DTC / Rwanda
Platform · Live
Q2 / 2026

Supporting Rwanda’s digital transformation, implemented in the open.

A joint initiative by the Ministry of ICT and Innovation (MINICT) and GIZ, commissioned by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) — advancing the goals of Rwanda’s National Strategy for Transformation (NST 2).

View the portfolio→Implementation index
06
Thematic areas
12+
Active initiatives
80+
Partner institutions
30/30
Districts engaged
NST 2
Aligned mandate

01 — Mandate

DTC fosters inclusive innovation, strengthens digital capacities, and promotes sustainable, locally driven solutions — across public institutions, the private sector, and the broader tech ecosystem.

A

Enable

Future-ready digital skills for citizens, women, youth and persons with disabilities — closing the digital divide.

B

Co-create

User-centered digital public services, AI policy frameworks and innovation programmes built with national institutions.

C

Scale

Early-stage startups, drone, AI and Smart City pilots supported with funding, coaching and ecosystem connections.

02 — Portfolio

Active implementation across 47 initiatives.

The portfolio is structured by focus area, ownership and delivery stage. Five featured initiatives — full index in the activities registry.

Open registry→

03 — Implementation index

Operational signals from the portfolio, this quarter.

Drawn live from the DTC operational dashboard. Numbers reflect activities, not aspirations.

  • 01—people trained

    Citizens, women, youth and ICT professionals reached through capacity building

    ↗ Programme active
  • 02—digital solutions

    User-centered services co-created with public institutions and partners

    ↗ In delivery
  • 03—startups scaled

    Early-stage ventures supported with funding, coaching and ecosystem access

    ↗ Cohort active
  • 04—policies developed

    AI, data, digital economy and Smart Africa frameworks shaped with government

    ↗ In implementation
  • 05—events hosted

    Convenings, working groups and field demonstrations across the ecosystem

    ↗ Continuous

Source · DTC operational dashboard · Updated continuously

04 — Teams & expertise

Specialist cells, organised around delivery — not around departments.

DTC is operated by 40+ engineers, researchers, designers and field operators working in cross-functional cells, embedded inside live implementation tracks.

  • T-01

    Public Sector Innovation

    Citizen engagement · Policy Innovation LabService design · Product · Public sector engagement · ResearchStudio
  • T-02

    AI Hub Rwanda

    National AI Policy · Responsible AI OfficeAI policy · ML engineering · Data · Capacity buildingResearch
  • T-03

    Drone Ecosystem

    Use-case ideathon · Operations Centre supportUAV operations · Agriculture · Health logistics · ClimateField
  • T-04

    Digital Inclusion & Literacy

    National Robotics Programme · Digital AmbassadorsPedagogy · Curriculum · Cohort ops · OutreachProgramme
  • T-05

    Smart City Hub

    Coordination under the Smart City umbrellaProgramme · Coordination · PartnershipsProgramme
  • T-06

    Smart Africa Coordination

    Continental policy harmonisation · EcosystemsPolicy · Public-private dialogue · Regional opsPolicy

Six cells · embedded across the portfolio

05 — Thematic areas / 06

Six thematic areas structuring the portfolio.

Each focus area carries a defined set of initiatives, partners and measurable outcomes. Select to inspect.

  1. 01

    Public Sector Innovation

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    Where government, civil society and the private sector intersect to develop digital solutions and innovation around the challenges experienced in the public sector.

    Linked to— Smart City Hub— AI & Data
  2. 02

    Digital Inclusion & Digital Literacy

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  3. 03

    Artificial Intelligence

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  4. 04

    Drone Technology

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  5. 05

    Smart City Hub

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  6. 06

    Smart Africa Secretariat

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Public Sector Innovation
Field record01 / 06

government, citizens and innovators, working as one.

06 — Institutional collaboration

120+ institutions, organised around a shared implementation map.

Government, partners, academia and industry operate inside the same delivery system — coordinated through DTC as a connective layer.

DTCMINICTGIZBMZMINEDUCRURASmart AfricaREBRwanda DOCAI HubRAI OfficeSmart City Hub

— Commissioning

BMZ — German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development

— Implementing

GIZ · Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit

— Government of Rwanda

MINICT · MINEDUC · RURA · REB · Rwanda Drone Operations Centre

— Continental

Smart Africa Secretariat — 40 African Heads of State and Government

08 — Schedule

Upcoming convenings, cohorts and field activity.

Full schedule→
  • 29 MayWorkshop

    AI for Public Services

    DTC Studio · MINICT
  • 06 JunDemo

    Drone Logistics — Field Day

    Karongi District
  • 12 JunConvening

    Smart Africa Working Group

    Norrsken House
  • 19 JunCohort

    Robotics Teacher Lab #07

    GS Kabaya
  • 27 JunBriefing

    Quarterly Ecosystem Signal

    DTC · Public

07 — Insights

Public reporting from inside the work.

All insights→
Field NoteMay 2026

What we learned shipping identity rails inside a ministry.

DTC Studio
SignalApr 2026

AI is moving from labs to last-mile public services in East Africa.

Research Cell
EssayMar 2026

Skills as infrastructure — building a country that can build.

Skills Programme
BriefFeb 2026

How drone corridors became a public service, not a pilot.

Drone Ecosystem

09 — Engage

Work with DTC on national digital implementation.

Ministries, partners, academic institutions and builders can engage the platform through a structured intake process.

Start engagement→Browse the portfolio