Paula Ingabire is a Rwandan technology enthusiast who serves as the Minister of ICT and Innovation in the Government of Rwanda.
Prior to her appointment as Minister, she served as Head of the Information Technology at the Rwanda Development Board (RDB) where she led the implementation of National ICT programs, notably on eGovernment and cybersecurity, as well as the coordination of the Kigali Innovation City project, a flagship program of the Government designed to nurture and strengthen a pan-african innovation eco-system in Rwanda.
She also coordinated the creation of Smart Africa, an initiative that seeks to leverage broadband infrastructure as a driver for Africa's socioeconomic growth.
Paula Ingabire is a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's (MIT) School of Engineering & of the MIT Sloan School of Management, in the System Design and Management program. She also holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering and Information Technology from the University of Rwanda.
Paula Ingabire is a Member of the Board of Trustees of the World Economic Forum (WEF). She is also a member of the WEF Cyber Security Board, the WEF Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (C4IR) Global Network Advisory Board, and a founding board member of the EDISON Alliance. She was also a WEF Young Global Leader (YGL).
Paula is a Member of the International Advisory Board of the Global Finance & Technology Network and used to serve on the Global Council of the World Summit Award Board of Directors.
She was named among the world's 100 leading public servants on Al adoption (2025) and among the world's 20 most influential people in digital government (2020) by Apolitical.