DAR ES SALAAM, Feb. 27 -- AS government services become increasingly digital, a quiet but defining question sits beneath our progress: Who is protecting the citizen behind their personal data? Every form completed online, every hospital record digitised, every payroll system automated carries more than efficiency gains.

It carries personal information, names, identities, medical histories, financial details.

In this weeks column, I examine why compliance with the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) is no longer a procedural requirement for public institutions, but a test of leadership, accountability and national credibility in our digital transformation journey.

Tanzania is accelerating its digital transformation and aligning national...