Welcome to the Tanzania Development Information Centre (TDIC)

Welcome to the Tanzania Development Information Centre (TDIC). TDIC is a partnership initiative of multilateral and bilateral agencies, administered by the Tanzania Global Development Learning Centre (TGDLC).

The TDIC was established with the aim of sharing knowledge to improve the effectiveness of development programs in Tanzania. Using the centre’s resources, the public, including academics, researchers, and policy makers, can access a wide range of information on development and related issues.

The centre is also a forum for debate, where stakeholders can meet and engage in dialogue on key development issues .

Hours of Operation

Monday-Friday, 9:00am - 4:00 pm
Closed on weekends and public holidays

Location

The Tanzania Global Development Learning Centre
Institute of Finance Management Building
Shaaban Robert Street
Ground Floor
Dar es Salaam

Contacts

Ms. Rosalie Ferrao (World Bank) / Mr. Dickson Mwanyika (TDIC)
Tel. (255) 22 216 3200 Tel. (255) 22 2123709
P.O. Box 2054, Dar es Salaam P.O Box 3918, Dar Es Salaam
email: rferrao@worldbank.org
email: tza.dmwanyika@gmail.com

Who can use the TDIC?

The TDIC’s resources are free to the public. Users can access information through the Internet and through thousands of World Bank publications and other development-related materials.

Services

The services available at the TDIC include:

• Online access to World Bank project documents, publications, and other development-related publications
• Access to a special collection of CDs and videotapes dealing with development
• An open access reference library stocked with development publications on Tanzania
• Links to public access databases and development related websites
• Access to the publications of development partners
• Access to publications of local agencies
• Development dialogues with various agencies through a multi-media room
• Free publication as part of a public information services
• Exhibition display space.

Resources

• Project Information Documents (PIDs) present brief summaries of proposed projects. They are updated during project preparation.
• Project Appraisal Documents (PADs) contain descriptions of a project and the plan for its implementation. These are made available to the public after presentation to the Board.
• Economic sector reports, which include macroeconomic analysis of the country's economy, analyses of various sectors and other reports on specified issues, such as poverty assessment.
• Environmental assessments are detailed studies required for projects likely to have significant impact on the environment. These studies are available before the final appraisal of the viability of the project.
• Loan (or Development Credit) Agreements are the records of loan amounts and terms and conditions on which the loan is made. They also record the borrower's general commitment to the project objectives. They are made available to the public after the loan agreement is signed and declared effective or ready for disbursement.
• Bidding and consultant documents provide guidelines for borrowers and their implementing agencies in the procurement of goods, works and consulting services.

Online access is also available through JOLIS, a searchable repository of online material from the World Bank PIC and http://www.tdic.or.tz/catalog.asp for TDIC

In addition, the World Bank Policy on Access to Information sets forth a groundbreaking change in how the World Bank makes information available to the public. Now the public can get more information than ever before—information about projects under preparation, projects under implementation, analytic and advisory activities, and Board proceedings.

Underlying the new policy is the principle that the World Bank will disclose any information in its possession that is not on a list of exceptions. The policy is available on line at www.worldbank.org/wbaccess and will be translated into Kiswahili.