{"id":39331,"date":"2019-05-15T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-05-15T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/let-s-not-be-empty-vessels-using-broadband\/"},"modified":"2025-01-13T08:39:12","modified_gmt":"2025-01-13T08:39:12","slug":"let-s-not-be-empty-vessels-using-broadband","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/let-s-not-be-empty-vessels-using-broadband\/","title":{"rendered":"Let\u2019s not be empty vessels using broadband internet merely to consume content and ideas produced by others-Kagame"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kagame highlighted that remaining behind is not an option as the world is in the era of the digital economy noting that economic transformation and prosperity require mastery of technology. <\/p>\n

\u201cTechnology connects the world like never before. Access to knowledge has become much more equitable as a result. At the same time, let\u2019s not be empty vessels, using broadband internet merely to consume the content and ideas produced by others. We are innovators and thinkers. We have our own products to sell. We have our own stories to tell,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n

The president who was delivering a keynote address today on the second day of the 5th edition of Transform Africa 2019 taking place at Kigali Convention Center from 14th to 17th May 2019 attended by Kenya president, Uhuru Kenyatta and Mali President Ibrahim Boubacar Ke\u00efta, commended Smart Africa for organizing the Transform Africa Summit, and bringing together an impressive range of partners, innovators, and policy-makers.<\/p>\n

He said that it is time to build the necessary infrastructure and skills in Africa. <\/p>\n

\u201cThere is a great deal at stake for our continent, which is why African governments came together to establish Smart Africa in the first place, with the private sector as a key partner from the outset,\u201d said Kagame. <\/p>\n

Commenting on the role of Smart Africa, Kagame said it firstly lies in keeping Africa together, in terms of the digital agenda, highlighting that \u2018collaboration is the only way for us to navigate successfully, through the complex global dynamics we have to face\u2019. <\/p>\n

Kagame urged Africans to tackle tendencies intending to divide the continent for various reasons.<\/p>\n

He said, Africa, can only protect its peoples\u2019 interests, and increase the size of the market, through integration and cooperation.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is especially the case when it comes to harmonizing laws and regulations, and ensuring that Africa\u2019s ICT infrastructure is managed in a sensible way. The emergence of a common African agenda on ICTs should not be a source of worry to anyone. It is long overdue, and in the end, greater African unity will benefit both Africa and its partners globally,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n

President Kagame also unveiled that the host of the 6th Transform Africa Summit in 2020 will be the Republic of Guinea.<\/p>\n

The Transform Africa Summit is the Smart Africa flagship event. <\/p>\n

Under the theme \u201cBoosting Africa\u2019s Digital Economy\u201d, the Summit attracted over 4,000 participants, including Heads of State and Government, First Ladies, UN Broadband Commissioners, Ministers, Regulators, Mayors and Governors, Public and Private Sector, International Organizations, Industry Leaders, Investors, Entrepreneurs, Young Innovators, Civil Society and Academia. <\/p>\n

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