{The University of Rwanda in collaboration with Netherlands University of Twente has hosted on a three-day international conference on Geospatial Technologies in rural and urban development anticipated to address critical issues on sustainable urban and rural development. }
During the opening ceremony, Prof. Manasseh Mbonye the Principal of the University of Rwanda’s College of Science and Technology noted that such a conference is an opportunity for Rwandan participants to learn more from other colleagues on how best they can make full use of Geospatial Technologies to achieve ICT related goals entailed in Vision 2020.
“This is a platform whereby professionals, researchers, scientists, technologists, planners and managers from institutions of Higher Education, governmental institutions, NGOs and the Private Sector share knowledge and experiences on cutting-edge research and innovations using geospatial information technologies to address critical issues on sustainable urban and rural development at local and national levels.”
Director General of Scientific Research in the Ministry of Education, Dr. Marie Christine Gasingirwa commended the organizers of the conference which comes to Rwanda for the first time. She explained that Geospatial Technologies can be helpful to Rwanda in different areas such as Land Management, infrastructures and Agriculture among others.
One of the participants from Netherlands Dr.Sherif Amer, commended Rwanda for gradual advancement in geospatial technology adding that it will boost the country’s development as it has helped developed countries in budgeting.
The conference brings together about 160 participants from Africa, Europe, Asia and North America.
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