National Information and Communications Technology Policy spectrum and other ICT resources, broadband, BPO, e-waste, local content and standardization which require policy framework. The National ICT Policy 2016 recognizes the crucial role that the development, deployment and the exploitation of ICTs within the economy and the society can play towards the achievement of the nation’s socio-economic goals enshrined in the National Development Vision 2025. It intends to put in place measures and mechanisms to accelerate broadband penetration and access, strengthen ICT security and standardization, enhance management and efficient utilization of spectrum and other scarce ICT resources, promote business process outsourcing industry, enhance innovation in e-service and promote local content development and hosting, strengthening national capacity in protection of cyberspace users. Other areas are establishment of frameworks for e-waste management, promoting the use of ICT for disaster management and inclusion of other crosscutting issues. Therefore, the National ICT Policy 2016 is comprehensive enough to address key challenges facing the country in the emerging information age. 2.1 Policy Vision, Mission and Objective 2.1.1 Vision Tanzania with economically, socially and culturally enriched people in ICTenabled knowledge society. 2.1.2 Mission To transform Tanzania into an ICT-enabled knowledge-based economy through development, deployment and sustainable exploitation of ICT to benefit every citizen and business. 2.1.3 Objectives 2.1.3.1 Main Objective To accelerate socio-economic development with potentials to transform Tanzania into ICT driven middle-income economy and society. 2.1.3.2 i. Specific Objectives To develop and enhance human capital that is capable of championing ICT in the creation of Tanzania’s knowledge society; 15