THE ROLE OF ICT IN SOLVING ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC CHALLENGES IN TANZANIA

Arusha Technical College

THE ROLE OF ICT IN SOLVING ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC CHALLENGES IN TANZANIA

Arusha Technical College

The main purpose of the project was to find out how far are the ICT resources available in the communities, their contents, types, availability and effectiveness in meeting demands of the low income people both in Arusha and Manyara regions. The research outcomes helped the project team to come up with the ICT solutions that would have positive impact to the community members. Among them were to
establish, deploy and suggest to the government and other development partners on the following:
Firstly; deployments of new ICT applications like mobile application and community website1 and social media2 for the betterment of the community and the local Government Authorities,
Secondly; provision of ICT awareness to secondary school teachers and local community leaders, who can impact ICT knowledge to the students and community members,
Thirdly; support in the establishment of local ICT training centers/ kiosks that can enable community members to attain ICT knowledge and have access to real time information,
Fourthly; provision of information to the government, project funder and other development partners on real situation of local communities and the need to provide affordable means of communication and energy (solar power, wind turbines and hydro turbines) and best ways to improve current ICT resources and applications for the local communities.

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