"We are in the process of changing our education system to ensure those coming out of schools and colleges have adequate skill to make them self-reliant," the Director of ICT in the Ministry of Communication, Science and Technology, Dr Ziapora Yonah, said in Dar es Salaam over the weekend.
Speaking yesterday in Dar es Salaam during the handling over of certificates to ICT graduates the Director of ICT from the Ministry of Communication, Science and Technology, Dr Zaipuna Yona said it has been customary for ICT experts to remain in urban centers after completing their studies leaving majority of Tanzanians in the rural unattended.
Read more: TZ: Govt to give more support to rural based ICT experts
Funded by Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), the project sensitises e-health technology and mobile health (m-health) as innovations to enhance maternal and child health services.
Read more: TZ: Aga Khan health project brings hope to 2 regions
The objective of the project is to safeguard the existence of life-saving to mothers through comprehensive emergency obstetric care in some remote regions of the country. It is organized by World Lung Foundation and sponsored by Bloomberg Philanthropies and Agerup Foundation.
Read more: TZ: Telemedicine set to improve health service in unreachable rural areas
Plans are underway to introduce the use of biometric electoral system in Tanzania’s 2015 general election, Tanzania’s National Electoral Commission (NEC) said on Monday.
NEC chairman Damian Lubuva said the decision to use the digital system has been taken by the government to make the voting process more secure and boost confidence in the accuracy of the results.
Read more: Tanzania to go biometric digital for 2015 elections