Trade Minister Judith Kapinga is pushing a bunch of government agencies to go full digital because she thinks it will make things faster and more transparent for businesses trying to operate in Tanzania. She hit up places like the Fair Competition Commission, BRELA, Tanzania Bureau of Standards, and TanTrade to basically tell them they need to sync up their systems so companies can actually find market info without jumping through a million hoops.
BRELA's already got like 90 percent of its stuff online and hooked up with NIDA, TRA, and banks, which apparently cuts down on paperwork. TanTrade is rolling out new tech and training programs, and they want to set up shop at border crossings like Tunduma to speed up cross-border trade. The Fair Competition Tribunal knocked out 152 cases in five years and built some new appeals system to handle disputes quicker.
Kapinga also said they're looking at changing the Business Licensing Act to make sure it actually helps local traders instead of just creating red tape.
BRELA's already got like 90 percent of its stuff online and hooked up with NIDA, TRA, and banks, which apparently cuts down on paperwork. TanTrade is rolling out new tech and training programs, and they want to set up shop at border crossings like Tunduma to speed up cross-border trade. The Fair Competition Tribunal knocked out 152 cases in five years and built some new appeals system to handle disputes quicker.
Kapinga also said they're looking at changing the Business Licensing Act to make sure it actually helps local traders instead of just creating red tape.
