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Paula Ingabire (born 24 January 1983) is a Rwandan technology professional and politician who has served as Minister of ICT and Innovation in the Cabinet of Rwanda since 18 October 2018. She is known for leading Rwanda's digital transformation agenda, for her work on broadband, artificial intelligence and innovation policy, and for her role in creating the Smart Africa initiative.
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Thinking about my professional career, I would say I’m lucky to have identified people who not only inspired me, but were willing to tell me the truth, and nudge me in the right direction.
I think what I enjoy the most about tech is the cross-cutting, enabling role that it plays. In the early days, technology was viewed in isolation, as a standalone field.
We need to start with the basics in making sure that everyone can access and benefit from these exciting promises that come with technology, but we also need to do this in a safe manner.
“When I think about technology, and for us in Rwanda, technology is an enabler for almost every sector and aspect of society. Sports is one area that’s not left behind.”
We need to move beyond working in isolation and start building interoperable systems that allow our countries and citizens to connect, transact and innovate across borders.
We’re excited about this partnership with the Gates Foundation around the AI Scaling Hub, designed to be a platform where we can scale AI solutions — starting with three sectors: health care, agriculture, and education.
We will not be able to build homegrown solutions that respond to local challenges if we don't have a talented AI ecosystem, people that understand how to build these models, people that are able to leverage these tools and are out there to create the solutions.
So much is happening at once, and there’s a tendency to ‘float’ if you don’t reflect on your learnings; the ability to be able to transfer lessons to your next opportunity is key.
“To achieve this vision, the country has adopted an ambitious plan to leverage the power of AI to drive economic growth, enhance public service delivery and foster inclusive and sustainable development.”
The greatest risk that East Africa faces is that we will remain consumers of AI systems built elsewhere, trained on data that does not Reflect our own Realities, and optimised for problems that are not ours.
AI can help transform the East African nation’s economy. By her department’s calculations, AI could contribute “at least 6%” to Rwanda’s GDP, Ingabire said at the World Economic Forum in January
“The successful 5G delivery stratospheric test we conducted is promising. It represents a significant step towards narrowing the digital divide and enhancing digital inclusion with innovative solutions.”
“We look forward to engaging in very meaningful conversations that are not only going to strengthen the India-Africa collaboration but most importantly to forge new and stronger partnerships between our communities.”
We are certain that improving broadband services in Rwanda will be a critical enabler of the social-economic development we seek, and that this progressive policy will directly contribute to the achievement of our national strategic goals.
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