Applications and Challenges of Information and Communication Technology in the Forest Sector: A Case Study of Morogoro Municipality, Tanzania

Mchelu Hadija Ahmad; Mauya Ernest William; Lolila Nandera Juma; Madundo Sami Dawood

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Applications and Challenges of Information and Communication Technology in the Forest Sector: A Case Study of Morogoro Municipality, Tanzania

Mchelu Hadija Ahmad, Mauya Ernest William, Lolila Nandera Juma, Madundo Sami Dawood

Published in International Journal of Natural Resource Ecology and Management (Volume 7, Issue 1)

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Abstract

In Tanzania there is rapid adoption of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in the forest sector and other allied sciences. Many of the uses of ICT in the forest sector are relatively new or still on the horizon and majority are not documented. Despite that, studies on the application and challenges of ICT in the forest sector of Tanzania are still limited to up to date. This study was conducted in Morogoro Municipality to document the current application and challenges of ICT in the forest sector. Data on awareness, type of professional experts with ICTs based, ICTs application domain in forest, infrastructures, software used and outputs were collected from different forest institutions located in Morogoro Municipality using structured questionnaires. Descriptive statistics of the parameters were done using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) and R statistical package. The results have shown that, there is a promising trend towards applications of ICT in the forest sector, where about 75% of the respondents were aware of the ICT applications, while 25% were not. There were eight types of professionals in the forest sector with background in ICT’s based technology with higher application on data storage and analysis, documentation and forest inventory. The main challenges observed were related to the availability of infrastructures, internet connectivity and qualified personnel.

Published in	International Journal of Natural Resource Ecology and Management (Volume 7, Issue 1)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijnrem.20220701.14
Page(s)	22-28
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Information, Communication, Technologies, Forestry

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Mchelu Hadija Ahmad, Mauya Ernest William, Lolila Nandera Juma, Madundo Sami Dawood. (2022). Applications and Challenges of Information and Communication Technology in the Forest Sector: A Case Study of Morogoro Municipality, Tanzania. International Journal of Natural Resource Ecology and Management, 7(1), 22-28. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijnrem.20220701.14

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Mchelu Hadija Ahmad, Mauya Ernest William, Lolila Nandera Juma, Madundo Sami Dawood. Applications and Challenges of Information and Communication Technology in the Forest Sector: A Case Study of Morogoro Municipality, Tanzania. Int J Nat Resour Ecol Manag. 2022;7(1):22-28. doi: 10.11648/j.ijnrem.20220701.14

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Mchelu Hadija Ahmad

College of Forestry, Wildlife and Tourism, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Department of Forest Engineering and Wood Sciences, Morogoro, Tanzania
Mauya Ernest William

College of Forestry, Wildlife and Tourism, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Department of Forest Engineering and Wood Sciences, Morogoro, Tanzania
Lolila Nandera Juma

College of Forestry, Wildlife and Tourism, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Department of Forest Engineering and Wood Sciences, Morogoro, Tanzania
Madundo Sami Dawood

College of Forestry, Wildlife and Tourism, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Department of Forest Engineering and Wood Sciences, Morogoro, Tanzania

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Mchelu Hadija Ahmad, Mauya Ernest William, Lolila Nandera Juma, Madundo Sami Dawood. Applications and Challenges of Information and Communication Technology in the Forest Sector: A Case Study of Morogoro Municipality, Tanzania. Int J Nat Resour Ecol Manag. 2022;7(1):22-28. doi: 10.11648/j.ijnrem.20220701.14

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