Tanzania, Aug. 17 -- Dar es Salaam. Stakeholders have urged Tanzanians to view innovation as more than the use of technology, saying it must become a practical tool for transforming the country's development aspirations into measurable results.

They said innovation should help create new ways of delivering public services, generate jobs, increase productivity and turn long-standing development challenges into economic opportunities.

The call was made on Friday, August 14, 2026 during the launch of the 12th edition of Innovation Week Tanzania, to be held from August 31 to September 4, 2026, at the Julius Nyerere International Convention Centre (JNICC) in Dar es Salaam.

To be held under the theme From Aspirations to Transformation: Innov...