The Tanzania Digital Economy Strategic Framework 2024–2034
July 2024
Strategies and Action Plans
The Tanzania Digital Economy Strategic Framework 2024–2034 outlines a comprehensive strategy to modernize and integrate digital technologies into various sectors to foster an inclusive, resilient, and sustainable digital economy.
Vision and mission
The vision is to transform Tanzania through cutting-edge, supportive, and affordable digital technologies in socioeconomic activities. The mission is to promote a resilient, dynamic, and inclusive digital economy that uplifts every individual.
Strategic pillars
- Enabling digital infrastructure
- Basic facilitative infrastructure: Includes roadways, railways, ports, airports, and electrical grids essential for connectivity and service delivery.
- Hard infrastructure: Focuses on telecommunications, data centers, and broadband networks to improve internet penetration and access.
- Soft infrastructure: Includes digital identities, platforms for e-services, and cybersecurity to ensure secure and efficient online transactions.
- Governance and enabling environment
- Building institutional capacities for operationalising the digital economy.
- Establishing policies and legal frameworks aligned with national goals.
- Digital literacy and skills development
- Promoting digital literacy to create a digitally aware workforce.
- Expanding training initiatives to address skills gaps in emerging technologies.
- Digital innovation culture and enabling technologies
- Leveraging emerging technologies like AI, IoT, and blockchain.
- Supporting local content creation and fostering a collaborative startup ecosystem.
- Nurturing digital inclusion and accessibility
- Extending digital services to rural and underserved communities.
- Developing frameworks to ensure equal access to digital opportunities.
- Digital financial services
- Creating interoperable digital financial platforms to facilitate payments and services.
- Encouraging financial inclusion through affordable and accessible digital solutions.
Key objectives and strategies
- Strengthening ICT infrastructure to ensure reliable and affordable internet access.
- Promoting public-private partnerships for innovation and investment.
- Enhancing data protection, cybersecurity, and national digital sovereignty.
- Streamlining e-government services to improve public service delivery.
- Fostering digital entrepreneurship and enabling small businesses to thrive in global markets.
Implementation and monitoring
The framework emphasises collaboration between the government, private sector, and civil society. Regular evaluation through predefined targets ensures alignment of progress with strategic objectives. It also highlights the importance of active involvement in international and regional digital economy initiatives such as the African Union’s Agenda 2063 and the UN’s sustainable development goals.