Our Mission & Principles

To serve as Tanzania's leading multi-stakeholder platform for advancing the ethical, inclusive, and responsible development and deployment of emerging technologies, particularly AI and digital systems.

Guiding Principles for Responsible Technology

We champion technology that upholds these core principles:

Fair & Equitable

Minimize bias to promote inclusivity and ensure equal access to technology benefits.

Transparent & Explainable

Ensure decisions and processes are understandable and accessible to all stakeholders.

Accountable & Robust

Establish clear responsibility for outcomes and ensure system reliability.

Secure & Safe

Protect against misuse and ensure system safety for all users.

Privacy-Preserving

Respect individual data rights and maintain confidentiality.

Human-Centric

Prioritize human well-being and ensure technology augments rather than replaces human judgment.

Ethically Governed

Embedding frameworks that ensure AI is implemented securely, ethically, and sustainably. This includes understanding the ethical foundations of responsibility, fairness, transparency, and privacy as core pillars of AI governance.

The Importance of Ethical Adjudication

We recognize that the path of technological advancement involves navigating complex ethical choices and trade-offs, such as balancing safety with privacy or cost versus the risk of harm. T.R.U.S.T. promotes frameworks for ethical decision-making, considering various lenses like rights, justice, utilitarian, common good, virtue, and care to establish a robust code of ethics.