Launch of National Education, Skills and Innovation Week in August 2026
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- Education, Science and Technology Minister, Prof Adolf Mkenda, unveiled the plan on July 30, 2026 while announcing preparations for the 2026 National Education, Skills and Innovation Week, scheduled to take place at.
- It will also feature the national Makisatu Innovation Competition, which has been held annually since 2019 and has produced several successful inventions, including avocado oil extraction machines now being sold.
- The reforms come as Tanzania intensifies efforts to build a knowledge-driven economy under Vision 2050, where science, digital technologies and innovation are expected to play a leading role in creating jobs, improving.
- So far, 90 local government authorities have established Science, Technology and Innovation Desks where innovators can receive guidance and be linked with the Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology and other.
- Prof Mkenda said this year's National Education, Skills and Innovation Week will bring together ministries, higher learning institutions, technical colleges, teacher training institutions, research organisations.