PUBLIC NOTICE- ANNUAL ICT PROFESSIONALS CONFERENCE

UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA

MINISTRY OF WORKS, TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION

 INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY COMMISSION

 PUBLIC NOTICE

ANNUAL ICT PROFESSIONALS CONFERENCE, 2017 (AIPC-17)

         

1. INTRODUCTION

The Annual Conference for ICT Professionals 2017 (AIPC-17) is a platform for discussion, networking and raising awareness to ICT professionals and stakeholders on the global ICT affairs and skills needed by Tanzanians to cope with the dynamic digital economy. This year’s conference is the commencement of a series of annually held ICT Professionals Conference to be organised by the ICT Commission to discuss on topical developments in ICT especially on how to transform the dynamic growth of ICT into an opportunity for digital industrial development in Tanzania. The theme of this year’s conference is “Building the Tanzania Digital Industrial Economy”.

2. CONFERENCE TOPICAL ISSUESAIPC-17 seeks to strengthen the synergy between the Tanzanian ICT Professionals and other ICT stakeholders towards the advancement of professional competency and business development in the Tanzanian ICT Industry.  The conference will be a two days event held on 26^th -27^th October 2017 in Dar es Salaam at the Julius Nyerere International Conference Centre. The conference among other issues will discuss the following issues:

a.    Principals of profession accreditation in ICT: An introduction on the ICT Professionals Accreditation Framework outlining the recognition procedures and continuous skills development plan for ICT Professionals in Tanzania will be presented for discussion and adoption by participants.

b.    Trust and confidence in digital industrial economy: The conference will also examine the emerging global trends in the context of Cyber security and digital forensics and what further needs to be done to strengthen cyber security ecosystem in Tanzania and skills set needed towards achieving a truly secure and trustworthy cyberspace.

c.    Challenges and opportunities with evolving technologies: how can Internet of Things (IoT) can shape the future organizations and socio-economic development of Tanzania. The impact of IoT to individuals and businesses, and arising opportunities will be outlined. The future of Cloud and Big Data in Tanzania; the opportunities and challenges to the ICT industry, looking into Data Analytics in Cloud, Public Key Infrastructure, Artificial intelligence, and how the ICT industry can leverage open and big data will be topical discussions.

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