Solution &
Innovation
An important pillar of the DigiCenter is to support the development of digital solutions that solve social challenges in Rwanda. These are developed in collaboration with the Ministry of ICT and Innovation, the Rwanda Information Society Authority (RISA) and other authorities such as RURA or RBC.
The solutions themselves are created through different approaches. While some solutions are created by the community through hackathons and design challenges, others are publicly tendered.
Over the last 3 years, more than 15 digital solutions have already been created, for example in the areas of smart cities, smart agriculture or governance. In addition, the solutions address various Sustainable Development Goals of the UN such as Gender Equality, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure or Reduced Inequalities. Innovators can access one of the innovation labs at the DigiCenter to tinker and fiddle on their solutions. The digital solutions developed in the DigiCenter are explained in detail below.
Solutions
Digital ecosystem mapping tool
Local actors in countries like Rwanda rely exclusively on personal networks and word of mouth to follow their everyday activities. Naturally, this makes it difficult raising funds or collaborating on a national and international scale. As a result, lots of start-ups go bankrupt in the first 24 months.
In order to solve this challenge, Innovate Rwanda was born. It is a web based digital platform designed as a directory and matchmaking platform for mapping the Rwandan tech eco-system. Furthermore, it allows for democratization of capital and is the cornerstone of working together. In other words, it is a directory of tech start-ups, ESOs, enablers, funders, investors, and mentors.
The platform can be accessed via with collaboration tools enabled, a directory of start-ups and other key players.
All are aimed at fostering one stop collaboration. Moreover, membership signup functions, communication modules, analytics and an archive with resources relevant for companies are available.
Partners
- Japan International Corporation Agency
- ICT Chamber
- Startup Compound
- Kigali Innovation City
- Rwanda Information Society Authority
ADDITIONAL DOCS
Labour Market Information System
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Government Command Center
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Government Web Presence – gov.rw
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Smart Traffic – Gerayo
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Smart Irrigation System
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Farming Recommendation System (CDS4A)
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My Way Digital Walking Stick
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Nutri
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My Money
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Virtual Labs for Secondary Schools
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Mbaza Chatbot
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Kinyarwanda Open Data Set
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Communities bring stakeholders from both public and private institutions together and encourage Rwandans interested in the above topics to innovate solutions to the existing problems.
Got a challenge?
Call us: +250 785 151 218 or
Email: dtc-rwanda@giz.de