Mohammed Abdi Mashaka

In the interview, Mohammed Abdi Mashaka, Director of Information Systems Development at Tanzania's Ministry of ICT, highlights the country’s progress in Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI). He emphasizes governance, innovation, and the development of the "JAMI stack" for digital payments, identity, and data-sharing to improve public services. Despite challenges like connectivity, Tanzania is expanding wireless and fiber-optic solutions. He stresses the private sector's role in economic growth and notes Tanzania’s 10-year Digital Economy Framework, driven by strong political will, as key to advancing digital transformation and regional collaboration.