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IST-AFRICA CONFERENCE & EXHIBITIONS 2009
ICT & e-Governance 4RD The case of Telecentres 6th-8th May, 2009 in Kampala - Uganda
ByFelician B.Ncheye
Manager Sengerema MCT
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OUTLINE
1. Tanzania Profile in brief
2. Why ICTs
3. About Telecentres in Tanzania
4. The Role of Telecentres
5. Experience
6. The wayforward
7. Conclusion
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1.0 Tanzania in Brief DATA Population:37 million, 30%
living in urban, 70% in rural Size: 945,000 sq. kms Teledensity: 18.3/100 Per capita income:$365 Climate: varies from tropical
along coast to template highlands
Terrain:plains along coast, central plateau, highlands in north& south
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Location TANZANIA Share boarders with 8
countries; Kenya, Uganda, DRC-Congo, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda and Burundi
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2.0 Why ICTs
Knowledge is the most important factor in the success process
Knowledge provides understanding for one to make right or wrong decisions
Decisions are the determinants of the success of any initiative.
Knowledge is the function of information ICTs are the best tools in the information service
delivery
About Telecentres in TZ Sengerema Multipurpose Community Telecentre,
started in 2001 to access affordable ICTs to rural settings and model for replication to other rural areas.
Tanzania Telecentre Network, established 2007 to facilitate establishment and developmen of telecentres
There are 23 recorded so far
ACTIVITIES
Computer training Internet services – café and sharing Community Radio Secretarial bureau Community mobilization and sensitization IT-Consultancy
e- Governance Activities Training Computer applications to government &
institution staff and individuals Providing Internet to the government – Local
government (SDC) and District Commissioner Providing Internet to The Teachers Resource Centre Implementing a Wireless Mesh Network Project with
the aim of providing Internet to all subdivisions of the local govt, Secondary Schools and Health Centres
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Sengerema Mesh Phase IGPS Recording of sites
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Sengerema WMN installations at TRC site October 2008
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Sengerema WMN Phase I
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Sengerema WMN Phase II
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Sengerema WMN Phase III
Experience Sengerema District Commissioner’s office
appreciation for facilitated communications Sengerema District Local Council and District
Executive Director deliberations easily communicated Improved efficiency of Sengerema District Council Increased community participation in development
activities due to increased transparency Improved knowledge on e-government through
distance learning
The Pillars Integration of the powers that enabled human existence
with human endowment Tanzania govt ICT Policy on e-Services Priorities:
1. 80% of the population
2. Children
3. Education and Communication systems
4. Morals
5. Identification and Development of local talents
The Way Forward
1. Improve computer training- advanced and community tailored
2. Implement phase II& III of WMN Project
3. Embrace The UNECA-Knowledge Hub/Networks initiative to facilitate e-Governance
4. Finalize DIT-Sengerema Telecentre mobile phone knowledge initiative
5. Advise the govt, ICT institutions and experts on promotions and Awards on rural development.
6. Developed a programme namely, The Last-Mile Knowledge (LMK) for community excellence - through right decisions
Conclusion Telecentres have great potential in facilitating e-
Governance initiatives. Suggest to IST-Africa and indeed participants of this
conference to support the WMN Project, which is the pilot in East Africa for replication to other rural areas in Africa.
Would appreciate your support in strategies on the implementation of the new dynamism-The Last-Mile-Knowledge(LMK), particularly on education system.