The team of young innovators from our Department of Informatics and Information Technology (DIIT) had an opportunity to participate in the second cohort of the StArfrica Tanzania eXist Accelerator program, which was hosted at the University of Dar es Salaam’s Mathematics Department from April 4–April 17, 2024. The StArfrica Tanzania eXist Accelerator initiative aims to...Read More

Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA) has trained about 20 smallholder farmers in Morogoro through the Integrated IoT, AI, and a Swahili Chatbot: Agri-Tech Solution (MkulimaGPT) Project, which is funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The training focused on an Artificial Intelligence (AI) System that operates in Swahili and aims to provide farmers with...Read More

On Monday, November 6, 2023, the Zanzibar campus of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras was inaugurated in the presence of Tanzanian officials, Indian dignitaries, faculty, and students. IIT Madras Zanzibar is an IIT’s first international campus. Prof. Sanga, Acting Director of the Directorate of Information and Communication Technology (DICT), represented the Sokoine University...Read More

The ICT Commission (ICTC) of Tanzania invited the Department of Informatics and Information Technology (DIIT) at the Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA). The invitation was intended to welcome women and girls to the Women and Youth in ICT Conference, an important event in ICT. Two students, Elishukuru Mande and Asmaha Ally, were chosen as representatives...Read More

Student innovators from the Department of Informatics and Information Technology (DIIT) recently joined Rural Livelihood Innovation Cohort3, organized by the Ifakara Innovation Hub, in a collaborative effort to uplift rural communities in Tanzania’s Kilombero River Basin. This initiative, led by Ifakara Hub, aims to use social innovation and entrepreneurship to create job opportunities and improve...Read More

YEESI LAB held a training workshop on how to build startup companies and the key features that enable their survival on Saturday, July 8, 2023, at the Solomon Malangu campus. Mr. Albany James, a Product Development Director for Anzisha Ventures and a successful serial entrepreneur, led the workshop. Following the training workshop, students from both...Read More

The Department of Informatics and Information Technology (DIIT) and the College of Natural and Applied Sciences (CoNAS) welcomed the Tanzania Broadcasting Corporation (TBC) to the IT Innovation Lab’s 3D and Robotics studio (CEZERI Studio). The studio equipment were generously donated by the Turkish people under the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA). TBC visited the...Read More

We are delighted to have Mr. Albany James, a Product Development Director for Anzisha Ventures, a highly accomplished serial entrepreneur, as the facilitator for this training session. With his extensive expertise and experience in the field, we are confident that participants will gain practical insights and knowledge on the intricacies of starting up a company. Albany...Read More

Ms. Joan Jonathan received an AWARD for the Best Oral Presenter and Research Paper at the 8th Annual National Science, Technology, and Innovation Conference and Exhibitions (STICE) 2023, which was held at the Julius Nyerere International Convention Centre in Dar es Salaam and organized by COSTECH. The conference’s sub-theme was Innovation for Human Development. She...Read More

Exciting News! IT Innovation Lab at Solomon Mahlangu Campus (SMC) has been transformed and equipped with state-of-the-art 3D Printing and Robotics Technology. Today, May 31, 2023, the IT Innovation lab at Solomon Mahlangu Campus underwent a remarkable transformation. Thanks to the generous donation from the Turkish people under the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA),...Read More