Commitment to the Deployment and Exploitation of ICTs in the Educational System
47. The GOR acknowledges the key role that ICTs can play in educational delivery and training and the need for ICT training and education in
schools, colleges and universities. The Government further acknowledges, the role that ICTs can play in literacy education and need to improve
the educational system as a whole.
48. The GOR as part of its ICT Strategy to speed up the process of the deployment of ICTs in the society and economy; to develop an IT literate
nation and to support the development of human resources in ICTs and other key professional skill areas is therefore committed to the rapid
deployment, utilization and exploitation of ICTs within the educational system from primary school upwards. The GOR in this respect will be
initiating a comprehensive programme for the deployment and exploitation of computers in schools, colleges and universities.
Commitment to the Deployment of ICTs to Support the Operations of the Civil and Public Services
49. The GOR acknowledge the crucial role that ICTs can play in the delivery of Government Services; in bringing government closer to the
people; and in facilitating the implementing of the Government’s decentralization and villagization policy to support the activities of the local
administrative units.
50. The GOR is therefore committed to the deployment, exploitation of ICTs to support the operations and activities of the Civil and Public
Services as part its commitment to the modernization of the Civil and Public Services to facilitate administrative cost reduction and the promotion
of efficiency in the delivery of government services to the people of Rwanda.
Commitment to the Development of the Service Sector into the Business Service Hub of the Region
51. The GOR fully acknowledge the need for Rwanda to develop a regional competitive advantage in the area of ICT exploitation and production
through the development of a competitive ICT industry and service sector.
52. The GOR believes that ICTs can serve as the engine for developing these targeted lead sectors of the economy into a competitive regional
business service hub.
53. The GOR further believes that Rwanda, by extensively deploying ICTs to support the development of its service sector can serve as the Dubai
of the region and provide ranges of off-shore, banking and financial services to business community in the region and beyond.
54. The Government is therefore determined to facilitate the development of the Service Sector of the economy into the Business Service Hub of
the Region through the deployment and exploitation of ICTs.
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