Rwanda Information Society Authority

Championing Rwanda's Digital Transformation

Rwanda Information Society Authority “RISA” is a government institution established in 2017, governed by the law No 02/2017 of 18/02/2017.

RISA has the mission of digitizing the Rwandan society through an increased usage of ICT as a crosscutting enabler for the development of other sectors “Championing Rwanda’s Digital Transformation”.

RISA derives from the former IT department of Rwanda Development Board, RDB. Currently, it is an affiliated institution to the Ministry of ICT and Innovation.

RISA has been put in place to be at the forefront of all ICT projects’ implementation and streamline research, infrastructures and innovation within the ICT sector. Furthermore champions the implementation of Smart Rwanda Master Plan initiatives.

Rwanda Information Society Authority is headed by the Chief Executive Officer and two deputies: Government Chief Information Officer and Government Chief Innovation Officer.

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Targets Rwanda
Sectors
E-learning, ICT, Information technology, Internet, Internet of things (IoT), Machine learning, Mobile, Virtual reality

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