Tanzania ICT Policy Set For Review To Combat Cyber Crime

In his opening speech in Dar Es Salaam at the 7th Southern African Telecommunication Union(SATA)'s workshop, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Communications, Science and Technology, Prof Patrick Makungu said 'There is a need to improve our capacities to ensure that governments and law enforcement officials remain ahead of existing cyber threats and in the pulse of emerging ones,'. As cyber attacks are getting more sophisticated and can cause severe harm to any country, he added, “Steps must be taken to improve our capacity to deal with cyber threats and cyber criminals or else they will cause irreparable damage to economies and countries,”.
Dr. Kamugisha Kazaura, the CEO of the Tanzania Telecommunications Company Limited (TTCL) on his part said that it is important for operators in the region work together to combat network fraud.
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