What we do – Rwanda AI Agency

01 AI adoption

Better public services, faster

Why it matters: Ministries see what AI could do but often lack the people, data and partners to deliver it.
How we help: We scope each idea with the institution, bring in technical partners through open calls and stay until the service runs at national scale.
Examples in Rwanda: Medicine demand forecasting with Rwanda Medical Supply. AI support for community health workers. A farm advisory service in Kinyarwanda.
Who it’s for: Ministries, agencies and districts

02 Data, compute and sovereignty

Why it matters: AI needs good data and serious computing power. Both were scarce, and sending data abroad puts privacy at risk.
How we help: We help institutions share data safely and build shared computing capacity in Rwanda, so public and private teams can train and run AI at home.
Examples in Rwanda: The national data sharing platform at data.gov.rw. A shared GPU facility being set up with RISA.
Who it’s for: Government institutions, researchers and companies

03 Talent and research

Why it matters: Demand for AI skills grows faster than the supply of trained people.
How we help: We train public servants, work with universities on research that reaches users, and help bring diaspora talent home.
Examples in Rwanda: AI literacy for public officials. Curated datasets, such as Kinyarwanda farm speech, for researchers to build on.
Who it’s for: Public servants, students, researchers and professionals

04 Responsible AI

Why it matters: People need to trust AI before they’ll use it.
How we help: Our ethics and safety team researches risks, tests models and publishes practical guidance. MINICT holds policy, and the regulators keep their powers.
Examples in Rwanda: Quiet trials of health tools before any patient relies on them. Data protection checks on every project.
Who it’s for: Every Rwandan

05 Ecosystem and investment

Why it matters: Local AI companies struggle to find customers, compute and capital.
How we help: We create clear demand through open calls, open access to shared infrastructure and give investors one point of contact.
Examples in Rwanda: Open benchmarks that let firms prove their solutions, such as the call for an agricultural advisory partner.
Who it’s for: Startups, AI companies and investors

06 Global partnerships

Why it matters: African priorities are often missing where global AI rules get made.
How we help: We represent Rwanda in global AI forums and build partnerships for knowledge, funding and collaboration.
Examples in Rwanda: The Global AI Summit on Africa in Kigali in 2025. Membership of the World Economic Forum C4IR network.
Who it’s for: Governments, multilateral bodies and international partners