The Ministry of Communication, and ICT was a

Tanzanian Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands and ...

government ministry that was established in February 2008. The ministry's roles were policy formulation, monitoring and evaluation, and regulatory and legal matters pertaining to communication,

information and communications technology Information and communications technology (ICT) is an extensional term for information technology (IT) that stresses the role of unified communications and the integration of telecommunications ( telephone lines and wireless signals) and computer ...

(ICT), science, technology, and innovation.

History

The ministry's predecessor was the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology (MHEST), which was known as the Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education before 2005. The ministry was later split and merged under President

John Magufuli John Pombe Joseph Magufuli (29 October 1959 – 17 March 2021) was the fifth president of Tanzania, serving from 2015 until his death in 2021. He served as Minister of Works, Transport and Communications from 2000 to 2005 and 2010 to 2015 and w ...

's cabinet. The science and technology remit was combined with the

Ministry of Education and Vocational Training The Ministry of Education and Vocational Training was a government body responsible for providing education in Tanzania. The head offices were located in Dar es Salaam. Under President John Magufuli's first cabinet, the ministry was amalgamated ...

to form the

Ministry of Education, Science, Technology and Vocational Training The Ministry of Education, Science, Technology and Vocational Training is a Ministry (government department), ministry of the Tanzanian Government of Tanzania, government responsible for the provision of education, vocational training and policy ...

. The communications role became part of the

Ministry of Works, Transport and Communications The Ministry of Works, Transport and Communications is a government ministry of Tanzania. It was created in 2010 and is responsible for promoting a quality, efficient, environmentally friendly, and cost-effective construction industry that facilit ...

Ministry institutions

Subsidiary institutions under this ministry include: *

Tanzania Atomic Energy Commission The Tanzania Atomic Energy Commission (also known by its acronym, TAEC) is the regulatory body responsible for all atomic energy matters in the United Republic of Tanzania. It was established under the Atomic Energy Act No. 7 of 2003. The formation ...

Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology The Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology (COSTECH) is a parastatal organization affiliated with the government of Tanzania. It was created by an Act of the National Assembly of Tanzania in 1986 as a successor to the Tanzania National Scien ...

(COSTECH) *

Tanzania Communication Regulatory Authority The Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA), established by the TCRA Act No. 12 of 2003, is an independent Authority for the postal, broadcasting and electronic communications industries in the United Republic of Tanzania. It merged th ...

Dar es Salaam Institute of Technology The Dar es Salaam Institute of Technology (DIT) is one of the high learning institutions in Tanzania. Originally established in 1957, it is fully accredited by the National Council for Technical Education (NACTE) to offer technician and engineeri ...

Mbeya University of Science and Technology Mbeya University of Science and Technology (MUST) is a public university in Mbeya, southern Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within th ...

Arusha Technical College Arusha Technical College (ATC) is a Tanzanian college, with its main campus located inside Ngarenaro ward, in the city of Arusha, Arusha Region. ATC is one of the largest and well established public coeducational post-secondary tertiary educati ...

References

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Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands ...

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