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Rwanda re-elected to ITU council

Rwanda re-elected to ITU council
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By Staff Writer, ITWeb
27 Oct 2014

East African nation Rwanda has been named yet again as a member state of the Council for the International Telecommunications Union (ITU).

This is after Rwanda earned 110 votes at the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference in Busan, South Korea.

The policy-making council ensures that the ITU keeps up with changes in the telecommunications environment. The council also rules on administrative issues of the organisation.

Rwanda; then, is set to be a member state for the period 2014-2018.

“This is an opportunity to keep contributing to shaping the global ICT for development agenda,” said Rwanda’s Minister of Youth and ICT, Jean Philbert Nsengimana in a statement.

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Rwanda is regarded as one of Africa’s fastest growing technology markets.

“The Rwandan telecom sector has shown particularly strong growth in recent years, buttressed by a vibrant economy and a GDP which has sustained growth of between 7% and 8% annually since 2008,” says research firm BuddeComm on its website.

“As a result, the country is rapidly catching up with other markets in Africa, with increased penetration particularly evident in the internet and mobile sectors,” adds BuddeComm.

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