About Us - Digital Transformation Center

Who We Are

The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is a federally owned international cooperation enterprise for sustainable development with worldwide operations. GIZ has worked in Rwanda for over 30 years. The primary objectives between the Government of Rwanda and the Federal Republic of Germany are poverty reduction and promoting sustainable development. To achieve these objectives, GIZ Rwanda is active in the sectors of Decentralization and Good Governance, Economic Development and Employment Promotion, Energy, and ICT (Information and Communications Technology).

Our Mission

SUPPORTING DIGITALIZATION IN AFRICA  

The Digital Transformation Center is a Rwandan-German initiative aimed at developing impact-driven digital solutions in Africa. Therefore, it not only provides advisory services and training for government institutions and local tech companies, but also a modern space to boost creativity and collaboration.

Our Vision

SUPPORTING DIGITALIZATION IN AFRICA  

Our work

Together with the local and international private sector, research institutions and civil society, the DigiCenter promotes the development of meaningful digital solutions. Therefore, each IT-solution addresses an issue in society or environment and directly contributes to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). For this purpose, our strategy is based on three pillars.

The GIZ Cluster for Digital Transformation and Digital Economy, and the Digital Transformation Center Rwanda.

The Cluster for Digital Transformation and Digital Economy is a Rwandan-German
initiative to develop impact-driven digital solutions at regional and continental
levels in Africa. Therefore, it provides not only advisory services and training for
government institutions and local tech companies but also a modern space to
boost creativity and collaboration.

The Digital Transformation Center Rwanda is a brand dedicated to delivering impact-driven digital solutions, developing the capacities of the local innovation ecosystem, and replicating and scaling up digital solutions at the regional and continental levels. The implementation of innovation at the Digital Transformation Center is in collaboration with the Ministry of ICT’s mplementing agency, the Rwanda Information Society Authority (RISA).

The Digital Transformation Center supports both the public and the private sectors in transferring knowledge and skills and developing organizational, structural, and technological capacities.The Digital Transformation Center is now organized in various topics called Verticals for orientation and proper collaboration with partners and the Rwandan ICT ecosystem and these verticals are collectively known as the GIZ Digital Cluster. Some of these verticals are listed below: