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Deputy Minister for Information, Culture, Arts and Sports Hon.. Annastazia James Wambura (MP) speaking during the closing session of the New Media Round table meeting held yesterday at JNICC in Dar es Salaam.
By Tanzania Information Service-MAELEZO
Tanzania has urged international community to enhance dialogue and cooperation in order to
promote transformations leading to multilateral, democratic and transparent global internet
governance system.
Speaking at the closing of the one day New Media Round Table held at Mwalimu Nyerere
Convention Centre in Dar Es Salaam, Deputy Minister for Information, Culture, Arts and Sports
Ms Anastazia Wambura said the world has to take a collective action to guarantee a peaceful,
secure, open and cooperative cyberspace.
“A secure, stable and prosperous cyberspace is of great significance to all countries and the
world” She said and insisted that cyberspace should neither become a battle field for countries
to wrestle with one another nor a hotbed for crimes.
In this respect, the Deputy Minister called for countries to work together in addressing
cyberspace criminal activities among other terrorism, phonography, drug trafficking, money
laundering and gambling.
“All cybercrimes, either commercial cyber theft or hacker attacks against government networks
should be firmly combated in accordance with relevant laws and international conventions” she
said and cautioned on double standards in dealing with such crimes.
The Deputy Minister noted that “cyberspace is not a place beyond the rule of law” hence
countries must build a good order in cyberspace in accordance with the law to protect the
legitimate rights and interest of all internet users.
“Cyberspace is virtual but players are real. Everyone should abide by the law with the rights and
obligations of parties concerned clearly defined”, she said and added that cyberspace must be
governed, operated and used in accordance with law, so that the internet could enjoy sound
development under the rule of law.
The Deputy Minister asserted that global community should hold the future of the cyberspace
therefore the members of international community should step up communication, broaden
consensus and deepen cooperation to build a community of shared future in cyberspace.
She reminded the participants which included media, government officials and private sector
that maintaining cyber security was a shared responsibility of the whole international community
because no one was invulnerable from it.
“All countries should work together to contain the abuse of information technology, oppose
cyber surveillance and cyber-attacks and reject arms race in cyberspace” The Deputy Minister
told Round Table participants.
The Media Round was opened by Minister for Works, Transport and Communication Professor
Makame Mbarawa who reiterated government resolve to continue with its efforts to implement
National ICT Broadband Backbone project and its measures to ensure cyber environment was
free from crimes.
The Round Table was also attended by Chinese Vice Minister for National Cyberspace
Administration Mr. Ren Xianling who urged China and Tanzania to use social media to
strengthen relations between the two countries.
Also in attendance was Chinese ambassador to Tanzania Dr. LU Youking who told participants
that media was very important tool in strengthening excellent relations existing between the two
countries and the cyber media round table demonstrated how closer media of the two countries
were.
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