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Rwandan Women Urged To Hold ICT

By MUSHMIYIMANA Diane

Rwandan women were urged to embrace information and communication technology (ICT), so as to bolster their businesses.

Uwamariya Samantha deals, in monetary transactions in Kigali city, she said that the main obstacles in their business, is constant lack of network which interrupt their actions. This affecting their income.

Jane Karwera too deals in mobile money transaction, business she pointed out the fear regarding hacking which they sometimes experienced, however, she expressed optimism in the context of the future.

Rosette NKUNZIMFURA From pro-Femme Twese hamwe during interview with Urugoli Media about the ongoing trainings for journalist on Digital tools and mobile journalism through digitalization of information dissemination, for the purpose of enhancing efficiency and accessibility to information.

Apparently, the training mainly focused on use of digital tools, as well as different types of software’s application, and the specific use of different social media platforms and how to produce podcast among others.

The executive of Rwanda Journalists’ Association (ARJ) Mr HABUMUREMYI Emmanuel lauded Urugoli Media’s stance in regard to have organized such training, and stressed about the importance of having better tools, if mobile journalism is to be effectively implemented.

The further reiterated that other media organs be emulating what Urugoli Media has done.

During the training sessions Mr. Mutabazi Emmanuel said that professionalism is imperative, for successful media career, hence, calling for their observance of ethics.

Technology continues to increase in Rwanda with 84% of women owning/having access to a cellphone compared to 88% men. Increased access to mobile phones by women has led to an increased uptake of mobile money services with a slight gender gap between men and women.

The government of Rwanda has been a foremost champion of women in ICT and in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (also known as STEM), by driving initiatives like the establishment of the Carnegie Mellon University-Africa campus, for which the Bank provided funding. Students from 17 different countries pursue highly specialized ICT skills at the Africa campus.

The country also hosts the African Institute of Mathematics (AIMS) which is now recruiting balanced cohorts of women and men. Lastly, the Bank-funded University of Rwanda College of Science and Technology has for many years produced women leaders in the ICT sector in Rwanda and globally.

Based on the gender gap in previous computing experience, it is not surprising to find a difference in the confidence levels of male and female first-year students. Female first year students report themselves as being significantly lower in computing experience, preparedness for their computer science courses, etc.

Women in science statistics reveal that a decade earlier, the percentage of women in college who expressed an interest in computer-science programs was relatively close to parity with the numbers for men: 37.1% of all students graduating with degrees in computer and information sciences were women, compared to 62.9%

Furthermore, 22% of respondents believe that the gender gap is caused by women knowing that tech is male dominated, causing them to avoid the industry; 22% of respondents believe that the tech work culture has too much of a “bro-culture” that does not attract women to work in the field.

The government of Rwanda has been a foremost champion of women in ICT and in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
The group, called Girls in ICT Rwanda, offers mentorships, boot camps and a competition to encourage innovation among students.

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