According to a report by New Times, technology company, Oracle, will reportedly set up cloud computing infrastructure in the country of Rwanda in June 2024.
Details
In an episode of “The Long Form” podcast hosted by The New Times, Paula Ingabire, Minister of ICT and Innovation, announced the partnership with Oracle.
She also noted that while the physical infrastructure awaits, Rwanda has requested the company to tap into some of its existing cloud infrastructure.
What They’re Saying
“They will start work in December and we have an 18-months’ timeline to build the data centre. They’ve already identified a space within the Kigali Innovation City, and it should be activated by June 2024,” Ingabire said.
“Now the idea is that we can even have more [companies] that are considering Rwanda as a place to do business, because it drives competition.”
Upon completion, she said that start-ups, government institutions, and corporate companies will access this facility, hence, spurring Rwanda’s tech ambitions in development.
Digging Deeper
In 2015, the two signed an agreement to boost ICT skills in Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) by establishing learning centres, and providing software, curriculum, technology, and certification resources to students from different colleges across the country.
Source: New Times
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