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Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (C4IR)


Added by:   National contact point
Added on:   09 Jul 2025
Updated by:   OECD analyst
Updated on:   09 Jul 2025

In 2020, during the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, the Government of Rwanda signed an agreement with the Forum to establish C4IR Rwanda.Part of a network of 19 centres globally, C4IR Rwanda is shaping the trajectory of the Fourth Industrial Revolution with local knowledge that can empower global change.

Name in original language

Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (C4IR)

Initiative overview

In 2020, during the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, the Government of Rwanda signed an agreement with the Forum to establish C4IR Rwanda.Part of a network of 19 centres globally, C4IR Rwanda is shaping the trajectory of the Fourth Industrial Revolution with local knowledge that can empower global change.Informed by national development priorities, Rwanda has decided to focus its Centre's work on data governance and artificial intelligence and machine learning.Objectives:To facilitate the co-design, testing and refinement of governance protocols and policy frameworks to maximise the social benefits and minimise the risks of advanced science and technology

Name of responsible organisation (in English)

Ministry of Information Communication Technology and Innovation (MINICT)

About the policy initiative


Organisation:

  • Ministry of Information Communication Technology and Innovation (MINICT)

Category:

  • National – AI policy initiatives, regulations, guidelines, standards and programmes or projects

Initiative type:

  • Networks, communities of practice, ecosystem-building efforts and collaborative platforms

Participating organisations:


Participating countries:


Status:

  • Active

Start Year:

  • 2022

Binding:

  • Non-binding