Mbaza Chatbot
Last update · 03 Jun
- Stage
- Implementing
- Started
- 01 Mar 2024
- Through
- 30 Jun 2025
- Partners
- 01
- Milestones
- 01
Objective
A Digital Public Infrastructure chatbot for society-wide government communication, built as a DPG.
— Milestones
Delivery progress.
- 01 Mar 2020completed
National COVID-19 chatbot "Mbaza" deployed
DTC Rwanda and partners launched Rwanda's AI-powered COVID-19 chatbot "Mbaza," providing trusted pandemic information in Kinyarwanda and expanding digital access to public health information during the crisis.
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