{{Data Innovation Centre is a Rwandan development project that was chosen as semifinalist to the 1st Global Telecentre Award in Spain in the category of Best Telecentre. }}
Volgograd State Agricultural University from Russia won the Global Award, while the Rwandan Project Data Innovation Centre and an Indian Project ADALUR KNOWLEDGE CENTRE followed out of 261 entries across the world.
The 1st Global Telecentre Awards aims to recognize the best of the best in the international telecentre stage in six specific categories: Telecentre, Telecentre Manager, Telecentre Network, Telecentre Innovation, Telecentre Initiative, and Information Access Center.
These categories put premium on the 3 important aspects of the global telecentre movement – People, Innovation and Sustainability.
The award was launched by the Telecentre.org Foundation and Spark (the 4th Global Forum on Telecentres) in cooperation with the regional telecentre networks.
Data Innovation Centre is a project that was founded by Dominique Ntirushwa a young Rwandan of age 23, and seeks to provide local communities in Rwanda with ICT solutions by setting up telecentres that provide a variety of services mainly access to a high speed Internet connection and free computer training.
About 1000 people have now been trained by this project, and they currently have 4 centres across the country in Rusizi, Rubavu, Musanze and Rwamagana.
Data Innovation Centre were also winners of the Rwanda Innovation Endowment Fund competition that will fund the setup of another 5 centres across the country. Their Goal is to have a centre in every district of the country.
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