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Africa stands at the cusp of a technological revolution, spearheading innovation in the regulatory and governance landscapes. Through the dynamism of RegTech (regulatory technology) and GovTech (government technology), countries across the continent are not only embracing the future but actively shaping it.

With technologies such as big data analytics and fraud management solutions, as well as the partnership between the public and private sectors, governmental bodies are empowered to efficiently navigate extensive datasets, identify potential risks, and detect instances of non-compliance.

The mobile-based application is developed by Dar es Salaam-based application services provider Nuru Infocomm and empowers rural farmers by collecting market information and disseminating it to them in real time. Having access to up-to-date commodity prices across a number of major markets in Tanzania helps the farmers to secure the best possible prices for their produce.

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.

As a result of the underwater cable, costs with the ICT sector have been gradually reduced over the past three years. As a result, penetration has also begun to be increased in the East African country.

Mkulo made the remarks while answering questions from Xinhua at the signing ceremony of two concessional loan agreements from the Exim Bank of China to finance the Tanzanian National Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Broadband infrastructure Backbone Network Project and upgrading of Zanzibar International Airport.

According to a report released by Research ICT Africa, Tanzania is the number one African country when it comes to broadband affordability packages.

For 5GB of surfing data, Tanzanians averagely pay US$13.30 on prepaid and US$18.77 for ADSL.

In this first of a three-part series, our Correspondent LOKILA MOSSO looks at the role of the Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA) in promoting the use of ICTs in Tanzania.

When Alexander Graham Bell successfully tested his invention, the telephone on March 10, 1876, in Boston, Massachusetts, little did he envision the multiple uses his contraption would be suited for.

The government has reaffirmed its commitment to create an enabling environment for technology and digital transformation as key factors towards achieving its digital economy agenda.

The Minister for Information, Communication and Information Technology, Mr Nape Nnauye said this during the launch of a mobile phone company, Vodacom’s first 5G technology in Dar es Salaam yesterday.

With a population of over 42 million people, there is an incredible scope for growth in all the country’s sectors, says the organisation’s statement availed to The Citizen on Saturday recently.“But while the country is on a steady growth path to better Internet connections and ICT, development is still required and improvements made,” it adds.

IT News Africa recently compiled a list depicting the general state of ICT in the country, and took a look at the various aspects of the sector.

What you need to know:

• Once a modest fishing village, Shenzhen is now a global innovation hub. Its rapid rise to prominence demonstrates how technology, strategic planning and visionary leadership can reshape the destiny of a city—and indeed a nation.

What if Tanzania’s bustling commercial capital could become Africa’s most advanced, inclusive and sustainable smart city?

This was the central question at a high-level session during Innovation Week Tanzania and the Future Ready Summit 2025, where urban planners, architects, academics and policymakers gathered to explore how cities in Tanzania could adopt smart, people-centred urban development models—drawing inspiration from China’s remarkable transformation of Shenzhen.

In the coming months the Ministry will announce it will ditch handwritten applications in favour of electronic applications where only paperless handling of job applications will be acceptable.

The First Government Forum on Electronic Identity (eID) in Africa is expected to open in Dar es Salaam today.

The joint organisers of the historic three-day event are Tanzania’s National Identification Authority (NIDA), which is a wing of the Home Affairs ministry, the Asia Pacific Smart Card Association (APSCA) and the Identity Counsel International (ICI).

This inaugural forum will run under the theme: “How National eID can Support Social and Economic Development”.

"Adapting a cost effective and simple technology is a good way of solving the many election-related problems plaguing many African countries," said NEC chairman Damian Lubuva. The technology will infuse the electoral system with transparency and accountability, he said.

Tanzania is poised to become the first total e-government country in the entire East Africa region, the Permanent Secretary (PS) in the President’s Office for Public Service Management and Good Governance, Dr Laurean Ndumbaro has observed.

He said the e-government in government organisation has improved standard and quality in delivery of public services, adding that working through e-government in internally administration transactions, communications and interrelationships for easy information flow and transfer offers considerable opportunity to increase government capacity.

At present, official statistics availed by the National Electoral Commission (NEC) show that there are some 20 million registered voters on the Permanent National Voters Register (PNVR) in Tanzania Mainland and Zanzibar out of the total population of about 45 million.

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.

Despite, the country’s development in the area of mobile communication, there are still a lot of unanswered questions regarding harnessing the mobile revolution to improve health service delivery and inhuman resources for health training (mHealth).

Tanzania expects to commence the construction of third phase of the National Information and Communication Technology Broadband Backbone (NICTBB) this August to ensure that all the districts are connected with internet network.

The Minister for Communications, Science and Technology, Prof Makame Mbarawa said the national fiber optic cable network exercise will go hand in hand with the launching of a national internet data centre.

Prof Mbarawa told the workers’ council meeting in Dar es Salaam on Friday that the national data centre to be placed at the Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology (COSTECH) will be built with high tech infrastructure to host all government and business institutions services.

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.

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.