THE Dar es Salaam Institute of Technology (DIT)
in collaboration with Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority
(TCRA) has introduced a special course for mobile phone repair
technicians, in efforts to fight against cybercrimes and promote local
industries.
According to the DIT course Director, Dr Petro Pesha, the course will enable technicians to understand laws and ethics that govern the industry.
He said some technicians have involved themselves in cybercrime acts through, among other things, disassembling stolen phones and fixing the spares to other phones as well as changing the identification numbers, commonly known as IMEI.
He said: “The course is also focusing on enabling candidates to acquire basic knowledge of electronics as guiding principle required for handling mobile phone repair works, disassemble and reassembling of different mobile phones by applying acceptable legal procedures in a structured methodology to minimise technical errors during repair.”
The first batch composed of 109 trainees with TCRA sponsoring 72 and the rest who sponsored themselves. One month course participants pay between 150,000/- and 200,000/- for one and a half month trainees and 120,000/- for a two-week course.
TCRA Information Technology Director, Ms Connie Francis told participants that Electronic and Postal Communications (Central Equipment Identification Register) was among regulations they must adhere to.
She stressed that working in accordance with ethics, governing rules and regulations will facilitate certification for the provision of the electronic communication equipment repair licence, hence fully engage in entrepreneurship and deal with importation of spare parts instead of depending on stolen phones.
To make all technicians understand and adhere to the communications Laws, TCRA was on progress to put all rules and regulations in Kiswahili language, said Ms Francis.
“Get to know that there are 43 million registered sim cards and 18 million people who use money services. Security of all mobile phone users depends on all of us, including you, phone repair technicians,” he said.
The member of Phone Technician in Tanzania (PTT), Mr Mrisho Shaban chipped in that if security concept is seriously taken on board, the government should make sure that all technicians are trained and belonged to any of registered technician groups.
According to the DIT course Director, Dr Petro Pesha, the course will enable technicians to understand laws and ethics that govern the industry.
He said some technicians have involved themselves in cybercrime acts through, among other things, disassembling stolen phones and fixing the spares to other phones as well as changing the identification numbers, commonly known as IMEI.
He said: “The course is also focusing on enabling candidates to acquire basic knowledge of electronics as guiding principle required for handling mobile phone repair works, disassemble and reassembling of different mobile phones by applying acceptable legal procedures in a structured methodology to minimise technical errors during repair.”
The first batch composed of 109 trainees with TCRA sponsoring 72 and the rest who sponsored themselves. One month course participants pay between 150,000/- and 200,000/- for one and a half month trainees and 120,000/- for a two-week course.
TCRA Information Technology Director, Ms Connie Francis told participants that Electronic and Postal Communications (Central Equipment Identification Register) was among regulations they must adhere to.
She stressed that working in accordance with ethics, governing rules and regulations will facilitate certification for the provision of the electronic communication equipment repair licence, hence fully engage in entrepreneurship and deal with importation of spare parts instead of depending on stolen phones.
To make all technicians understand and adhere to the communications Laws, TCRA was on progress to put all rules and regulations in Kiswahili language, said Ms Francis.
“Get to know that there are 43 million registered sim cards and 18 million people who use money services. Security of all mobile phone users depends on all of us, including you, phone repair technicians,” he said.
The member of Phone Technician in Tanzania (PTT), Mr Mrisho Shaban chipped in that if security concept is seriously taken on board, the government should make sure that all technicians are trained and belonged to any of registered technician groups.
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