DAR ES SALAAM, Nov. 5 -- TANZANIA is set to establish a Digital Technology Institute (DTI) in Dodoma at a cost of more than 441bn/- through a concessional loan from the South Korean government, in a move aimed at strengthening the countrys capacity to produce highly skilled professionals in advanced digital technologies, including Artificial Intelligence (AI).

The project will be implemented following the signing of a 167.4m US dollar (about 441.12bn/-) concessional loan agreement between the Tanzanian government and the Export-Import Bank of Korea on November 3 this year. The financing will be provided through the Korea Economic Development Cooperation Fund (EDCF).

Speaking during the loan agreement signing ceremony in Dar es Salaam, T...