Rwanda’s Ministry of ICT and Innovation (MINICT) has unveiled a new Digital FDI Rwanda report in partnership with the Digital Cooperation Organization (DCO) at the 9th Future Investment Initiative in Riyadh, outlining a strategy to attract greater international investment in the country’s tech sector.
Developed jointly by MINICT, the DCO and the World Economic Forum, the report sets out policy priorities to expand digital foreign direct investment, increase technology exports and support job creation. It maps Rwanda’s progress in building its digital economy and points to steps to enhance the investment environment for technology-focused businesses.
Speaking at the launch, H.E. Paula Ingabire, Minister of ICT and Innovation, said Rwanda aimed to deepen its digital-led growth agenda. “Rwanda’s vision is anchored in digital transformation accelerating the economic growth, creating jobs, expanding exports and building an inclusive, knowledge-based economy. This report provides a roadmap for us to continue building a global business environment for technology companies By strengthening trust in our data ecosystem, improving investor facilitation, and expanding digital skills. We look forward to continue our collaboration with DCO and WEF to scale and transform the Digital FDI landscape in Rwanda.”
DCO Secretary-General Deemah AlYahya said Rwanda’s experience demonstrates the broader value of digital investment for national development. “Rwanda’s story proves that digital investment is not only about capital. It is about courage, collaboration, and conviction. It is about a nation that dared to turn connectivity into opportunity and policy into empowerment. Digital FDI is a bridge between vision and impact. When governments, innovators, and investors align their ambitions, they translate the abstract concept of prosperity to tangible progress that uplifts people’s lives, empowers communities, and turns digital potential into shared human advancement. Rwanda has done exactly that: transforming digital readiness into resilience, and innovation into inclusion.
The DCO is proud to stand beside Rwanda and all our Member States on this journey. Our collaboration has gone beyond attracting digital investments. We are building ecosystems of trust, talent, and transformation that ensure Digital Prosperity for All becomes a lived reality, not just a shared aspiration.”
The report notes that Rwanda’s structured governance model, pro-innovation regulation and investor-friendly reforms are already encouraging activity in sectors including cloud services, fintech, BPO and ITO, data centres and govtech. It includes recommendations to enable smoother cross-border data flows, define cybersecurity rules, streamline investor support systems and advance skills programmes for the future workforce.
It also references a growing pipeline of digital investment opportunities and offers actions to help reduce compliance burdens, improve regulatory consistency and support technology firms looking to scale in Rwanda and abroad.
The Digital FDI Rwanda report is presented as a template for digital-economy growth across African and DCO member nations. Rwanda, one of 16 DCO members, joined the organisation when it was founded in November 2020 during the G20 in Riyadh. Through this platform, the government intends to build cross-border cooperation, widen investment corridors and strengthen the country’s position as a digital hub in the region and globally.
