This edition focuses on CAADP and Food Security.

[vc_row][vc_column][custom_inner_menus select_menu="project"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][single_project_block_1 heading="Electronic One Stop Solution (eOSS)" implementor="The Export Processing Zones Authority (EPZA), is an autonomous Government Agency established under the Export Processing Zones Act. The Authority is responsible for development of EPZ and SEZ infrastructure, provision of business services to EPZ and SEZ investors and issuing of EPZ and SEZ licenses within the Mainland Tanzania." target_group="Importers and Exporters in East Africa" project_value="US$810,000" implementation_period="July 2018 – June 2021" download_btn_text="Download Project PDF" download_btn_link="https://www.trademarkafrica.com/download/60833/"]Currently, EPZA has Fifteen (15) key business-related processes and none of the processes are automated. This has major shortcomings including inefficient services, unpredictable services, redundant/duplicated processes, lack of transparency among others. This is not an attractive environment for investors. What: The electronic One Stop Solution (eOSS) is expected to automate the Fifteen (15) key business processes (these include services offered by different government agencies/departments) by establishing an online system that will offer a single point of service for all its clients/customers. At the end of this project the EPZA anticipates to achieve the following: Digitize its internal processes and procedures to facilitate better inter-departmental coordination and collaboration throughout all the Export Processing Zones (EPZ) and Special Economic Zones (SEZ) managed and regulated by the Authority. Digitalize its services to facilitate ease of access and high availability of services to investors and other stakeholders. Interface its services with other services offered by other government agencies and hence effectively creating a single point of access and availability of all services required by investors to set up and operate in EPZ and...

[vc_row][vc_column][custom_inner_menus select_menu="project"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][single_project_block_1 heading="Support to Tanzania Association of NGO's" implementor="Tanzania Association of NGOs" target_group="Civil Society Organisations" project_value="US$ 95,000" implementation_period="2012 - 2017" download_btn_text="Download Project PDF" download_btn_link="#url"]NGOs in Tanzania have received little recognition as valuable partners in development and continue to suffer from government suspicion and marginalisation. Attempts by the NGOs to play a more active role in influencing state policy reforms is hampered by restricted participation and lack of appropriate information. What: This project aims at collecting reviewing and re-packaging existing knowledge and information on EAC regional integration for online/offline dialogue; and Enhancing a Knowledge base of civil society actors for evidence-based advocacy. How: The TMA Tanzania PSO and CSO Programme will support TANGO in creating awareness about regional integration and nurturing a positive attitude towards it among Tanzanians. Contact: Elibariki Shammy Email:elibariki.shammy@trademarkea.com Click here to learn more about One Stop Border Posts Program[/single_project_block_1][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row el_id="desired-result"][vc_column][single_project_block_2 heading="Desired Results" image_1="43264" image_2="43266"]Increased representation of the views of civil society in EAC venues for national development. This will positively contribute to regional integration policies and practices for growth in trade in East Africa.[/single_project_block_2][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row el_id="project-insight"][vc_column][project_single_ele_3_container heading="More Project Insights." sub_heading="Projects Highlights From A Glance" slide_1="info access for 20 crops & over five breeds of livestock" slide_2="info access for 20 crops & over five breeds of livestock" slide_3="info access for 20 crops & over five breeds of livestock"][single_project_content]Key outputs include; TANGO advocates on regional integration on behalf of its members and other CSO actors [/single_project_content][single_project_content]TANGO holds roundtable with CSOs and policy makers to discuss specific RI issues TANGO uploads...

[vc_row][vc_column][custom_inner_menus select_menu="project"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][single_project_block_1 heading="System upgrade: Tanzania Food and Drugs Authority (TFDA)’s Integrated Management Information System – Version 1.0." implementor="Tanzania Food and Drugs Authority (TFDA" target_group="Importers and Exporters in East Africa" project_value="US$280,000" implementation_period="July 2017 – June 2019" download_btn_text="Download Project PDF" download_btn_link="https://www.trademarkafrica.com/download/60838/"]TFDA customers are obliged to submit hand-filled application forms with details that in turn must be manually entered in the IMIS by TFDA staff. This process calls the need for more staff, possibilities of human mistakes/errors while entering the information in the system, delays with issuance of business permits, and likelihood of corruption due to physical contact with customers. All this leads to an increased cost of doing business on part of customers and service giving by TFDA. Additionally, this situation has been aggravated by shortage of ICT equipment at Head Office, zonal office and at port of entries. What: TFDA, with support from TMA, launched and rolled out an Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) in 2014 (Version 1.0), to process registration of regulated products; issuance of import and export permits; premises registration; and laboratory management. The system eliminated the need for traders to physically walk into TFDA offices to acquire such services, leading to a time reduction of approximately 96% - from 48 hours to 2 hours. However, TFDA has not been able to fully optimize the use of online technologies because the system is internalized where by the applicants of any TFDA services must physically fill specific forms for most the offered services, except for import and export services. Through...

[vc_row][vc_column][custom_inner_menus select_menu="project"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][single_project_block_1 heading="Support to Foundation for Civil Society" implementor="Foundation for Civil Society" target_group="Civil Society Organisations" project_value="US$ 577,000" implementation_period="2012 - 2017" download_btn_text="Download Project PDF" download_btn_link="#url"]In Tanzania, attempts by the CSOs to play a more active role in influencing state policy reforms is hampered by restricted participation and lack of appropriate information. Conversely, key potential CSO partners face daunting internal governance challenges. CSOs don’t engage effectively in the integration process and have limited formal institutional engagement with public sector agencies. Most significantly, Tanzanians have an inadequate understanding of the integration process and associated benefits. Successful attempts to influence the government must be anchored on comprehensive evidence and well-argued policy position papers. CSOs have expressed a strong need for support research and capacity development on trade-related issues. What: This project by FCS intends to improve the level of understanding of the EAC RI processes to the Tanzania CSOs of which it will further result in an improved level of engagement of the CSOs in these processes. These targets are consistent with the TMA CSO objective of having the Tanzania CSOs greatly influencing regional integration processes and issues How: TMA Tanzania country programme will provide support through a mix of grants for demand-driven research and advocacy proposals, technical assistance and financial assistance for institutional capacity development. Contact: Elibariki Shammy, Email: elibariki.shammy@trademarkea.com Click here to learn more about One Stop Border Posts Program[/single_project_block_1][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row el_id="desired-result"][vc_column][single_project_block_2 heading="Desired Results" image_1="42906" image_2="42908"]Increased representation of the views of civil society in EAC venues for national development. This will positively contribute...

[vc_row][vc_column][rev_slider slidertitle="Trade Logistics Information Pipeline (TLIP)" alias="advocacy-and-monitoring-of-ntbs-banner-1"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][custom_inner_menus select_menu="project"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][single_project_block_1 heading="Trade Logistics Information Pipeline (TLIP)" implementor="Revenue Authorities, Partner Government Agencies & IOTA" target_group="Exporters, Clearing and Forwarding agencies, Government agencies involved in export, Importers in the destination market, transporters" project_value="Est. $4,000,000" implementation_period="2019 – 2020" download_btn_text=" Visit TLIP Website" download_btn_link="https://www.tlip.io"] International trade is essentially an information-intensive exercise which requires the generation, transmission and storage of this information as a critical success factor for trade. One of the major challenges affecting international trade flows is the exchange of information between trade actors across borders. The lack of an integrated framework for information exchange across borders makes visibility of goods and services on transit practically impossible and hence no individual actor in the trade supply chain can account for what is being traded on with precise accuracy. The information that is exchanged across borders to support the trade supply chain is mainly through third parties, using manual documents that are susceptible to fraud, and many a times, not synchronized with the movement of the respective goods and services. The existing cross border trade information exchange framework is costly, inefficient, and inaccurate and lacks transparency. How the documents are generated and transmitted to/from destination/source markets has created doubts as there have been incidences of fraud and/or loss of documents. The resulting delays in the process has an impact on the durability (since most exports from EAC are agricultural goods) and competitiveness of these goods. What: The Trade Logistics Information Pipeline (TLIP) aims to address this challenge by...