TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENT IN URBAN DEVELOPMENT IN RWANDA A CASE STUDY OF TRAFFIC CAMERAS IN CITY OF KIGALI PERIOD: 2018-2024

Abstract

The main objective of this study was to examine the impact of the technological advancement on the urban development of City of Kigali in Rwanda. This study had the specific objectives, to assess the perceptions of respondents on the effectiveness of traffic cameras in City of Kigali, to evaluate the perceptions of respondents on the urban development in City of Kigali, due to traffic camera, to analyze the impact of technological advancement on the urban development of City of Kigali, to determine the effect of Road Safety on the urban development in City of Kigali, to find out the mediating effect of road safety in the relation between technological advancement and urban development in City of Kigali. This Study was supported by the Modernization Theory and Diffusion of Innovations Theory. This research was descriptive research design, and the study population comprise 618 employees who interact with the variables under study in the City of Kigali and the traffic police department headquarters of the Rwanda National Police. A closed end questionnaire was utilized to collect primary data used in this study. The size of the sample of this study was composed by 136 staff of those entities. Among 136 questionnaires distributed 114 were returned back well responded, giving a response rate of 83.8%. Descriptive research design, correlation analysis and multiple regression were used to assess the data using SPSS version 2.7. The findings showed that the respondents confirmed that Technological Advancement of traffic cameras is effectives in City of Kigali (Mean 3.82). Further the findings showed that respondents confirmed that the urban development in City of Kigali was affected by Technological Advancement with the overall high mean of 3.95, and that road safety is effective in City of Kigali with the overall moderate mean 3.88. However, it was recommended to the City of Kigali to undertake a comprehensive assessment of the existing traffic camera network.