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Minister for Information, Communication and Information Technology, Mr Nape Nnauye has reaffirmed Tanzania’s commitment to becoming a beacon of digital excellence in Africa and beyond.
Addressing the Virtual Worlds Day in Geneva yesterday during the United Nations’ first Virtual Worlds Day event, the Minister highlighted the country’s impressive progress in digital innovation and transformation.
Weiterlesen: Tanzania to become African digital cornerstone - Nape Nnauye
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The government is keen on rolling out policies that will facilitate the establishment of smart cities in Tanzania. To start with, the government insisted that it had earmarked Dodoma as a potential smart city.
Fielding questions from reporters here on Wednesday, Deputy Minister for Information and Communications Technology, Kundo Mathew said it was high time the country turned to smart cities to enhance citizen and government engagement.
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INFORMATION and Communication Technologies Commission (ICTC) has said the country is set to benefit from Estonia’s e-infrastructure knowledge.
The ICTC Director General, Dr Nkundwe Mwasaga, who is leading a delegation of 11 people visiting Estonia, said Tallinn – the capital and most populous city of Estonia,has developed ICT infrastructure and knowledge from which Tanzania can borrow a leaf.
Weiterlesen: TZ: Dar es Salaam to gain from Estonia’s e-infrastructure
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Deputy Minister for Health, Dr Godwin Mollel has said that his docket is looking into possibilities of creating a single health information system that will connect all hospitals from the national to dispensary level.
The system, which is expected to facilitate access to accurate health information, will also connect various institutions that provide health services, including financial institutions and the national health insurance fund.
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Tanzania has adopted the National Digital Economy Framework that will ensure all sectors of the economy are leveraging ICTs, while facilitating digital transformation that creates an inclusive digital society for sustainable development.
This was said by the Minister for Information, Communication and Information Technology, Mr Nape Nnauye, when addressing the International Telecommunication Union Plenipotentiary Conference 2022, which is being held here in Bucharest, Romania.