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The Rwanda Economy Digitalisation Programme is a three-year digital transformation initiative by the Government of Rwanda, the Mastercard Foundation and Cenfri. The programme works with 71point4 and policymakers to develop evidence-based and inclusive policies to reduce poverty and digitise the Rwandan economy.
For more information on this programme, download the brochure or email either the Director General of Innovation and Emerging Technologies at MINICT on ekunda@minict.gov.rw or Cenfri’s Digital Transformation Policy Lead on fiacre@cenfri.org.
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Digitalisation and financial inclusion in agriculture
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Digitalisation is an opportunity to accelerate the recovery of the tourism industry
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Reflections on the policy evolution in Rwanda’s ICT sector
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This policy has strong [...]
Utilising data to boost Rwanda’s tourism industry
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Reaping the dollar benefits but bearing the costs of cash: Rwanda-DRC informal cross-border trade
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Public sector data frameworks
If properly catalogued, classified and shared, public sector data can be leveraged to increase access to services, make service delivery more [...]
Developing capacity to boost data-driven decision-making in Rwanda
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Beyond guesswork: A data-driven path to better public-bus-system planning in Kigali
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