Capacity Development
Schoolnet Providing computers and training to
all schools
Partnerships USAid Worldlinks Computer
Aid Microsoft
Cisco Academies
Founder member
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Case examples Human Capacity Development
Regional ICT Training Centre
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Case examples Human Capacity Development
Distance learning Centres established in every
province
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Case examples telephony
Telephones (GSMFixed) - Increased 8 times in
six years - 100 digital (ISDN, F-relay,
DSL) High Speed links (including
fibre) deployment in progress All options have
been combined wireless, fibre
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Case Examples Rural telephony
More than 250 VSATs Country-wide
Rural telecom Company (Artel)
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Case examples Telephone
GSM Coverage - Most parts of the country
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Case examples Community Access
Community Phones
More than 200 units deployed in 2 months of
launch
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Case Examples Universal Access
Many Telecentres established
As Universal Service Obligation
As Business Model
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Case Examples E-Government
WIDE AREA NETWORKS IN MANY MINISTRIES
MINISTRY PUBLIC SERVICE
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
MINISTRY OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT
MINISTRY OF JUSTICE
MOST MINISTRIES HAVE WEB PRESENCE
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Case examples Telemedicine
Successful operation performed At King Faycal
Hospital, Kigali in collaboration with doctors
in Belgium (Real-time)
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Case Examples Value added services

• Cybercafes
• Phone services

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Case examples Local assembly

• Local assembled computers
• Business software
• One Call Centre being established

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Lessons learnt
Long-term Vision - is absolutely
Essential Short-term prioritization -(start
small, scale fast) Human resource development -
for all sectors of society Private-sector funding
model -is not yet mature Donors need to fund
-beyond pilots
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MurakozeThank youMerci