Smart classrooms take centre stage at technology exhibition
AI-summarised brief · reviewed before publication
Petabyte Aircom, partnering with the Tanzania Institute of Education, demonstrated its Peoplelink Smart Digital Interactive Classroom at the Tanzania Technology Community exhibition held at the University of Dar es Salaam. Marketing and Business Manager Navneet Vijay highlighted the solution’s role in modernising teaching, fostering digital skills and creativity among students. The showcase coincided with student‑led projects such as a traffic‑management system, smart parking and 3D printing, underscoring Tanzania’s emerging capacity for tech‑driven innovation. Costech’s Director of Knowledge Management, Samson Mwera, pledged financial support for promising ideas, while TTC Director Baraka Yusuf Jacobo Magiri urged the integration of coding, robotics and AI into the national curriculum and greater investment in digital tools. Educators and innovators used the event to exchange ideas and promote science‑technology solutions for development challenges.
💡 Why It Matters
- · The exhibition signals a coordinated push to embed advanced digital learning across Tanzania’s schools, positioning the nation to produce a workforce fluent in emerging technologies.