7 government bodies, 5 named officials, 6 programmes and 6 policies, from the ministries' own sites.
2 offices on this page could not be matched to a current holder, and are shown as unverified rather than dropped. 1 source site did not fully answer our request; the status is shown on the body it belongs to. Last mined 2026-08-02.
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BOMAtlas indexes 125 research institutions in Tanzania from the Research Organization Registry.
The ministries, regulators and funds that hold the mandate, with the office holder where we could verify one.
Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (mainland)Wizara ya Elimu, Sayansi na Teknolojia
Education policy, science and technology for mainland Tanzania; sets policy while PO-RALG administers school-level delivery through local government authorities.
Prof. Adolf Faustine Mkenda · Minister of Education, Science and Technology (mainland)
Verified as of 2025-11-17Source
Wanu Hafidh Ameir · Deputy Minister of Education, Science and Technology
Verified as of 2025-11-17Source
President's Office - Regional Administration and Local Government (PO-RALG)Ofisi ya Rais - Tawala za Mikoa na Serikali za Mitaa (TAMISEMI)
Supervises regional and local government authorities, which administer mainland pre-primary, primary and secondary schools; the operational counterpart for school-level programs (disburses funds to LGAs, implements BOOST, hosts SEQUIP).
Prof. Riziki Silas Shemdoe · Minister of State, President's Office - Regional Administration and Local Government
Verified as of 2025-11-17Source
Ministry of Education and Vocational Training (Zanzibar)Wizara ya Elimu na Mafunzo ya Amali
Education and vocational training for Zanzibar under the Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar; separate system from the mainland (linked institutions: SUZA, VTA, Zanzibar Examination Council).
Lela Muhamed Mussa · Minister of Education and Vocational Training (Zanzibar)
Verified as of 2026-07-31Source
Ministry of Communication and Information TechnologyWizara ya Mawasiliano na Teknolojia ya Habari
ICT policy, digital transformation, broadband connectivity and cybersecurity; parent ministry of TCRA; runs the Digital Tanzania Project and the 758-tower rural connectivity build.
Angellah Jasmine Mbelwa Kairuki · Minister of Communication and Information Technology
Verified as of 2026-07-31Source
Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA)
Regulates telecommunications, broadcasting, postal and digital services; the licensing authority Starlink's Nov 2024 application sits with (no approval announced as of mid-2026; see country profile).
Holder not verified · Director General, Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority
Checked 2026-07-31; no current holder confirmed from an official source.Source
Tanzania Institute of Education (TIE)Taasisi ya Elimu Tanzania (TET)
Public institution within MoEST that interprets national education policy into curricula and learning materials across early childhood, primary, secondary and teacher education.
Holder not verified · Director General, Tanzania Institute of Education
Checked 2026-07-31; no current holder confirmed from an official source.Source
Universal Communications Service Access Fund (UCSAF)Mfuko wa Mawasiliano kwa Wote
Universal-service fund extending communications access to underserved areas; runs school-facing ICT programs (ICT equipment to public schools, TEHAMA teacher training) and co-drives the 758-tower rural build.
Named interventions currently running, announced, stalled or ended. A partner entering here joins one of these or explains why not.
MsingiTek
Tablet-based foundational learning program (onebillion adaptive app on solar-powered tablets) launched May 2025 by Imagine Worldwide with both education ministries.
Reach: Phase 1: 533 public primary schools (500 mainland + 33 Zanzibar) over 15 months, targeting 160,000+ students by end of 2026; stated long-term vision up to 10 million children.
US$500M World Bank-financed program (approved 2021) to make pre-primary and primary schools safer and more inclusive and strengthen teacher competencies, implemented through PO-RALG and LGAs.
World Bank-financed digital transformation and connectivity project referenced on the ICT ministry's site in implementation discussions with the World Bank.
Phased school-internet program run by the Universal Communications Service Access Fund with Vodacom Tanzania Foundation, TTCL, Shule Direct and the Basic Internet Foundation.
Reach: Pilot 2020 across ten regions; Phase I ten schools (10,131 students, 427 teachers); Phase II 50 schools (~40,000 students); Phase III agreement for 300 schools.
The strategy documents in force. These are what an intervention has to be written into.
Tanzania National Broadband Strategy (TNBS)
National broadband strategy referenced on the ICT ministry's site via a steering committee chaired by the Permanent Secretary; period not stated on the crawled page.
Improved 2023 Curricula (pre-primary through teacher education)2023-
TIE's improved 2023 curriculum editions spanning pre-primary, primary, lower and upper secondary, and teacher education; the framework any classroom content deployment must align with.
Education Sector Development Plan (ESDP) 2025/26-2029/302025-2030
Current national education sector plan, final 26 February 2025; informed by Development Vision 2050 and FYDP III. Implementation shared between MoEST and PO-RALG.
National AI framework produced by the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, July 2025, sitting under the Digital Economy Strategic Framework 2024-2034.