Rwandan President Paul Kagame has this morning of Wednesday paid a courtesy call on the South Korean President Lee Myung-bak on talks of strengthening bilateral ties to harmonize Information Technology projects.
President Kagame is currently in the South Korean port city of Busan for the summit on the sidelines of an international conference on aid effectiveness.
President Lee called for President Kagame’s support for South Korean firms tapping into the African country’s energy industry and infrastructure-building projects.
During the visit President Kagame, described South Korea’s IT industry as a role model, adding that he hopes to turn Rwanda into an IT and economic hub in eastern Africa.
South Korea’s telecommunications giant Korea Telecom (KT) is currently engaged in setting up wireless broadband facilities in the Rwandan capital of Kigali.
Seoul also funds a separate project to build the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Center at the National University of Rwanda.
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