National Information and Communications Technology Policy The Government has already taken measures to address standardization issues such as: establishment of Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS); establishment of Fair Competition Commission that protects players in the industry from misleading market practices and putting in place the Electronic and Postal Communications (Electronic Communications Equipment Standards) Regulations, 2014. Despite these achievement and commitments, Standardization of ICT still faces challenges which include: unsupportive legal framework and uncoordinated mechanism for national ICT standardization that can keep pace with the rapidly changing technology. 3.7.3.1 Policy Objective To strengthen quality control and standardization in the ICT industry 3.7.3.2 Policy Statements The Government shall:i) Ensure there are frameworks for coordination, promotion, and development of national ICT standards; ii) Ensure interoperability of ICT products and services; and iii) Put in place mechanism to encourage stakeholders to adopt and comply with national and other acceptable ICT standards. 3.8 ICT Sector and Industry Development 3.8.1 Issue: ICT Sector and Industry Development ICT is among the fastest growing industry in the economy and contributes significantly to socio-economic development. Research, Development and Innovation (RDI) activities are of paramount significance for vibrant ICT sector to cope with rapid technological changes. Furthermore, ICT can be a positive enabler of broader development objectives if implemented as a core and interrelated element. As the biggest spenders of ICT products and services, the Government wishes to capitalize on this fact to ensure that it has widespread and positive ripple effects. Finally the ICT industry can become a source of livelihood (also from an entrepreneurial aspect), for a large section of the young population which is entering the workforce at a higher rate than what traditional sectors can employ. The Tanzania ICT industry is still relatively 34