East Africa: Rural Access and Connectivity in Tanzania

ICT has a major role to play in knowledge development in many areas, but also offers the possibility to improve governance. Basic infrastructure is therefore indispensable. In Tanzania access to the internet has increased considerably in recent years. However, much has to be done to reduce costs and improve the quality of the services, since affordable access is key to development. In this paper, Liang Tan of IICD captured the lessons learned from setting up and managing IICD supported ruralcommunication access centres.