A news SMS app has been launched by the National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR) in a move to facilitate the collection and disseminating of statistical data in the country in real-time.
Launched in public beta, the SMS app will help anyone with a phone to access information for right decision-making based on objective evidence, who will from now on have access to statistical information at their fingertips, and more time to enjoy the new mobile phone-based technology.
This innovation- similar to the existing Short Message Service (SMS) – but tailored for the specific purpose of collecting and disseminating official statistics to various stakeholders eliminates the problem of complexity and high cost that previouslv burdened the task of collecting and disseminating statistics data in Rwanda.
The new SMS-based app can be used by Statistical Data Collectors on the field in sending directly all collected information securely to the central database at NISR, is the ultimate user-friendly application that will be fast and convenient to use will all mobile clients device.
