Press Release

Growing Innovation. Unlocking Local Talent. Building Tanzania’s Digital Industry.

ICTC’s Chairperson, Dr. Henry Bethuel Mwanyika, visited the Commission’s Innovation Hub at the University of Dodoma (UDOM), together with Professor Leonard Mselle, former ICTC Chairperson.

The visit highlighted the role of ICTC’s Innovation Hubs in supporting local innovators, nurturing technology talent and creating opportunities to turn ideas into digital solutions and viable businesses.

By strengthening innovation and entrepreneurship, ICTC aims to contribute to job creation, local technology development and a more competitive Tanzanian digital economy.

Our ambition is to build a digital industry in which Tanzanians are not only users of technology, but also its creators and entrepreneurs.

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Growing Tanzanian ICT Industry: Tech Companies Create Jobs and Build Our Digital Competitiveness.

As part of his tour to catalyse ICT Industry in Tanzania, the Chairperson of ICT Commission, Dr. Henry Bethuel Mwanyika, visited Tanztech Electronics Ltd in Arusha. Tanztech Electronics is a local company that assembles their own branded mobile phones, computers, tablets, smartboards and other digital devices in Tanzania.

During the visit, the discussions focused on the opportunities and challenges facing the company and how strategic government–private sector partnerships can help local technological  businesses scale, create jobs and contribute to Tanzania’s digital economy as well as the whole economy.

ICT Commission works to strengthen local technology enterprises to build domestic capabilities, expanding economic opportunities and positioning Tanzanian companies to compete beyond our borders.

The message of the Chairperson is clear: Our ambition to build a Tanzanian digital industry that produces, innovates and competes regionally and globally. Tanztech Electronics has shown the way.

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Growing Innovation. Building Tanzania’s Digital Industry.

The Chairperson of the Information and Communication Technologies Commission (ICTC), Dr. Henry Bethuel Mwanyika, visited ICTC’s Innovation Hub in Arusha to review its development and role in strengthening Tanzania’s digital innovation ecosystem.

ICTC’s Innovation Hubs are central to the Commission’s efforts to nurture local technology talent, support innovators and entrepreneurs, and help transform Tanzanian ideas into practical digital solutions and viable businesses. They aim to expand opportunities for Tanzanians to innovate, create jobs and participate in the growing digital economy.

Strengthening innovation and local technology capabilities is essential to building a competitive Tanzanian digital industry, driving economic growth and advancing the aspirations of Tanzania Development Vision 2050.

Building Tanzania’s Digital Industry.

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The visit also included an engagement with partners involved in the @KidijitaliProject, implemented by @SwahiliDigital @siranthonydavid under the @TangaYetu initiative. Discussions focused on opportunities for collaboration in equipping young people with digital skills, supporting self-employment and enabling them to participate more effectively in the digital economy.

These engagements underscore the importance of collaboration between public institutions and the private sector in building digital capabilities, nurturing innovation and expanding economic opportunities for Tanzanian youth.

ICTC remains committed to strengthening the national ICT ecosystem and advancing the growth of a competitive, innovative and inclusive Tanzanian digital industry.

Building Tanzania’s Digital Industry.

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