ICT Policy Africa

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section

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FOREWORD………...…….………………………………………………………………...………………I
GLOSSARY ................................................................................................................................................ III
LIST OF ACRONYMS................................................................................................................................ V
1

INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................................ 1
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4

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BACKGROUND ............................................................................................................................... 1
VISION .......................................................................................................................................... 2
MISSION ........................................................................................................................................ 2
THE POLICY CONTEXT ................................................................................................................... 2

STATUS OF ICT IN TANZANIA...................................................................................................... 3
2.1.1
2.1.2
2.1.3
2.2
2.2.1
2.2.2
2.2.3
2.3
2.3.1
2.3.2
2.3.3
2.4
2.4.1
2.4.2
2.4.3
2.5
2.6
2.7
2.8

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POLICY OBJECTIVES, CHALLENGES AND POLICY STATEMENTS .................................. 9
3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4
3.5
3.6
3.7
3.8
3.9
3.10

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Infrastructure........................................................................................................................... 3
Internet availability ................................................................................................................. 3
Hardware and software ........................................................................................................... 3
LEARNING ..................................................................................................................................... 4
Educational access to ICT ....................................................................................................... 4
Enhancing education using ICT .............................................................................................. 4
Developing the ICT workforce................................................................................................. 4
SOCIETY ........................................................................................................................................ 4
ICT in Everyday Life................................................................................................................ 4
Locally relevant content .......................................................................................................... 4
ICT in the workplace ............................................................................................................... 5
THE ECONOMY .............................................................................................................................. 5
ICT employment opportunities ................................................................................................ 5
e-Commerce............................................................................................................................. 5
e-Government .......................................................................................................................... 5
KEY ICT STATISTICAL INDICATORS .............................................................................................. 6
GOVERNMENT EFFORTS................................................................................................................. 6
THE ICT ENVIRONMENT IN TANZANIA .......................................................................................... 7
POLICY .......................................................................................................................................... 8
STRATEGIC ICT LEADERSHIP ........................................................................................................ 9
ICT INFRASTRUCTURE ................................................................................................................ 10
ICT INDUSTRY ............................................................................................................................ 12
HUMAN CAPITAL ........................................................................................................................ 13
LEGAL AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORK .................................................................................... 15
PRODUCTIVE SECTORS ................................................................................................................ 16
SERVICE SECTORS ....................................................................................................................... 17
PUBLIC SERVICE.......................................................................................................................... 18
LOCAL CONTENT......................................................................................................................... 20
UNIVERSAL ACCESS .................................................................................................................... 21

FRAMEWORK FOR POLICY IMPLEMENTATION AND MONITORING .......................... 23