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.
We champion technology that upholds these core principles:
Minimize bias to promote inclusivity and ensure equal access to technology benefits.
Ensure decisions and processes are understandable and accessible to all stakeholders.
Establish clear responsibility for outcomes and ensure system reliability.
Protect against misuse and ensure system safety for all users.
Respect individual data rights and maintain confidentiality.
Prioritize human well-being and ensure technology augments rather than replaces human judgment.
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.
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.