[{"bbox": [146, 105, 358, 133], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 2.2.2. Public Policy"}, {"bbox": [83, 155, 1149, 342], "category": "Text", "text": "Tanzania's National ICT Policy of 2016 aims to provide inclusive access to affordable and reliable access to internet, accelerate broadband penetration, strengthen ICT security and standardisation, enhance the management and efficient utilisation of spectrum and other scarce ICT resources, promote the business process outsourcing industry and enhance efficiency e-service and business¹⁷. The policy is implemented through an Implementation Strategy 2016/17-2020/21, which is currently being reviewed and updated. Other ICT sector strategies include E-Government Strategic Plan (2021/22-2025/26)¹⁸, National Cybersecurity Strategy (2017-2022), and the Tanzania National Broadband Strategy (2021), recently approved."}, {"bbox": [83, 353, 1149, 487], "category": "Text", "text": "The ICT sector's primary regulation is the Electronic and Postal Communications Regulations (2018), regulating online content. Tanzania has promulgated an Electronic Transactions Act (2015) and a Cyber Security Act (2015). A Personal Data Protection Bill has been drafted. The government has also promulgated e-government legislation in 2019 that stipulates the e-Government Authority's role, the management and operation of e-government services, e-government infrastructure and systems, and security¹⁹."}, {"bbox": [83, 498, 1149, 579], "category": "Text", "text": "The track record of ICT policy implementation shows remarkable achievements with more than 50 million mobile subscriptions and internet penetration at 46% in March 2021. The current efforts to extend the broadband access and improve e-governance are also commendable."}, {"bbox": [83, 590, 1149, 671], "category": "Text", "text": "The budget allocated to the MCIT in 2021/22 for development activities is TZS 215 billion (USD 90 million), while the allocation to cover recurrent costs is TZS 4.9 billion. The development budget includes the activities related to the extension of the broadband backbone and the postal code and address system."}, {"bbox": [83, 682, 1149, 790], "category": "Text", "text": "The UCSAF works in periodic phases since its establishment in 2009 and it has recently started (June 2020) the Rural Telecom Project phase 5. The UCSAF provides subsidies to private operators and in the first four phases of activity from 2013 to 2019 it has mobilized TZS 120 billion (USD 50 million). The level of subsidies is steadily increasing and it is expected to increase in the coming years."}, {"bbox": [83, 801, 1149, 882], "category": "Text", "text": "The MCIT and subordinated Institutions are clearly committed to bring forward the digital agenda of the FYDP III and they are fully aware of its value to ensure inclusive growth and function as enabler in a number of activities related to cross cutting issues such as gender and climate change."}, {"bbox": [83, 893, 1149, 1080], "category": "Text", "text": "The institutional capacity has been built in the Ministry of Works and Communication since the first ICT Policy in 2003. At the end of 2020 the ICT Department has been separated to create the MCIT and reinforce sector leadership. Despite the presence of a multitude of actors involved in the broadband implementation and overall in the ICT sector, and the need of a strengthened coordination mechanism, the capacity of the MCIT has been assessed positively by the other DPs and by the recent external experts' scoping mission to assess the relevance of the sector for the EU intervention. Other key interlocutors, such as the UCSAF and TCRA have shown a very good technical capability and strong leadership in the respective areas of responsibility."}, {"bbox": [83, 1091, 1149, 1384], "category": "Text", "text": "The policy documents include indicators and targets that are the basis for monitoring progress and a crucial platform for policy dialogue. The collection, processing and analysis of data is a joint effort of different services across line Ministries, including Ministry of Education, Ministry of Health, PO-RALG, TCRA and UCSAF. The ICT Policy details the Monitoring Plan, planned Reviews and Evaluations. The Monitoring Plan consists of indicators, indicators description, baseline, target values, data collection and method of analysis. Indicators are reported on an annual basis and assessed through planned milestone review and appraisal. Evaluation are conducted two times over a period of five years (mid-term and final evaluation). The Monitoring Plan includes the preparation of internal reports (technical, quarterly and annual reports) and external reports (performance, financial, annual reports) with Ministry of Finance and the Parliament as main recipients. The M&E system is in place since the first ICT Policy in 2003 and now, the newly established MCIT is planning to improve the coordination between the entities owning the data and strengthen the yearly reporting system."}, {"bbox": [83, 1395, 1149, 1450], "category": "Text", "text": "In conclusion, the policy is sufficiently relevant and credible for budget support contract objectives to be largely achieved. Therefore the policy can be supported by the Commission with the proposed budget support contract."}, {"bbox": [146, 1471, 456, 1500], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 2.2.3. Macroeconomic Policy"}, {"bbox": [83, 1509, 1149, 1563], "category": "Text", "text": "In 2019, before the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, Tanzania's growth was on a strong trajectory, with the World Bank declaring that between 2013–2018 Tanzania's average gross domestic product (GDP) growth was 6.5%."}, {"bbox": [73, 1598, 696, 1620], "category": "Footnote", "text": "¹⁷ https://www.ega.go.tz/uploads/publications/sw-1574848612-SERA%202016.pdf"}, {"bbox": [73, 1620, 955, 1642], "category": "Footnote", "text": "¹⁸ https://www.ega.go.tz/uploads/publications/en-1625048198-e-Government%20Authority%20Strategic%20Plan.pdf"}, {"bbox": [73, 1641, 749, 1663], "category": "Footnote", "text": "¹⁹ https://www.ega.go.tz/uploads/publications/sw-1574849310-eGov%20act,%202019.pdf"}, {"bbox": [1051, 1663, 1158, 1687], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 7 of 24"}]