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Wednesday, 3.07.2024
eGovernment Forschung seit 2001 | eGovernment Research since 2001
A new digital era is set to unfold in Tanzania, with the landing in Dar es Salaam today of the much-awaited Seacom fibre optic cable, an over $600 million investment that has taken about two years to build.

The cable, which will be officially switched on by President Jakaya Kikwete, is expected to fundamentally change much of the underlying economics of the communications business.

Read more: Tanzania: Dawn of new era for telecom sector

Tanzania will receive $100 million credit from the International Development Association to extend its access to affordable communications services.

The country is one of three in sub-Saharan Africa that will benefit from the credit, amounting to $151 million, approved last week by the World Bank's board of executive directors.

The International Development Association (IDA) is a financial arm of the World Bank.

Read more: Tanzania: World Bank's U.S. $100 Million to Lower ICT Cost

Zanzibar will not be asked to contribute any funds to the multi-billion national identity cards project expected to begin in December, the Government said yesterday.

In yet another sign the stalled project is still choking silently with differences over its implementation, two Zanzibar government officials recently distanced the Isles from the 37-year-old project.

Read more: TZ: Zansibar will not pay for IDs project

With the coming of the Seacom and Eassy fibre optic cables to East Africa, the Tanzania government is keeping up with the times by going electronic to improve services.

Chief Secretary Philemon Luhanjo said, “We are creating an e-government that will be operational soon and it will drastically change the way we do things and manage our resources.”

Mr Luhanjo said that the e-governance will increase the speed of conducting business in government departments, simplify some of the financial procedures and make government machinery more transparent to the public.

Read more: Tanzania: Faster and better services with e-governance in Daressalam

Mafia District Council is on the verge of operating more efficiently, after transforming and improving its records management.This was revealed over the weekend in Kilindoni, Mafia by the Records Officer in the President’s Office – Public Service Management, Records and Archives Management Division, Mr Anthony Mwela during the start of an induction workshop.

“As we prepare to venture into the application of e-government, we are improving the record management systems for all ministries, departments and agencies in the country,” he said.

Read more: Tanzania: Mafia Island gets modern registry

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