Rwanda and Jordan have signed an agreement aimed at strengthening cooperation in technology, particularly in digital government services, knowledge exchange and innovation.
The agreement was signed in New York on September 23, 2026, by Rwanda’s Minister of ICT and Innovation, Paula Ingabire, and Jordan’s Minister of Digital Economy and Entrepreneurship, Sami Smeirat.
The partnership will focus on sharing knowledge and experience in delivering government services through digital platforms, as well as identifying opportunities for institutions in both countries to collaborate on practical projects.
Jordan will share its experience with Rwanda in developing and managing a single platform that brings together multiple services, commonly known as a Super App.
Such platforms can provide services including payments, shopping, transportation, food delivery and government services, allowing users to access them through a single digital platform.
Minister Ingabire said discussions between the two sides focused on how the knowledge and experience available in both countries could be used to improve services delivered to citizens.
“The two sides discussed opportunities for knowledge sharing, institutional collaboration and exchange visits to ensure that the cooperation agreement translates into concrete actions,” she said.
The agreement comes as Rwanda continues to promote technology as part of efforts to build a knowledge-based economy and make government services more accessible to citizens.
During her working visit to New York, Minister Ingabire also attended a meeting organised by Anthropic, the company behind Claude, an artificial intelligence platform.
The meeting brought together government representatives, international organisations, humanitarian agencies and technology partners to discuss how AI can be used to advance healthcare, education, research and humanitarian services.
Participants also discussed strengthening institutional and human capacity, as well as developing the infrastructure needed to expand the use of AI.
Ingabire said Rwanda has already introduced more than 30 AI-powered solutions across different areas, noting that there are significant opportunities to further expand the use of the technology in Africa.
