- General Information What is Tanzania Development Gateway?
- What is the mission of Tanzania Development Gateway?
- What is the short and long-term vision of Tanzania
Development Gateway?
General Information
Q: What
is Tanzania Development Gateway?
A: Tanzania Development
Gateway is locally owned and managed public-private
partnerships created to facilitate and catalyze the
use of information and communication technologies
(ICT) for development. It represent the country dimension
of the Development Gateway program and usually consist
of a country-level portal along with other online
and offline initiatives. The Gateway can undertake
activities in areas such as e-government, e-business,
e-learning, knowledge-sharing initiatives among development
stakeholders, Internet services, and other activities
provided that they are in line with the TzDG mission
- contributing to the country's development. [top]
Q:
What is the mission of Tanzania Development Gateway?
A: The Country
Gateway mission is in line with that of the Development
Gateway as a whole: To help communities, organizations,
and individuals build partnerships, share ideas, and
work together to reduce poverty. The Development Gateway
portal works on the international level, while Tanzania
Development Gateway apply the same principles at the
country level. Tanzania Development Gateway aim to
facilitate and catalyze innovative and effective use
of the Internet and other information communication
technologies (ICT) in government, business, and society
in order to reduce poverty and promote sustainable
development. [top]
Q: What
is the short and long-term vision of Tanzania Development
Gateway?
A: A: In
the short-term, The Gateway is envisioned as Internet
portal that will promote the dissemination of comprehensive
information on development and other country-level
issues. As the Country Gateway gain technological
sophistication and publicity, it will facilitate participation
of local and professional communities in virtual discussion
and best practice sharing. In the long term, it is
hoped that the Gateway will expand from being Internet
portal to act as facilitator developing the Internet
economy in the country. The Gateway should also contribute
to reducing the digital divide and take a lead in
addressing and solving development issues in the country.
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