SSLV Programme INDIA ——————————————— Country Presentation on ICT DEVELOPMENT ———————————————

1. SSLV ProgrammeINDIA———————————————Country Presentation on ICT DEVELOPMENT——————————————— THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA R. J. Masika, E. Runyoro, J. Nicolao & I. Bakari Tanzania - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Mumbai: 8 February 2009 Tanzania

2. Contents • Country Profile • National ICT Policy perspective • Education System in Tanzania • Current Status of IT/ITES in Tanzania • Successes and Challenges • Strategies and Actions Tanzania

3. The United Republic of Tanzania • Country Profile Size – 945,000sqkms Neighbours – 8 countries Population – 40 m (2007) GDP growth – 6% Rural:Urban – 80%:20% Literacy rate – 60% Languages – English+Swahili Tribal dialects – about 120 Tel – fixed: 168,700 (2007 Teledensity: 0.21 Mobile: 10 m (2008) www.Tanzania.go.tz www.parliament.go.tz www.Tanzania.go.tz/psrp www.Tanzania.go.tz/ profile.html www.tanzaniagateway.org www.eThinkTankTz.org www.TzOnline.org Tanzania

4. National ICT Policy PerspectiveLinkage of ICT Policy to the Tz Dev Plan (Vision 2025)V2025 & ICTP Key pillars: • High Quality Livelihood(Service Sectors;Availability of Universal Access) • Peace Stability and Unity(Strategic ICT Leadership; Legal & Regulatory Framework) • Good Governance(Public Service/e-Government; National ICT infrastructure) • A Well-Educated and LearningSociety(Human Capital; Local Content) • A Strong and CompetitiveEconomy Capable of ProducingSustainable Growth and SharedBenefits(Productive Sectors; ICT Industry) • High Quality Livelihood • Peace Stability and Unity • Good Governance • A Well-Educated and LearningSociety • A Strong and CompetitiveEconomy Capable of ProducingSustainable Growth and SharedBenefits Tanzania 4.

5. Institutes of Technology Primary School 7 yrs Secondary School Education VETA NTA I, II,III @ min. 1 yr Ordinary Sec. Sch (Non-Science/Tech subjects) Sc/Tech Sec. Sch ‘O’ level 4yrs ‘O’ level 4yrs High School (Ord & Sc) ‘A’ level 2yrs NTA 4,5,6 3 yrs BSc(Eng) 4yrs NTA 7,8 NTA 4,5,6 NTA 7,8 3 yrs 3 yrs 3 yrs PGD PGD 1 yr 1 yr MSc(Eng) MSc(Eng) 2 yrs 2 yrs Ph.D(Eng) Ph.D(Eng) 3 yrs 3 yrs EDUCATION SYSTEM IN TANZANIA (7-4-2-3/4 or 7-4-3-4) Professional levels Craftsman/ Artisana Technical Colleges Technician University* Engineers * Non-sc/eng field is not indicated Tanzania

6. Outputs from theEducation Institutions in Tanzania Tertiary Education Basic Education (Pupils - 2008) • Primary: 8,410,094 • Secondary: 1,222,403 • Non-formal & adult education: 111,413 Grand Total: 75,346 Tanzania

7. Current Status of IT/ITES1.Skills Development • ICT Curriculum for Primary, Secondary School, and Teacher training is in place • 3 Institutions, 3 Universities and 5 colleges that offer ICT training programmes & specialized IT courses in CISCO, ICDL, IT Essentials, etc • 2525 (~4% ) students enrolled in various colleges and Universities are studying ICT Tanzania

8. Current Status of IT/ITES1.Skills Development (cntd) • 32 (94%) Public Teacher Training Colleges are VSAT connected & give skills for using ICT as a T&L Tool • Some Vocational VETA accredited (public & private) Colleges/Centres offer IT Training IT Training Tanzania

9. Current Status of IT/ITES 2. Mobile/Internet Technology • There are 7 mobile phone operators and 37 application service operators • By mid 2009 mobile phone subscribers would reach 13 million (26% population penetration level) – use: financial transactions, NECTA/Univ reports, etc • Internet usage: demand is high but limited by high connectivity cost and lack of reliable power mainly in rural areas Tanzania

10. Successes and ChallengesSuccesses National ICT Infrastructure Development - Country wide Coverage 10,000 km of Fiber Optic Network (2011) - Tz Fibre Optic layout (Feb 2009).ppt Size of the ICT industry is ~US$ 500 m per annum (~90% communication usage) with growth of ~25% Tanzania

11. Successes and ChallengesSuccesses (cntd) • Universal Communications Access Fund establishment - aim to reach rural areas with PPP - funded by %-age of mobile phone operators’ revenue (TCRA) • Special Economic zones (SEZ) established • create a Science or Cyber Park in DSM • provide the right environment for the harnessing of ICT for sustainable socio-economic development • attract foreign & domestic private ICT investments Tanzania

12. Successes and ChallengesSuccesses (cntd) • National ID Project: • To issue unique ID with smart card technology to all citizens - The project is at advanced stage. • eGovernance prog Tanzania

13. Challenges: Inadequate IT skills and IT professionals Local content Limited access to IT and ITES (high BW cost, innovative use infrastructure, etc.) Private Sector Participation eGovernance programme (User’s capacity - skills, literacy) Successes and Challenges (cntd) Tanzania

14. STRATEGIES & ACTIONS • IT Skills capacity building (IT training at all levels of education i.e., professional, vocational, tertiary and HE) • Establishment of IT and Software development parks • Last Mile (LM) solutions • LM Connectivity: wireless access solutions, etc • LM Applications: development content and services suited to local requirements (relevant content, specialized solutions, etc) • Private Sectors investment and participation in ICT • leap frog.ppt Tanzania

15. Asante sana kwa kunisikiliza! THANK YOU FOR LISTENING! Tanzania