Rwanda to host Cybertech Africa Conference

By Staff reporter | 19 Aug 2019 at 22:07hrs
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Rwanda has been selected as the host for the Africa CyberTech conference and exhibition, a gathering that will bring together top executives, researchers and other stakeholders in the area of cyber security and innovation.

The meeting will take place in March next year.

This was announced following the signing in Kigali of an MoU between Nelly Mukazayire, the CEO of Rwanda Convention Bureau and the organisers of the meeting represented by Amir Rapaport.

Rwanda will be the first-ever country in Africa to host the Summit, since its inception in 2014, succeeding last year's event that was hosted in Tokyo, Japan.

Cybertech is organised by Cyber Global Events, an Israeli firm and features discussions and meetings by speakers from a wide range of sectors including critical infrastructure, insurance, retail, health and government, defence, R&D, manufacturing, automotive, among others, according to a report released last year.

From Tel Aviv and Rome to Tokyo, Singapore, Panama, and more, cyber tech conferences and exhibitions serve as the go-to place for all the latest updates on innovations, threats, and solutions facing the global cyber arena.

Rapaport said that Rwanda was up against many countries that bid to host the event but it was chosen due to the efforts the country has made towards digitalization.

"There were requests from other countries to host Cybertech Africa however we chose Rwanda after we were impressed and convinced by the vision set by the leadership of the country and by the excellent performance of the different agencies here," he said.

"On behalf of the government of Rwanda, we want to express our gratitude for choosing Rwanda as a destination such a massive and fruitful summit, and more so the first that is hosted in Africa," Mukazayire said after the signing.

The signing of the deal was witnessed by the Paula Ingabire, the Minister for ICT and Innovation, and the Israeli Ambassador to Rwanda, Ron Adam.

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