DAR ES SALAAM, Dec. 2 -- THE Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar has extended its national fibre optical transmission network (the national ICT backbone) to cover all tourism hotspots in a deliberate move to further jerk the role of tourism in the Isles' economy.
Tourism accounts for about 25 per cent of Zanzibar's gross domestic product (GDP) and up to 80 per cent of the Isle's foreign exchange earnings. Key on the government's agenda is how to use ICT to ensure that all tourists visiting the stone town are safe.
"This is why we have put up security cameras across the stone town. Our aim is to ensure that everyone visiting the stone town is safe and that he/she returns home safely," the director of communications from the Ministry of Wo...