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After nearly 28 years, The Communication Initiative (The CI) Global is entering a new chapter. Following a period of transition, the global website has been transferred to the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) in South Africa, where it will be administered by the Social and Behaviour Change Communication Division. Wits' commitment to social change and justice makes it a trusted steward for The CI's legacy and future.
 
Co-founder Victoria Martin is pleased to see this work continue under Wits' leadership. Victoria knows that co-founder Warren Feek (1953–2024) would have felt deep pride in The CI Global's Africa-led direction.
 
We honour the team and partners who sustained The CI for decades. Meanwhile, La Iniciativa de Comunicación (CILA) continues independently at cila.comminitcila.com and is linked with The CI Global site.
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ICT Development Gateway – Rwanda

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The Rwanda Development Gateway's (RDG) main priority is the development of web content. Its focus will be on the design and management of the Gateway portal as the main source of content and a tool to speed up the use of information and communication technology (ICT) in Rwanda.
Communication Strategies
The project will facilitate access to Internet-based information resources at reduced costs. The National University of Rwanda (NUR) is the only Rwandan academic institution with campuses in both Kigali and Butare. As a primary rural and second-city Internet service provider, NUR has a network throughout the country, and is part of the World Bank-funded Distance Learning Project. The project is also focusing on coordinating an integrated national educational network in Rwanda.

The RDG has set up a governance structure and organised a series of workshops and meetings with potential content partners and stakeholders to identify and establish working groups for the development of indigenous knowledge, technological content and financial resources.
Development Issues
Technology
Key Points
The Rwanda Development Team met with the Minister of Education and representatives of local institutions in August 2002 to discuss the type of content that will be developed for the Gateway and to form a working team for the project. Several ideas were brought up and it was agreed that within the month, the interested institutions would forward documentation of their activities to the Gateway.
Partners

NUR, RDG and World Bank.

Sources

Development Gateway website on October 16, 2003