On the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, the Ministry of ICT and Innovation hosted a session on “Deploying at scale in Rwanda,” bringing together partners to discuss the country's ambition to deploy AI at scale and serve as a proof-of-concept for solutions that can be replicated across Africa. ALSO READ: Rwanda, Jordan sign agreement on cooperation in digital transformation The discussion led by Minister of ICT and Innovation Paul Ingabire explored AI applications in health, agriculture, education and public services, alongside Rwanda’s AI agency, national data hub and Kinyarwanda AI efforts. It was attended by various partners, including the Gates Foundation, Google, Zipline, Anthropic AI and UNICEF. The ministry said the discussion highlighted opportunities in local-language AI, robotics, child-focused evaluation, data, compute and skills. ALSO READ: How Rwanda is regulating artificial intelligence Also, on the margins of the UN General Assembly, Minister Ingabire joined Anthropic’s global development briefing, which brought together governments, development organisations, humanitarian actors and technology partners to explore how AI can accelerate development. The discussions covered AI for healthcare, education, science and humanitarian response, alongside access, infrastructure, skills, responsible deployment and the risk of new bottlenecks emerging as AI capabilities advance. Minister Ingabire highlighted Rwanda’s focus on practical deployment, with more than 30 AI use cases underway, and the opportunity to develop solutions that can scale across Africa.
