From May 6 to 8, 2026, as part of the E-Governance Knowledge Sharing Program, the Spring Knowledge Sharing School for e-Governance was organized in partnership with the Tanzania ICT Commission, in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
The series of workshops was focused on digital sovereignty and enhancing the capacity of public institutions enabling their leadership in the digital transformation. Participants from the Tanzanian side included over 40 senior and mid-level civil servants from the Prime Minister’s Office, ICT Commission, Ministry of Finance, National Planning Commission, Energy and Water Utilities Regulatory Authority (EWURA), National Identification Authority (NIDA), as well as representatives of research centers and institutions, such as Institute of Finance Management and University of Dar es Salaam.

«For us, this School has become a regular format of engagement. We previously organized similar workshops in Addis Ababa at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa and later in Moscow, and this is our first experience of holding the event in Tanzania. Tanzania is regarded as a benchmark in the region in terms of its approach to digital transformation. We see growing attention to issues of digital sovereignty and the importance of creating balanced conditions for both domestic and international stakeholders. In this context, the exchange of experience, including Russia’s expertise, plays a key role in supporting the development of sustainable digital infrastructure» – said Andrey Maslov, Director of the HSE Center for African Studies, in his opening remarks.

The educational part of the School covered sessions on digital sovereignty in the era of rapid transformation, as wel as on challenges and solutions related to the use of AI tools across sectors, cyber security and tax administration.

«This Program is built on a peer-to-peer learning approach and brings together Tanzanian stakeholders and international partners to exchange best practices in the development and implementation of e-government solutions, digital public services, digital infrastructure, and data-driven administration. It is designed not as a lecture, but as an open dialogue, where participants can both discuss key challenges and share practical experience, including contributions from leading Russian companies» – stated Dr. Nkundwe Moses Mwasaga, Director General, Tanzania ICT Commission.

Among the participants from the Russian public institutions were representatives of the Federal Tax Service, who delivered a lecture on digital technologies for more efficient national tax system.

From the Russian corporate sector, representatives of six leading ICT companies (MTS Group, Sber, “Cyberus” Foundation, JSC “Monitor Electric”, “TrueDetection” and PROTEI) took part offline and online. They served as lecturers and panelists presenting their companies’  state-of-art solutions and research.

Moreover, at the special session, the School’s main analytical report «E-Governance in Tanzania 2026: Prospects and Challenges», prepared by HSE Center for African Studies in cooperation with the ICT Commission of Tanzania and UNECA, was presented and discussed. The report presents progress in digital governance through a series of structured national strategies and institutional reforms in Tanzania.