TANZANIA ICT HUB CONSTRUCTION GATHERING PACE

The construction of an ICT hub in Tanzania is gathering pace after the government allocated land for the construction of the state-of-the-art college in the country’s capital.

The project which is worth 150 million US dollars is funded by the World Bank is aimed at increasing access to high quality internet services for government and citizens, in selected areas, and to improve the government’s capacity to deliver digital public services.

Digital Tanzania Project (DTP) coordinator Honest Njau said the government had earmarked the Nala ward area of Dodoma for the proposed construction of the center of excellence.

According to Njau, “The site has already been allocated in Nala and we are currently procuring equipment for the envisioned project,” disclosed Mr Njau while delivering a DTP presentation before Human resources personnel and IT experts here last week.”

The ICT hub is expected to make the East African nation’s youth to be more innovative and enable them to contribute to the economic growth.

Meanwhile, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Information, Communication and Information Technology Dr Jim Yonazi noted that “There’s a significant change in data consumption and technological convergence which requires us to identify, develop and nurture such talents for the benefit of the country.”

SOURCE: Daily News