Tanzania's National Digital Education Strategy 2024/25–2029/30 Aims to Scale Up Digital Infrastructure

TLDR

• The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology is implementing the National Digital Education Strategy 2024/25–2029/30 to enhance digital infrastructure in Tanzania.
• The strategy aims to improve inclusive education frameworks to better support students with disabilities.
• A group of innovators from Muhimbili University has developed an AI solution called Bridging Silence to translate sign language into Kiswahili text and speech in real time.
• The technology was showcased during the National Education, Skills, and Innovation Week in Tanga and aims to ease communication for individuals with hearing and speech disabilities.
• The project highlights the need for localized digital sign-language infrastructure and scalable translation tools to address communication barriers in education.