{"id":15192,"date":"2017-09-27T21:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-09-27T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/2017\/09\/27\/en-rwanda-igf-2017-overview\/"},"modified":"2017-09-27T21:00:00","modified_gmt":"2017-09-27T12:00:00","slug":"en-rwanda-igf-2017-overview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/2017\/09\/27\/en-rwanda-igf-2017-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"Rwanda Internet Governance Forum 2017 \u2014 In-Depth Report: Minutes Digest & 3-Line Summary"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The 3-Line Summary<\/h2>\n

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  1. Rwanda IGF 2017 met at the Kigali Convention Centre on 16 November 2017, with 124 participants \u2014 including banks, police and road authorities \u2014 debating 'Broadband as a Utility'.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  2. Fibre cuts during road construction dominated: operator KTRN alone had spent over RWF 1 billion on repairs. ICT Minister Nsengimana told providers there should be no packages below 2 Mbps.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  3. Can broadband be treated like water and electricity? Infrastructure-protection law, in-building wiring mandates and shared ducts were on the table \u2014 with Japan's JICA sharing its experience of broadband as a development utility.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Welcome \u2014 this is the Japan IGF Support Organization. This in-depth report on Rwanda Internet Governance Forum 2017<\/strong> draws on official outputs, session records and on-site reporting. In a hurry? The three lines above and the diagrams carry the gist.<\/p>\n

    Conference at a Glance (from official records)<\/h2>\n

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    Item<\/th>\nDetail<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
    Official name<\/td>\nRwanda Internet Governance Forum 2017<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Dates<\/td>\n16 November 2017<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Venue<\/td>\nKigali Convention Centre, Kigali, Rwanda<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Theme<\/td>\nBroadband as a Utility<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Participants<\/td>\n124<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Keynote<\/td>\nKeynotes by ICT Minister Jean Philbert Nsengimana and Minister of State Cyriaque Harelimana (Local Government)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Host<\/td>\nHosted by RICTA with partners including RURA, the ICT Chamber, BSC, JICA, MiTEC, the ISOC Rwanda Chapter and IGFSA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

    (See the source list at the end of this article.)<\/p>\n

    Discussion Digest \u2014 from the Session Records<\/h2>\n

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    Key exchanges extracted from session records and transcripts.<\/p>\n

    1. Road Works Cutting Fibre \u2014 A Billion-Franc Repair Bill<\/h3>\n

    Sessions<\/strong>: ISP presentation by Charles Gahungu, CTO of Korea Telecom Rwanda Networks (KTRN), and panel discussion<\/p>\n