E-Commerce in Tanzania

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Tanzania is one of the poorest countries in the world, being depleted of its natural wealth and resources and now totally dependant on aid from the rest of the world. This paper provides an overview of the general state of progress of Tanzania in various fields in order to understand the difficulty this country faces, along with the rest of Africa, in development and progress in the field of e-commerce. The paper looks at Tanzania's media, government legislation relating to communication networks and business, and the efforts being made by the private sector to develop e-commerce.

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"In spite of all the factors that work against the progress of Africa in the field of computers and e-commerce, there is a commendable amount of progress in the field of e-commerce and related fields. Quite a few small firms actively pursue this field and have started small businesses that use e commerce as their basis. In fact, Africa is unique because the government has taken a keen interest in promoting and developing e commerce, whereas in the past, all legislation was hindered by red tape, (E-commerce Practice and Policy) Initially, a framework was created whereby the outline of e commerce was laid out in simple steps. Trust in the new e commerce system had to be built in the minds of the largely uneducated people. After this was achieved, the next step would be to research and analyze and thereafter establish the rules for framing a digital and e-commerce network that would be of practical benefit to all."

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