TANZANIA will soon be home to an Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) park comprising the first ever 'Smart Village' of its kind in East Africa's geographic cluster, a national forum heard on Thursday.
The Minister for Communication, Science and Technology, Prof Makame Mnyaa, said the park, to be established in Dar es Salaam, would be powered by an international high speed broadband access and global calibre end-to-end ICT infrstructure.
Prof Mnyaa said that a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) agreement is being prepared to develop the village to host ICT small and medium enterprises (SMEs), established multinationals and IT Services.
He was speaking during a presentation of ground breaking research findings by Canada's International Centre for Development Research (IDRC) and the Commission (COSTECH).
The minister informed Legislators and private sector stakeholders who were present that the Park would also have Business Process Outsourcing call (BPO) call centres, online education, community public space and an ICT incubation centre for creativity and innovation.
The announcement follows a two-year research in Iringa region that showed access to Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) has cut poverty levels in some areas by over 20 per cent in the last two years.
The Minister for Communication, Science and Technology, Prof Makame Mnyaa, said the park, to be established in Dar es Salaam, would be powered by an international high speed broadband access and global calibre end-to-end ICT infrstructure.
Prof Mnyaa said that a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) agreement is being prepared to develop the village to host ICT small and medium enterprises (SMEs), established multinationals and IT Services.
He was speaking during a presentation of ground breaking research findings by Canada's International Centre for Development Research (IDRC) and the Commission (COSTECH).
The minister informed Legislators and private sector stakeholders who were present that the Park would also have Business Process Outsourcing call (BPO) call centres, online education, community public space and an ICT incubation centre for creativity and innovation.
The announcement follows a two-year research in Iringa region that showed access to Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) has cut poverty levels in some areas by over 20 per cent in the last two years.
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