{"id":42324,"date":"2021-12-03T16:40:09","date_gmt":"2021-12-03T16:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/tanzania\/?p=42324"},"modified":"2021-12-03T14:50:23","modified_gmt":"2021-12-03T14:50:23","slug":"president-samia-tanzania-hub-of-ict","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/tanzania\/all-news\/president-samia-tanzania-hub-of-ict","title":{"rendered":"President Samia: Tanzania hub of ICT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Tanzania. <\/strong><\/span>President Samia Suluhu Hassan has said Tanzania is now the hub of Information Communications Technology (ICT) as the country is keen to increase its fiber optic interconnections with neighboring landlocked countries.<\/p>\n<p>So far, according to the Head of State, a feasibility study to connect Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in the extension plan of the national fiber optic network (NICTBB) through Lake Tanganyika is completed and the two-year project is expected to kick off next year.<\/p>\n<p>Launching the Raddy Fiber Manufacturing plant owned by Tanzanian investor Ramadhan Mlanzi at Vikindu, Mkuranga in Coast Region Friday, Her Excellency said Tanzania has already connected with neighbouring landlocked countries, thanks to the country\u2019s geographical location.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThrough national fiber optic network, Tanzania has been connected to other parts of the world; the country has interconnected neighboring landlocked countries.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGod blessed us by giving us the sea and we use it [the sea] to install fiber optic and connect those who are not lucky enough to have the sea. Again, Tanzania has become the hub of communications,\u201d she insisted.<\/p>\n<p>Tanzania has injected a total of 670bn\/- in the NICTBB project which started in 2009. A part of the fund was also used to set up the National Internet Data Center (NIDC).<\/p>\n<p>The mega project, NICTBB, has been accomplished by 75 per cent.<\/p>\n<p>On the newly launched fiber industry, the President congratulated the Raddy Fiber Manufacturing plant owner, Mlanzi by investing in the strategic project which is in line the State\u2019s five year development plan (2020-2025).<\/p>\n<p>According to the President, CRDB Bank has approved a loan totaling 22bn\/- for Raddy Fiber Manufacturing project and a total of 4.6bn\/- has been spent in the first phase.<\/p>\n<p>Raddy Fiber Manufacturing has been contracted to connect 185 districts through fiber optic.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/tanzania\">Tanzania<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Tanzania. President Samia Suluhu Hassan has said Tanzania is now the hub of Information Communications Technology (ICT) as the country is keen to increase its fiber optic interconnections with neighboring landlocked countries. 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