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THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA
SSLV Programme
INDIA
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Country Presentation on
ICT DEVELOPMENT
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R. J. Masika, E. Runyoro, J. Nicolao & I. Bakari
Tanzania
-----------------Mumbai: 8 February 2009
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Contents
 Country Profile
 National ICT Policy perspective
 Education System in Tanzania
 Current Status of IT/ITES in Tanzania
 Successes and Challenges
 Strategies and Actions
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The United
Republic of
Tanzania
Size – 945,000sqkms
Neighbours – 8 countries
Population – 40 m (2007)
GDP growth – 6%
Rural:Urban – 80%:20%
Literacy rate – 60%
Languages – English+Swahili
Tribal dialects – about 120
www.Tanzania.go.tz
www.parliament.go.tz
www.Tanzania.go.tz/psrp
www.Tanzania.go.tz/ profile.html
www.tanzaniagateway.org
www.eThinkTankTz.org
www.TzOnline.org
Tel – fixed: 168,700 (2007
Teledensity: 0.21
Mobile: 10 m (2008)
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National ICT Policy Perspective
Linkage of ICT Policy to the Tz Dev Plan (Vision 2025)
V2025 & ICTP Key pillars:
• High Quality Livelihood (Service Sectors; Availability of
Universal Access)
• Peace Stability and Unity (Strategic ICT Leadership; Legal
& Regulatory Framework)
• Good Governance (Public Service/e-Government; National
ICT infrastructure)
• A Well-Educated and Learning Society (Human
Capital; Local Content)
• A Strong and Competitive Economy Capable of
Producing Sustainable Growth and Shared Benefits
(Productive Sectors; ICT Industry)
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4.
EDUCATION SYSTEM IN TANZANIA (7-4-2-3/4 or 7-4-3-4)
Primary School
7 yrs
Secondary School Education
Ordinary Sec. Sch
VETA
Sc/Tech Sec. Sch
NTA I,
II,III
@ min.
1 yr
(Non-Science/Tech subjects)
‘O’ level
‘O’ level
4yrs
High School
(Ord & Sc)
‘A’ level
2yrs
Profession
al levels
Craftsman/
Artisana
4yrs
Technical Colleges
NTA 4,5,6
3 yrs
NTA 7,8
3 yrs
Institutes of Technology
NTA 4,5,6
3 yrs
NTA 7,8
3 yrs
Technician
University*
BSc(Eng)
4yrs
PGD
MSc(Eng)
Ph.D(Eng)
Engineers
1 yr
PGD
1 yr
2 yrs
MSc(Eng)
2 yrs
Ph.D(Eng)
3 yrs
3 yrs
* Non-sc/eng field is
not indicated
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Outputs from the Education Institutions in Tanzania
Basic Education
(Pupils - 2008)
– Primary: 8,410,094
– Secondary: 1,222,403
– Non-formal & adult
education: 111,413
Tertiary Education
Type
No
Enrolment
Public
Universities
12
39,218
Private
Universities
21
10,749
Technical
Institutions
249
21,835
Grand Total: 75,346
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Current Status of IT/ITES
1.
Skills Development
 ICT Curriculum for Primary, Secondary School, and
Teacher training is in place
 3 Institutions, 3 Universities and 5 colleges that offer
ICT training programmes & specialized IT courses in
CISCO, ICDL, IT Essentials, etc
 2525 (~4% ) students enrolled in various colleges and
Universities are studying ICT
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Current Status of IT/ITES
1. Skills Development (cntd)
 32 (94%) Public Teacher Training Colleges are VSAT
connected & give skills for using ICT as a T&L Tool
 Some Vocational VETA accredited (public & private)
Colleges/Centres offer IT Training IT Training
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Current Status of IT/ITES
2. Mobile/Internet Technology
 There are 7 mobile phone operators and 37 application
service operators
 By mid 2009 mobile phone subscribers would reach 13
million (26% population penetration level) – use:
financial transactions, NECTA/Univ reports, etc
 Internet usage: demand is high but limited by high
connectivity cost and lack of reliable power mainly in
rural areas
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Successes and Challenges
Successes
 National ICT Infrastructure Development
- Country wide Coverage 10,000 km of Fiber
Network (2011)
- Tz Fibre Optic layout (Feb 2009).ppt
Optic
 Size of the ICT industry is ~US$ 500 m per annum
(~90% communication usage) with growth of ~25%
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Successes and Challenges
Successes (cntd)

Universal Communications Access Fund establishment
- aim to reach rural areas with PPP
- funded by %-age of mobile phone operators’ revenue
(TCRA)
 Special Economic zones (SEZ) established
- create a Science or Cyber Park in DSM
- provide the right environment for the harnessing of
ICT for sustainable socio-economic development
- attract foreign & domestic private ICT investments
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Successes and Challenges
Successes (cntd)

National ID Project:
- To issue unique ID with smart card
technology to all citizens
- The project is at advanced stage.
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eGovernance prog
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Successes and Challenges (cntd)
Challenges:
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Inadequate IT skills and IT professionals
Local content
Limited access to IT and ITES (high BW cost,
innovative use infrastructure, etc.)
Private Sector Participation
eGovernance programme (User’s capacity skills, literacy)
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STRATEGIES & ACTIONS
 IT Skills capacity building (IT training at all
levels of education i.e., professional,
vocational, tertiary and HE)
 Establishment of IT and Software development parks
 Last Mile (LM) solutions
- LM Connectivity: wireless access solutions, etc
- LM Applications: development content and services suited to
local requirements (relevant content, specialized solutions,
etc)
 Private Sectors investment and participation in ICT
 leap frog.ppt
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Asante sana kwa kunisikiliza!
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING!
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