Office of the Chief Digital Officer
We are using data and technology to reimagine how public infrastructure is delivered.
The Chief Digital Officer’s role was established in 2020 by the Rwandan Cabinet with the main objectives of helping the government to drive development through strategic renewal and digital transformation, by converting traditionally manual government services and processes into digital ones using the potential of modern automation technologies and data, and oversees operations in the rapidly changing sectors like Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, Cloud Computing, and others.
We are, among others, tasked to promote standardization for achieving efficient service delivery across the public infrastructure sector while at the same time realising a better control of IT expenditure for the government. We ensure greater consistency and satisfaction rate for the end customers through the introduction of better citizen oriented design principles.
Our ambition is to transform the public infrastructure space into an innovative and citizen-centric one. Our innovation programs bring together the private sector, academia and development organizations to tackle challenges facing public infrastructure in Rwanda, by co-designing the solutions that are fit for the infrastructure context and consumer ecosystem.
The initiatives listed here have been carefully curated based on the level of impact and complexity that requires collaborative solution design.
This deck is a living document that contains Technology stack accepted by the Office of the Chief Digital Officer for Infrastructure Sector.
While selecting any of the technologies listed here for your use case, make sure to use the latest stable version (LTS) to avoid complications in backward compatibility. Should you need to use a technology that is not provided under this document, you will need to motivate your choice in relevance to the sector's technology vision.
To view the details of each individual technology, click HERE
Road damages has been a global issue for years, and there has yet to be a lasting solution. Many drivers in Rwanda have experienced road damage when driving in certain parts of the country. They appear to become more of a nuisance as time goes on, causing car damage and possibly causing accidents. More cars may have been damaged by potholes on the road than any other road hazards [1]. Some of the main reasons roads may become damaged in the first place include heavier vehicles putting a lot of strain on the surface itself, water seeping into the road and weakening the base course layer, and exposure to oxygen which gradually breaks down the asphalt layer and causes the surface to be less flexible [2]. Regardless of how it may appear, the earth is constantly moving on a tectonic plate, and earthquakes and other natural phenomena can also cause the surface beneath a road to shift and settle over time, resulting in cracks, sinkholes, and other serious damages. Our research focuses on exploring a low cost and efficient technique for real time observability of road damages around Rwanda, discusses the implementation methodology then reviews results and associated discussions.
In October 2021, the law on personal data protection and privacy was gazetted. which among other things gives unambiguous consent of an individual to the collection, storage, and processing of personal data.
Companies and individuals in Rwanda that process personal data of individuals in Rwanda have up to October 2023 to comply with the new law.