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ICT Minister Ingabire highlighted regional collaboration as key to advancing AI, helping resource-limited countries tackle challenges like energy and data

Experts say data science, collaboration key to driving AI adoption in Africa

Friday, January 24, 2025

The Minister of ICT and Innovation, Paula Ingabire, speaks during a panel discussion on digital inclusion in the age of artificial intelligence, at the annual World Economic Forum at Davos, Switzerland.

Davos: Minister Ingabire urges leaders to help bridge gaps in AI access

Wednesday, January 22, 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)

Govt to invest $82m in STEM lab

Monday, January 20, 2025

Miners work in a tunnel in Mageragere in Nyarugenge. The government is using a digital platform called Inkomane to ensure transparency in the mining sector by addressing issues like illegal mining. Craish Bahizi

How a new digital platform is ensuring transparency, fighting illegal mining

Saturday, January 18, 2025

A rider of the Isokko app ready to set off for delivery

Isokko: How Kigali’s new online shopping app was born

Saturday, January 18, 2025

Patients seated, waiting for service at Munini Hospital in Nyaruguru District. File photo

E-Ubuzima: New digital platform expected to reduce waiting time at hospitals

Friday, January 17, 2025

EBM serves to facilitate taxpayers to easily calculate their taxes.Since 2015, Rwanda has mandated electronic tax filing and payments, leading to a streamlined and digitized economy. File

Five digital finance management projects Rwanda has exported

Wednesday, January 15, 2025

Delegates use Virtual Reality (VR) technologies at BioNtech firm in Kigali Special Economic Zone in December 2023. Augmented reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) fall under the umbrella of extended reality(XR) technologies. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza

Four technologies to watch out for in Rwanda in 2025

Sunday, January 12, 2025

Rwanda showcased homegrown solutions exported to Western African countries

How Rwanda exported digital projects to West Africa

Saturday, January 11, 2025

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A guide for parents on online safety, content regulation for children

Thursday, January 09, 2025

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang holding the Project Digits computer onstage at CES 2025.

Top eight breakthrough gadgets from CES 2025 that will transform daily life

Thursday, January 09, 2025

Ivan Murenzi, the Director General of the National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda, speaks on Friday, December 20, during the launch of the fourth National Strategy for the Development of Statistics in Kigali.

Experts highlight need to embrace tech-led data analysis

Friday, December 20, 2024

Mapula Bodibe, CEO of MTN Rwanda, speaks during the launch of a campaign titled 'My Digital Space Should Be Safe.' in Kigali on December 16. Courtesy

How telecom companies are combating online-GBV

Wednesday, December 18, 2024

RRA Commissioner General, Ronald Niwenshuti, said that digital transformation in tax administration is inevitable. Craish Bahizi

Digital transformation poised to transform tax administration – experts

Sunday, December 15, 2024

The National Land Authority (NLA) highlights that since the addition of the 10 most requested land services to the Irembo online platform, land and property owners are benefiting from faster processes.

How automation of 10 land services solved accessibility issues

Sunday, December 15, 2024

A passenger uses Tap&Go card to pay for transport fare. Tap&Go is among digital services developed by Rwandans companies and exported to other countries. Photo by Craish Bahizi

Can digital services become a key export for Rwanda?

Friday, December 13, 2024

OX Delivers, a UK e-mobility start-up, has secured a $163 million contract to establish its first franchise in East Africa

UK mobility startup secures $163m deal to expand in Rwanda

Thursday, December 12, 2024

Betty Dusabe, the Network Operation Centre (NOC) Manager at MTN Rwanda during the interview with The New Times. Photo by Craish Bahizi

Transforming connectivity: Experts behind MTN Rwanda's network modernisation

Wednesday, December 11, 2024

Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente delivers his remarks during the opening of the Africa Trade Development Forum in Kigali on Monday, December 2. Courtesy.

Digital technologies could unlock Africa's trade potential, says Ngirente

Monday, December 02, 2024

Jonathan Ledgard, CEO and co-founder of Tehanu, the start-up firm behind the new technology, during the interview with The New Times in Kigali on Wednesday, November 27. PHOTO BY OLIVIER MUGWIZA

Rwanda deploys AI to boost gorilla conservation

Thursday, November 28, 2024