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Esther Nkunda (also known professionally as Esther Kunda) is a Rwandan technology policy leader who serves as Director General of the Innovation and Emerging Technologies department at Rwanda's Ministry of ICT and Innovation. In this role, she drives policy initiatives and interventions to support the Rwandan innovation ecosystem and the development of new emerging technologies in the country, and she represents Rwanda as a councillor on the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Council.
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The next stage is ensuring people can access the financial tools that help them build businesses, invest, and grow economically.
"We want it to be a platform where startups can discover who else is playing in the field they want to play in."
Financial inclusion today means more than the ability to send or receive money.
My courses in the CMU-Rwanda program have helped me be more confident in attaining my career goals.
ICT is very crucial in today’s world and solves a lot of day to day problems thus making life easier such as mobile money and mobile banking that Rwanda has also taken on.
Interoperable payment systems, open banking frameworks, and digital identity platforms are helping fintech companies integrate more easily with banks and other financial institutions.
We are also looking at interventions in terms of laws and policies.
The imagery that has been collected so far in Kigali is now live on google maps.
Rwanda aspires to become a high-income country by 2050…
Access to high-performance computing is currently one of the biggest constraints for small companies
When someone is starting a company in Rwanda, they often struggle to identify who can support them
Many organisations are supporting entrepreneurs, but sometimes they end up offering similar programmes…
Across the world, artificial intelligence is reshaping how people learn, work, communicate, and solve problems
We have realized that young innovators and startups have been struggling because they have no sufficient support
Such measures could reduce barriers for startups looking to scale across the continent
The global digital landscape is evolving, and Rwanda is part of that transformation
We have to ensure we set up startup funding opportunities…
I felt so humbled that our President could actually find time to listen to our [the youth] ideas.
I want my virtual startup to help farmers learn about better crop maintenance and delivery systems
Alongside regulatory reforms, Rwanda has invested heavily in digital public infrastructure to support financial innovation
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