Tanzania, July 9 -- Dar es Salaam. As Tanzania moves towards establishing a framework to govern artificial intelligence (AI), experts have warned that regulation alone will not determine the country's success in the digital revolution unless it builds local innovation capacity, protects its data and empowers startups to create home-grown solutions.

The warning emerged during a workshop on Regional Integration, AI and Pan-African Architecture held at the University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM) on July 8, 2026, where experts discussed how law, policy and regional cooperation can shape East Africa's role in the rapidly evolving AI landscape.

The workshop was organised by the Tanzania-German Centre for Eastern African Legal Studies, with partici...