Tanzania, Jan. 29 -- Dar es Salaam. The government, through the ministry of Information, Communication and Information Technology, has signed a partnership deal with NMB Bank that is geared towards promoting the digital economy.

The agreement, signed by the Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Mohammed Khamis Abdulla and the NMB Bank CEO, Mr Ruth Zaipuna, enables the two institutions to jointly work on issues pertaining to the advancement of the digital economy in Tanzania.

The two partners will collaborate in designing digital systems, including Jamii Namba for citizens' identification and the electronic Know Your Customer (eKYC) protocol for customer verification, to simplify the provision of online services.

They will also work on J...