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Monday, 1.07.2024
eGovernment Forschung seit 2001 | eGovernment Research since 2001
Inefficiency and disregard of fundamental ‘value for money’ will continue surpassing the public sector procurement if serious measures to update the ICT policy are not taken.

Ludovick Utouh, the country’s Controller and Auditor General (CAG) warned the government in a report released on Thursday last week.

Non-existent standards, lack of inter-departmental and ministerial coordination and the utter disregard of procuring entities (PEs) have adversely impacted the rate and quality of progress of national development objectives.

Read more: TZ: Procuring entities, monitoring bodies inefficient: CAG report

It is widely known that provision of education, especially basic education is entirely the responsibility of the government.

However, governments are increasingly burdened with increasing demand of education services matched with increased enrolment, especially at primary and secondary education levels.

The governments therefore take initiatives to involve the private sector in supporting the education development.

Read more: TZ: Need for partnership in promoting ICT in education

Dar es Salaam. The government has reiterated its determination to deal with abusers of Information Communication Technology (ICT) platforms, vowing to take stern measures against them, including dragging them to court.

Such acts as circulating hate messages for incitement via mobile phones and other means of communication would not be tolerated.

The minister for Communications, Science and Technology, Prof Makame Mbarawa, said this at the weekend.

Read more: TZ: ICT abusers to face the music, warns minister

The government has warned that stern measures will be taken against people who use mobile phones and other types of social media to incite conflicts and go against the country's customs and norms.

The Minister for Communications, Science and Technology, Prof Makame Mbarawa, said in Dar es Salaam over the weekend that the government has decided to take action because the abuse has been alarming.

"Strict measures will be taken against all individuals or companies who will abuse the government and its leaders; religious, political leaders and individuals," he said.

Read more: TZ: Govt to Tighten Screws On ICT Abusers

AGA Khan Hospital is set to establish e-Health and Mobile Health programmes in partnership with the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare as innovations to facilitate health communication.

The Project Administrator, Agapati Sanday, told the 'Daily News' in Mwanza City that the initiative was meant to improve health services. "Apart from communication, there will be e-leaning service as well as the processing and transmission of information between selected primary medical centres of Mwanza and Dodoma regions," Sanday said.

Read more: TZ: Hospital Programme Seeks to Improve Health Communication

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