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OpenAI’s ChatGPT are trained on huge amounts of data and refined with advice from real consultants, making them capable of providing accurate information.
Technology

Can AI therapy truly help? exploring its promise and limits in Rwanda

Thursday, July 10, 2025
Workers inside the Rwanda Health Intelligence Centre in Kigali. Photo by Kellya Keza
Technology

Inside Rwanda’s plan to fast-track digital transformation by 2026

Wednesday, July 09, 2025
Innocent Bagamba Muhizi, CEO of the Rwanda Information Society Authority (RISA)
Technology

Rwanda’s Rwf280bn digital project halfway done – official

Tuesday, July 08, 2025
Students use computers in Lab at Groupe Scolaire Munini in Nyaruguru District. The government is weighing new strategies to recover nearly Rwf2.9 billion owed by Africa Investment Smart Distribution. Craish BAHIZI
Technology

Rwf2.9bn laptop debt: Gov’t explores recovery options

Monday, July 07, 2025
President Paul Kagame addressing a virtual meeting on the occasion to mark 15th anniversary of the United Nations Broadband Commission of driving the universal broadband connectivity agenda on Sunday, July 6.
Technology

Kagame calls for urgent action to bridge connectivity gaps

Sunday, July 06, 2025
A drone photo shows harvesters reaping wheat in the fields in Pantang Village of Lizhuang Town, Shangqiu City, central China's Henan Province, June 4, 2025. (Photo by Li Heng/Xinhua)
Technology

China’s first fully unmanned farm boosts yields, cuts costs

Wednesday, July 02, 2025
RDB CEO Jean‑Guy Afrika speaks at the CEO Forum on Tuesday, June 24. Photos by Dan Gatsinzi
Technology

Rwanda to digitise 460 govt services to support investors

Saturday, June 28, 2025
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Technology

Rwanda eyes faster, cheaper internet for more schools in smart education expansion

Saturday, June 28, 2025
Rwanda is seeing a surge in the uptake of mobile loans, driven by rapid growth in mobile money usage. Photo by Kellya Keza
Technology

Mobile loan uptake soars as digital financing picks up pace

Saturday, June 28, 2025
WASAC Group CEO Omar Munyaneza speaks to journalists about the planned launch of prepaid smart water meter use pilot, shortly after responding to MPs' queries during PAC hearings, on June 26, 2025 (Emmanuel Ntirenganya)
Technology

Water utility to launch household ‘cash water’ system

Saturday, June 28, 2025
According to the Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority (RURA), there were 570,021 Pay TV registered subscribers in 2024. Courtesy
Technology

Can pay-TV survive the streaming onslaught

Tuesday, June 24, 2025
Marie-Grâce Nishimwe, the NLA Director General and Chief Registrar of Land Titles (c) speaks at the launch on June 20. Courtesy
Technology

How new system could help to address land disputes

Monday, June 23, 2025
An artistic impression of the joint STEM lab. The facility will be set up at the University of Rwanda’s College of Science and Technology. Courtesy
Technology

What startups expect from $82m ‘STEM lab’ for innovators

Thursday, June 19, 2025
Rwanda’s first digital national identity card is set to undergo a pilot pre-enrolment phase. File
Technology

Here is what to expect as government readies to pilot new digital IDs

Wednesday, June 18, 2025
Despite the limitations and risks of AI use in various fields, its introduction into education has been largely welcomed by those who see its potential to improve teaching and learning. Courtesy
Technology

When is the right time to expose children to AI?

Monday, June 09, 2025
Residents use free wireless at Imbuga City Walk in Kigali. File
Technology

Rwanda's overall household internet usage reaches 30%

Monday, June 09, 2025
Minister of Justice Emmanuel Ugirashebuja delivers his remarks at one-day conference co-organized by the International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA) and Kigali International Arbitration Centre on June 5
Technology

Justice minister calls for adoption of AI in arbitration

Thursday, June 05, 2025
The new Data Sharing Policy, adopted on May 26, 2025, establishes clear guidelines to foster transparency, trust, and accountability in information exchange.
Technology

What you should know about the new govt data sharing policy

Thursday, June 05, 2025
Startup Acts are legal frameworks designed to support and incentivise players within the startup ecosystem. File
Technology

How far are we from having a Startup Act?

Wednesday, June 04, 2025
Iposita head office in Nyarugenge District in Kigali. File
Technology

How Rwanda Post Office stays relevant in a digital era

Wednesday, June 04, 2025