{Rwanda’s ICT ministry and the GSMA have announced an agreement to undertake a series of initiatives to increase citizen access to mobile broadband technologies across the country. }
Through the partnership, the GSMA and Rwanda will undertake a range of initiatives to develop joint forums to build institutional capacity, discuss sectoral policies and increase understanding of the socio-economic benefits of mobile, create educational and training programmes on mobile regulation to foster socio-economic development, and expand financial inclusion through mobile money services and ensure sound spectrum management.
The initiatives will contribute to the development of the Rwandan government’s national broadband strategies for attaining digital inclusion, with a focus on spectrum management as a key enabler for mobile broadband services and exploring mobile’s potential across sectors such as energy and water, financial services, agriculture, education and healthcare.
The development takes place in the lead-up to the GSMA’s annual Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, a key gathering for African stakeholders with over 46 African governments attending last year.
Source: Telecompaper.
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