Tanzania, Aug. 10 -- Dar es Salaam. ICT experts have urged Tanzania to build public trust alongside digital infrastructure, saying cybersecurity, data protection and skills development will determine the country benefits from artificial intelligence (AI) and the wider digital economy.

Speaking at the Tanzania Digital Trust Initiative forum recently the director general of the ICT Commission, Dr Nkundwe Mwasaga, said Tanzania has made significant progress since adopting its first National ICT Policy in 2003, but the country was now entering a new phase in which existing infrastructure must translate into economic and social benefits.

The forum brought together government officials, regulators, technology experts, industry leaders and oth...