• Rwandan Government has launched the school connectivity program.
  • The program will start with a pilot phase connecting 500 schools through Starlink.
  • They have plans to connect some of their most remote schools using this type of connectivity.

On Wednesday, the 22nd of March 2023, the Government of Rwanda launched the “School Connectivity Program”. It was aimed at connecting all primary and secondary schools in the country to high-speed internet by the end of 2024.

As part of this launch, the first school to be connected under the program, the Groupe Scolaire Gaseke, in Gicumbi District was visited by different cabinet ministers as well as Tony Blaire, who was the former prime minister of the United Kingdom.

The program will start with a pilot phase connecting 500 schools through Starlink, a satellite broadband service run by Elon Musk’s private space company, SpaceX, based in Hawthorne, California, USA.

Paula Ingabire, who is the Minister of ICT and Innovation said, “The Tony Blair Institute’s initiative through the Tomorrow Partnership is supporting the Government of Rwanda by providing expertise and technical assistance, so that we are able to dream together, co-design and implement impactful programs, like this week’s launch of high-speed satellite connectivity for schools in Rwanda.”

The Government has already connected 44.5 percent of public schools across the country via fiber optic, the One Government Network project, and the Giga Initiative. Through the Tomorrow Partnership with the Government of Rwanda, the Tony Blair Institute (TBI) has committed to connect 50 of the 500 pilot schools.

One of the key sectors for increasing access to broadband services is the Education sector. Gaspard Twagirayezu, Minister of State in charge of Primary and Secondary Education said: “We want to have all our schools connected to the internet, but there are regions that do not have coverage or are difficult to connect. So having the option of a satellite is really important, and we are looking forward to connecting some of our most remote schools using this type of connectivity.”

Talking about their partnership with the Government of Rwanda, Stella Mugabo, Tony Blair Institute’s Country Director for Rwanda, said: Connecting these schools demonstrates the art of the possible, and the fundamental mission of The Tomorrow Partnership; provide problem-solvers the technology to enable the best possible solutions. It is clear that when we bring policymakers who are committed to accelerating the delivery of real change for their people together with technology companies like Starlink, you can feel the energy and a real excitement around the potential for progress.”

Rwanda has 95 percent 4G coverage and a broadband fiber backbone in all major cities, but due to Rwanda’s geography, some areas of the country are hard to reach an affordable cost and good reliability, using these technologies.

In February 2023, Rwanda officially launched Starlink satellite internet services, to improve access to affordable, fast, and reliable internet connectivity in remote areas.

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