Dar es Salaam, April 7 -- Arusha: EXPERTS from African countries have stressed the role of digital and allied technologies for startups progress, arguing that state-of-art technologies such as Internet of Things (IoT) were supportive to the budding entrepreneurs in need of digital skills.

They urged the government to give the necessary support to formation of TechHubs that will roll out the desired technologies.

They made the remarks here on Wednesday during an ongoing training workshop under a project funded by the European Union (EU).

HUBiquitous, is a 42-month project being implemented in 13 African countries including Tanzania and others in East Africa. It aims at creating a sustainable and impactful ecosystem of technology hubs in...