Connectivity Providers Database

From: cmusisi@mukla.gn.apc.org To: sghuter@nsrc.org Date: Tue, 1 Oct 96 06:39:48 -0500 Steve, My mission to Rwanda turn out to be a preliminary to the big trip to setup things scheduled for November. The groups I went to setup weren't ready for this sort of activity. I nethertheless setup a couple of people with direct into Kampala. There is really little in terms of electronic networking going on in Rwanda. However, the Leland initiative just signed a memorandum of understanding with Rwanda government to setup full IP via RwandaTel (the State telephone monopoly there) There is a four months implementation plan when finally full IP will be delivered. It comprises technical setup, training for the local PTT folks to man the hub plus sentization for potential ISPs. The Leland idea is is to have RwandaTel, which already has a 2 MB/s pipe to the US, serve as a HUB for local ISPs. Under the terms of the agreement RwandaTel will be out of the retail business. For my mission, here is an edited version of my report to the group that sent me there. Rwanda Report: Rwanda is slowly waking up from the trauma of the 1994 geneoide. All the government offices I visited bare testimony to the destruction of the war. Most activity is centered around rehabilitation and reconstruction efforts. GHAI Electronic Communication Networking project was in this respect a first attempt to provide assess the potential for electronic communication as a faster mechanism for government groups involved in the areas of conflict resolution and early warning systems on food security. There a handful of users dialing long distance into Kampala amd Nairobi for e-mail services. In my november trip, attempts will be made to setup a dialup local UUCP with mail exchange with Kampala. Useful contacts for electronic networking activities in Rwanda are: Brian Willians Project Manager: Democratization Initiative and Governency Also contact for The Rwanda Leland Initiative Project Bwilliams@usaid.gov Bouaventine Niyibizi Programme Officer Bniyibizi@usaid.gov Katherine Crwawford GHAI Programme officer <via Bwilliams@usaid.gov> USAID Phone & Fax: Tel: +250-73950 Fax: +25073251/2/3 Rwanda government ministries visited. On advise from the USAID mission, I made visits to the Rwanda ministry of planning and talked to a team which included:- Nsengumuremyi Senglo Louis Directeur Publication Mini Plaio B.P. 46 Kigali Tel: 75113 -- Charles