In this episode of Digital Futures with Carol Ndosi, I sit down with Joseph Manirakiza, the driving force behind two of Tanzania’s most significant innovation programmes — HDIF (Human Development Innovation Fund), a £40 million UKAid challenge fund that ran for over seven years, and its successor Funguo, now implemented by UNDP Tanzania and co-funded by the EU and UK’s FCDO.

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A conversation with the Director of the ICT Commission, Tanzania - Dr. Nkundwe Moses Mwasaga.

What does it actually take to build a digitally ready nation?

In our inaugural episode of the Digital Futures Podcast, we sit down with the Director General of the ICT Commission of Tanzania for an unfiltered conversation on the policies, priorities, and challenges shaping Tanzania's digital landscape — and what's next for East Africa's growing tech ecosystem.

We cover:

🔹 Tanzania's national ICT strategy and where it stands today

🔹 AI readiness, digital infrastructure, and the gaps we need to close

🔹 Digital inclusion — who's being left behind and why it matters

🔹 The role of regulation in enabling (not blocking) innovation

🔹 What Tanzania's digital future actually looks like

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