Mobile phones have high penetration in Tanzania, over 70%, and the country leads Africa in mobile money adoption. This document discusses how mobile technologies can contribute to Tanzania's socio-economic growth. It reviews literature on this topic and outlines the research objectives, questions, and methodology. The key areas where mobile may support socio-economic development are GDP, employment, public funding, digital entrepreneurship, and technologies like mAgri, mHealth, and mLearning. The main objective is to analyze mobile's direct and indirect contributions in these areas.

1. Mobile For Socio-economic
Development Tanzania

2. Hello!
Jumanne Mtambalike
@J4Mtambalike

3. “It is estimated currently in Tanzania one in three
people own a mobile phone. The penetration rate of
mobile phones in Tanzania is over 70%. Tanzania is
the leading country in Africa for Mobile Money
adoption. How does this contribute to the socio-economic
growth of the country?
Introduction

4. Mobile addressing socio-economic development
Innovative New
Services
Digital (Inclusion)
Connections
Financial
Inclussion
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5. Literature review:
I have gone through the following publications so far…
▧ GSMA, 2014, Enabling Mobile Money Policies in Tanzania.
▧ Tanzania Development Vision 2025.
▧ GSMA, 2014,The mobile economy Sub Saharan Africa
2014.
▧ Big Results Now Reports.
▧ Mobile Money in Tanzania, The Financial Inclusion Tracker
Surveys Project, February 2013, Use, Barriers and
Opportunities.

6. “The increased penetration rate of mobile phones has
attracted several innovations around the technology
which promotes the way people receive and utilize
information. This has also created opportunity for
people to be financially included hence possibilities of
developing our economy via mobile phones.
Problem Statement

7. “Tanzania should have created a strong, diversified,
resilient and competitive economy which can
effectively cope with the challenges of development
and which can also easily and confidently adapt to the
changing market and technological conditions in the
regional and global economy
(Tanzania Development Vision 2025: Attribute V)
Attribute V: Tanzania Development Vision 2015
Tanzania Development Vision 2025

8. USD 75B (5.4%)
Mobile Ecosystem
Contribution to SSA
GDP.
Mobile ecosystem contribution to SSA
socio-economic development. (2013)
Mobile Ecosystem
Contribution to the
SSA public funding. USD 13B
Mobile Ecosystem
Contribution to the SSA
employment. 2.4 M employed
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9. Tanzania towards
middle income
economy, the role
of mobile money.
Evolution of the research topic...
Mobile
technologies for
sustainable
livelihood.
Mobile for Socio-
economic
development
Tanzania.

10. Key areas that mobile can support socio-economic
development
▧ Gross Domestic Product
▧ Employment
▧ Public Fundings
▧ Digital entrepreneurship
▧ Internet of Things (IoT)
▧ mHealth, mLearning & mAgri

11. Research Objectives:
The main objective of the paper is to investigate, explore and
analyze how the mobile is fostering socio-economic
development in Tanzania.
Specific objectives:
▧ Direct and Indirect contribution of Mobile to the Tanzania’s
overall GDP, employment, national fundings and digital
entrepreneurship.
▧ Contribution of mobile technologies mAgri, mHealth,
mLearning and Internet of Things (IoT) to the social-
economic development.

12. Research Questions:
Research Questions:
▧ To what extent mobile ecosystem have contributed to the
Tanzania’s overall GDP, employment, national fundings
and digital entrepreneurship.
▧ To what extent mobile technologies mAgri, mHealth,
mLearning and Internet of Things (IoT) has contributed to
the social-economic development.

13. Methodology:
Studying
papers and
research
works related
to the topic.
Following up
publications of
reputed
organizations on
the issue.

14. Reference
▧ USAID, 2013, Tanzania Mobile Money Market Mobile Assessment.
▧ ESRF, 2011, The Role of Mobile Phones on Sustainable Livelihood.
▧ GSMA, 2012, Transforming Women Livelihood Using Mobile Broadband.
▧ Kathleen Diga, 2008, Mobile Cell Phones and Poverty Reduction.
▧ GSMA, 2014, Mobile Financial Services for Unbanked.
▧ InfoDev, Mobile at The Base of The Pyramid.
▧ GSMA,2014, Enabling Mobile Money Policies in Tanzania.
▧ World Bank, 2012 Maximizing Mobile Report.
▧ GSMA, 2015, Mobile for Development mHealth.
▧ InterMedia, 2013, Mobile Money Tanzania; Users, Barriers and
Opportunities.
▧ Jenny Aker & Isaac Mbiti, 2010,Mobile Phones and Economic Development
in Africa.

15. Thanks!
Any questions?