📋 Tender Overview
PROJECT DETAILS
Project number:
2022.2090.3
Status:
ongoing project
Responsible organizational unit:
1500 East Africa
Contact person:
Norman Schraepel norman.schraepel@giz.de
Partner countries:
Rwanda
SUMMARY
Goals:
The digital ecosystem is strengthened to deliver sustainable and inclusive digital services to the Rwandan population.
Client:
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
Project partners:
Ministry of ICT and Innovation
Financier:
not available
ORDER VOLUME
Overall project:
(including all previous, current and subsequent project phases, if applicable)
25,500,000 euros
Current project:
8,000,000 euros
COMBINED FINANCING
not available
PREVIOUS PROJECT
2020.2091.5
Digital Solutions for Sustainable Development (Digital Center) II
SUCCESSOR PROJECT
not available
DURATION
Overall project:
(including all previous, current and subsequent project phases, if applicable)
30.08.2017 - 30.06.2027
Current project:
01.01.2024 - 30.06.2027
OTHER PARTIES INVOLVED
not available
FURTHER INFORMATION
Project website
not available
DEVELOPMENT POLICY IDENTIFIERS
Gender equality
Significant secondary objective
Democratic and inclusive governance
Significant secondary objective
CRS KEY
22040 Information and communication technologies (ICT)
EVALUATION
not available
PROJECT DESCRIPTION (DE)
Initial situation
The Rwandan government aims to digitize its economy and society to advance the country's sustainable development. To this end, Rwanda has invested significantly in digital infrastructure, skills, and services in recent years.
However, a large portion of the population still lacks direct access to these resources and services. Furthermore, they often lack the necessary digital skills to use them. This particularly affects marginalized groups such as women, the rural population, and people with disabilities.
For digitalization to contribute to the development of Rwanda's population and economy, the relevant public institutions must be further supported and the population's digital skills improved.
Objective
The digital ecosystem in Rwanda is more efficient and provides future-proof and inclusive services for the population.
Approach
The project supports the Rwandan Ministry of Digital Affairs in its digital transformation in Rwanda. Its focus is on creating sustainable and inclusive digital solutions for the population.
The project emphasizes user-centric development, creates qualitatively improved conditions for digital projects, and makes information about digital transformation more accessible – both for the private sector and for the population.
To ensure that all population groups benefit from digitalization, the project specifically promotes the digital skills of disadvantaged groups such as women, the rural population, and people with disabilities. For this purpose, it offers training courses, for example.
Furthermore, the project
