Dr Shein made the remark yesterday at the launch of ‘e-Government’ project which has cost 19m USD at Mazizini as part of the celebrations to mark 49 years of Revolution in Zanzibar.
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"We have to change to fit in the fast-growing world of information and technology. Egovernment is a milestone in our development strategies," said Shein in his speech to launch egovernment centre at Mazizini, Zanzibar municipality.
ICTs have the potential to help in the provision of quality services when it comes to education, health, commerce and public administration. Statistics show that in Tanzania, the sector is growing at between 15 and 20 per cent annually, which is the highest in the East African Community (EAC) Region.
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Yessaya Mbwambo, Secretary of the Kitunda based group, Kiombo poultry keeping told The Guardian yesterday that they had recently received training from the Tanzania library Service Board on Information and Communications Technology (ICT) as well as the various applications of computers and potential benefits of the internet particularly in accessing vast amounts of information.
Winding up a two-day training workshop aimed at curbing cybercrime as well as launching a website that addresses cybercrime at www.esucurity.co.tz in the city at the weekend, Mr Makamba said there was a need for protecting online transactions.
“We have rushed on online transactions without putting in place a workable mechanism to keep hackers at bay,” he said.