Rwanda is well on its way to becoming an ICT hub for the region,"said Minister of Education Prof Silas Lwakabamba during the Africa Innovation Summit.

This fifth Africa Innovation Summit is organised by Brains Network Group and hosted by Rwanda. It focuses on educational development, investment, training, vocational development, curriculum pedagogy and ICT for education.

Participants include government officials, including 20 ministers from around the world, along with 250 captains of industry attending on behalf of global leaders such HP, Microsoft, Intel, IBM, Oracle, Google and many more.

Minister Lwakabamba said that to achieve Vision 2020, it is essential that all children have access ICT Technology at a very early age.

"To date we have distributed over 200,000 laptops to more than 400 primary schools in Rwanda. 5,000 teachers have been trained in basic ICT and the methodology of teaching using technology" he added

Vodacom Business Africa Managing director Douglas Craige said ICT should be viewed as a facilitation mechanism in the education sector, noting that it increases access and quality of education.

Rwanda recently launched a high speed 4G LTE network that aims to cover 95% of the country by 2017. The super fast Internet will serve to strengthen e-Governance, business efficiency, and improve connectivity at schools, health centres, local government offices, and for businesses and citizens throughout Rwanda.

Rwanda's vision is to become a middle income country by 2020 by developing a knowledge-based economy through ICT.