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Tanzanian Ministry of Information, Communication and Information Technology in the current financial year is set to construct data centres in Dodoma and Zanzibar together with a national information security centre.
Tanzanian Ministry of Information, Communication and Information Technology in the current financial year is set to construct data centres in Dodoma and Zanzibar together with a national information security centre. This was stated by the Minister of Information, Communication and Information Technology t Nape Nnauye in the National Assembly in Dodoma on Thursday when tabling the ministry’s budget estimates for 2024/25 financial year, saying this was among the priorities of the coming financial year.
The Tanzanian government is also set to connect the national communication fibre with security entities such as the Tanzania People’s Defines Forces (TPDF), the Judiciary, Prevention and Combating of Corruption Bureau (PCCB), Tanzania Intelligence and Security Service (TISS) Prison Service and others, he further said. During the period, the ministry will also complete installation of 616 transmitters in 713 wards to reach 758 together with other new 636 to reach out to areas that are left out in communication.
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The minister said the ministry will also empower 135 transmitters with 3G technology from 2G in 70 destinations in strategic areas such as borders. Nnauye said other areas are to strengthen systems to measure communication tools to increase efficiency and improve service delivery.He said the government will continue to coordinate and establish a media accreditation board, an independent media council, and a media fund to help in training and capacity building. The government has already started to put in place strategies to facilitate the proper use of the internet, including the formulation of the Privation Information Security Act, of 2020. The main reason for enacting the law was to ensure that all information collectors observe ethics and national values.
Nnauye said the government established the Cyber Security Unit under Tanzania Police Force with the aim of controlling theft online. Another step was to create a number to report crime 15040 which is implemented in collaboration with service providers.
