Transcript United Republic of Tanzania

UNITED REPUBLIC
OF TANZANIA
Country Presentation
Map of Tanzania
Country Profile
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Population: 39 Millions
Population Growth: 2.5% annually
Area: 947,300 sq km
Capital City: Dodoma
GDP Growth Rate: 7.2% (2008)
GDP per Capita: US$540
Economic activities: Agriculture, Mining,
Construction, Communication and Financial
sector
Life expectancy at birth: 59.6 years
SELECTED PRIORITY AREA
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Information Communications Technology
Justification
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Will complement current efforts of establishing a
vibrant ICT system in Tanzania
There is already an ICT policy of 2003
Is an essential tool for the development of various
sectors of the economy
It enhances efficiency and transparency including the
time for doing business
SELECTED PRIORITY AREA
Justification (cont.)
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It enhances trade within and globally
It increases employment opportunities
It enhances e-government, e-education,
telemedicine, e-tourism, e-commerce, eresearch, etc
Will speed up poverty reduction
Will create a knowledge-based society
SPECIFIC GOALS TO BE
ACHIEVED
Within the framework of the ICT Policy 2003…
 To ensure there is an integrated ICT led socioeconomic development
 To establish an ICT infrastructure upto the
grassroots level
 To enhance ICT literacy and the usage at all
levels
 To attract direct foreign investment
 It will enhance the role of R&D institutions
CONTEXT
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Conditions
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Low usage of application of ICT
Low awareness of the potential and application of ICT
Difficulties
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Lack of adequate resources for ICT infrastructure
development to the grassroots level
Power constraints in various parts of the country
Difficulties in disposing used computers
Lack of adequate human resources
CONTEXT
Ongoing Initiatives
 ICT Backbone infrastructure
 UCAF
 E-Government initiative
 S&T Higher Education Program- HE
institutions
POLICIES AND ACTIONS TO
BE IMPLEMENTED
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Policies
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ICT policy of 2003
Actions to be taken
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Implementation of ICT policy (in a phased manner)
To enact law and regulation to re-inforce the policy
To build ICT infrastructure
To create awareness on ICT usage and applications to
various stakeholders
IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY
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Lead ministry
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Coordination across ministries
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Tanzania Telecommunication Ltd under the close
supervision of the Ministry of Communication, Science
and Technology
Timeline
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Ministry of Communication, Science and Technology
24 months
Financing
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Government financing
Public-private-people partnership
SKILLS REQUIREMENTS
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For design
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Outsourcing (contractor) under the supervision of
local experts
Implementation steps to address skills gaps
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Recruit young scientists and send for further study for
the management and the maintenance of
infrastructure
Tanzania has embarked on an ambitious programme
on ICT engineering, hard and software engineering
for its young scientists
Secondary and Higher education reforms with a focus
on Math, Science and Technology/Skills
THANK YOU