Regional Communications Infrastructure Program (Phase 2) - Rwanda Project

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The objective of the Second Phase of the Regional Communications Infrastructure Program (RCIP) Project for Rwanda is to contribute to lower prices for international capacity and to extend the geographic reach of broadband networks. There are three components to the project. The first component of the project is enabling environment. This component will provide capacity building support to the agencies and ministries of government concerned with the project, the Ministry in Charge of Science, Technology Scientific Research and Information Communication Technologies in the Office of the President, Rwandan Information and Technology Authority (RITA) and Rwanda Utility Regulatory Agency (RURA). Part of this capacity building will support the functioning of the government institutions to ensure that the government's objectives are being met. This support will be provided through a combination of project management, technical advisory support, training and studies. This component will provide the preparatory work that will be required for the connectivity tenders to be undertaken as the main focus of the project, including detailed technical designs and transaction advisory support. It will also support any environmental impact assessment work that is required and the implementation of the communications strategy. The second component of the project is connectivity. The objective of this component is to provide broadband access to targeted public institutions within the country and to provide wholesale broadband connectivity to the submarine fiber-optic cables under development along the East coast of Africa. The third and the final component of the project is project management. The project will be primarily implemented by RITA. A small experienced technical team will be established within the RITA and will operate in a combined eRwanda/RCIPRW support unit.