DAR ES SALAAM districts have been advised to take advantage of
the introduction of Postcode system in the country to facilitate economic
growth of the region as well as to strengthen security of its residents and
country in general.
The call was made recently by the Temeke District Commissioner,
Felix Lyaviva during a one day seminar on constructive and safety use of
communication technology and how to tackle its challenges for Dar es Salaam
region government officials organized by the Tanzania Communications Regulatory
Authority (TCRA).
DC Lyaviva who was the
guest of honour of the seminar representing the Dar es Salaam Regional
Commissioner,
requested all the five districts
of Dar es Salaam, Kinondoni, Ilala, Temeke, Kigamboni
and Ubungo to ensure that they make use
of the system to enable the government
earn its tax easily as the
implementation of the physical address system and post codes will enable
authorities such as Tanzania Revenue Authority
to locate tax payers easily .
Furthermore, the District Commissioner has ordered Municipal Directors and Planning officials in the region to
ensure they utilize postcodes in their area
planning as the system will in a
big extent assist in resolving land and boundaries crisis as well as increase earning of revenue for the region or districts through property tax and businesses conducted
in various areas.
Also, DC Lyaviva urged the officials to utilize constructively
internet systems installed in their offices for the benefit of the government
and conserve government confidential materials and avoid misuse of social
networks.
The DC has also ordered all the Dar es Salaam government offices
to ensure they install internet networks and use it positively as it will ease
communication in their offices, and ensure they do not tamper with the system
and put government official confidential documents at risk.
Apart from that, the DC ordered Regional Administrative Secretaries
to ensure all the districts implement the directives of Dar es Salaam Regional Commissioner
Paul Makonda of establishing Residence Registration record books in their respective areas, from the grass
root level as part of security measures and increase of revenue.
The district has been given a three month ultimatum to complete
the establishment of the residence registration book.
Meanwhile, Joshua Mwangasa from the Police Cybercrime Unit revealed during the seminar that cybercrime statistics
has shot up in the country since 2015 to 2016 from 5172 to 9441, saying that it
is due to the fact that most people are not aware of cybercrime and the police
force is active in the war against the vice, adding that 7889 cases are in
prosecution process.
And in another development, TCRA Director General, Engineer
James Kabala has assured Tanzanians that the authority is well equipped
technologically to curb the challenges brought by the advancement of
communication technology.
SOURCE: DAILYNEWS
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