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Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente delivers remarks at this year’s Tallinn Digital Summit in Estonia on Monday, October 10. / Courtesy

PM Ngirente calls for more enforcement in cyber-security

Monday, October 10, 2022

Minister of ICT and Innovation Paula Ingabire during the election on October 3. Rwanda was re-elected for the fourth time, as Council member of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

Rwanda re-elected member of ITU Council

Tuesday, October 04, 2022

Doreen Bogdan Martin will be the first woman to lead the International Telecommunication Union. / Internet photo

Doreen Bogdan Martin to chair International Telecommunication Union

Friday, September 30, 2022

Liliane Uwintwali (second from right) the CEO of Mahwi Tech, receives an award in recognition of her effort to boost the income of smallholder farmers. This was during the just-concluded African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) held in Kigali.Courtesy

Software engineer on creating platform linking smallholder farmers to markets

Thursday, September 29, 2022

A past training session on how to run a tech startup in Kigali. / File

Rwanda Innovation Fund starts financing ICT startups

Friday, September 23, 2022

Medical students during the conference. / Photos: Courtesy

Medical students urged to leverage technology to improve health systems

Thursday, September 22, 2022

World leaders during the 77th edition of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on September 21. Courtesy.

The future is digital, Kagame tells UN General Assembly

Wednesday, September 21, 2022

Christian Niyigena Gasaro, the founder of Isaro Econext Ltd showcases toothbrushes made from bamboo. All photos: Courtesy.

Varsity graduates venture into eco-friendly e-commerce

Monday, September 19, 2022

Minister of ICT and Innovation Paula Ingabire (2nd left) in a group photo during this year’s Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development meeting in New York. / Courtesy

Public private partnership key in achieving affordable broadband – Minister Ingabire

Monday, September 19, 2022

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Social media: Why your business should be on TikTok

Monday, September 12, 2022

Students pose for a group photo at Carnegie Mellon University. The University and Mastercard Foundation signed the $275.7 million partnership that will significantly expand advanced engineering and technology education at CMU Africa in KIGALI. Courtesy

CMU-Africa, MasterCard ink partnership to drive youth-led digital transformation

Thursday, September 08, 2022

Yussouf Ntwali and Gabriel Ekman, the co-founders of BAG Innovation. Their startup is listed among six local startups to receive $100,000 (approx. Rwf100 million) as part of Google funding initiative for African tech companies.File

Six Rwandan startups to receive $100,000 Google funding

Tuesday, September 06, 2022

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Why SMEs should take cyber security seriously

Monday, September 05, 2022

Inside Norrsken House Kigali's newly inaugurated facility that will allow the centre to host more than 1000 entrepreneurs and innovators. Photos: Craish Bahizi

Norrsken House launches new facility to accommodate more innovators, entrepreneurs

Friday, September 02, 2022

Delegates from all over Africa during Youth Connect Africa 2019 in Kigali. Over 10,000 innovators, leaders are expected in Kigali for YouthConnekt summit next moth. / File

10,000 innovators, leaders expected in Kigali for YouthConnekt summit

Friday, September 02, 2022

Victor Emmanuel Rudasingwa created a safety portal that can help employers to get background information about the people there going to hire in their homes.

Father of slain 9-year-old develops safety portal for families hiring house helps

Thursday, September 01, 2022

Senior Director of Internet Technology and Development at Internet Security, Michuki Mwangi. / Photo: File

Good internet will increase Africa’s competitiveness, innovation – expert

Monday, August 29, 2022

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Rwanda’s internet capacity tripled in two years – RURA

Thursday, August 25, 2022

Yang Tiancai (middle) with his colleagues. / Source: Handout.

How Pinduoduo, a Chinese e-commerce platform is changing lives of farmers

Thursday, August 25, 2022

Yves Iradukunda, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of ICT and Innovation (centre), interacts with delegates at the African Peering and Interconnection Forum 2022 in Kigali on Wednesday, August 24. Photo: Dan Nsengiyumva.

Africa must collaborate to ease internet access – experts

Thursday, August 25, 2022