Commitments to Facilitating the Private Sector
55. The GOR recognizes the critical role that the private sector can play as a key partner in the process of moving Rwanda into an information
and knowledge economy. The government is therefore committed to promoting and facilitating the role of the private sector in the development
and participation in the Rwandan information society and economy.
56. Apart from its commitment to facilitate the private sector through the creation of the necessary enabling environment and putting in place the
necessary policy programmes, and incentive packages, the Government is further committed to the creation of a stable economic and investment
climate that will assist both domestic and foreign private sector organizations in the development of: the physical telecommunication and
communications infrastructure and other ICT infrastructure; information resources and systems “infostructure” to support the activities of various
sectors of the economy as well as in the development of human resources in ICT and other skill areas required by the information economy; and
in the mobilization of financial resources and other technological resources to aid the process of developing and exploiting the opportunities of the
information economy.
The Establishment of ICT Specialist Institutions
57. The GOR acknowledges the need for the establishment of a specialist ICT training Institute for Rwanda. The GOR is therefore committed to
facilitating establishment of the proposed Regional Information Technology (IT) Institute in Rwanda. The Government acknowledges that
Rwanda's bilingual status makes it an ideal country for such an Institution which could attract both English and French speaking students from the
region and beyond. There is also the need to develop training and education facilities in spatial data management at the university of Rwanda.
Commitment to the Development and Liberalization of the Telecommunications, Communications and the Mass Media Sector
58. The Government is committed to: improving communication facilities and to diversifying the means of access through the utilization of
appropriate telecommunications systems.
59. The Government as part of its strategy in this area will be increasing access to telecommunication facilities; facilitating the rehabilitation and
strengthening of telecommunication and communication facilities. There are plans to liberalized the telecommunications and communications
sector to encourage investment and competition in the sector.
60. Government Policy in the Mass Media and Information sector is to promote information in order to facilitate the achievement of social
welfare and to foster national reconciliation and unity. The Government will be pursuing a policy of diversifying and improving the quality of
information; increasing accessibility to ranges of information within and outside the country and creating a supportive environment for the
development of the private press. The Government is also committed to plans to liberalize this sector and privatize the services of ORINFOR. –
the Government Information and Mass-media agency.
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