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Homepage > News > Business > Rwanda inks MoU with Anthropic for AI in public sector The Government of Rwanda and artificial intelligence (AI) company Anthropic have signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to bring AI to Rwanda’s education, health, and public sector systems. The agreement, announced last week, marks the first time the company has formalized a multi-sector partnership through a government MoU—a formal but non-binding agreement that indicates parties’ intention to move forward with a contract—on the African continent. “This partnership with Anthropic is an important milestone in Rwanda’s AI journey,” said Paula Ingabire, Minister of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and Innovation in Rwanda. “Our goal is to continue to design and deploy AI solutions that can be applied at a national level to strengthen education, advance health outcomes, and enhance governance with an emphasis on our context.” According to Anthropic, the MoU builds on an education partnership announced last November between the government of Rwanda and African tech training provider ALX to bring Chidi, a learning companion built on Claude, to hundreds of thousands of learners across Africa. The latest collaboration will focus on three areas: accelerating Rwanda’s health goals, enabling public sector developers, and deepening the company’s existing education partnership in Rwanda and throughout the region. “We’re investing in training, technical support, and capacity building to expand access so that AI can be used safely and independently by teachers, health workers, and public servants throughout Rwanda,” said Elizabeth Kelly, Head of Beneficial Deployments at Anthropic, adding that “technology is only as valuable as its reach.” In terms of specifics, Anthropic said it will support the Rwandan Ministry of Health in tackling its ambitious national health goals, including its plan to eliminate cervical cancer and its ongoing efforts to reduce malaria and maternal mortality. Developer…

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