National Computer Board - EuroAfrica-ICT

National Computer Board
ICT IN MAURITIUS
E-learning, Vision and Governance
Vik Bhoyroo, Manager
ICT Culture Promotion
vbhoyroo@ncb.mu, 2105520

Presentation Outline
� Overview of the ICT Sector in figures
� Government Vision in line with Programme
2010 – 2015
� Government Initiatives:
Universal ICT Education Programme (UIEP)
UIEP Phase II – 2700+ Advanced Online Courses
Community Empowerment Programme
� Government Online Centre

ICT Sector in Mauritius
The ICT Sector in figures:-
•Contributes to 5.7% to GDP (2009)*
•Average growth rate of 14.8% between 2005 and
2009*
•Accounts for 12,360 jobs in 2009*
•More than 300 IT/BPO companies (2009)**
Source: *Central Statistics Office, Mauritius
**Board of Investment

ICT Sector in Mauritius
The ICT Sector in figures:-
•30% of household have a PC and 20% have internet
access*
•More than 286,000 internet subscribers**
•175,000 broadband subscribers**
•1.1 million mobile phone users (2009)**
Source: *Central Statistics Office, Mauritius
**Information and Communication Technologies Authority

ICT Sector in Mauritius
The ICT Sector in figures:-
•Student to computer ratio in schools
Primary 21 Secondary 25*
•ICT Professional Supply for tertiary institutions: 1,035
(2009)**
•115,796 persons trained on Internet and Computing
Core Certification (IC3) Course
Source: *Central Statistics Office, Mauritius
** Tertiary Education Commission

ICT Sector in Mauritius
The ICT Sector in figures:-
•ICT Development Index (IDI) Mauritius 2 nd in the
African region – (ITU 2010)
•Network Readiness Index : 2 nd in the African region –
51/134 globally– (Global Information Technology Report 2009)
•E-Government readiness: 2 nd on African continent – (UN
E-Government Survey 2010)
•Global Services location Index: 25 / 50 countries – (A.T.
Kearney's Global Services Location Index 2009)

GOVERNMENT VISION
Intelligent Mauritius (i-Mauritius) in line
Government Programme 2010-2015 includes:-
•Making of Mauritius a regional ICT Hub
•Narrowing the digital divide through full
broadband Island wide Connectivity
•Reviewing the national ICT Strategic Plan 2007 –
2011 to sustain growth and employment and
address the impact of global recession

GOVERNMENT VISION
• Diversification of ICT Services (Software
Development, High-end BPO activities, Disaster
Recovery Centres)
• Construction of Technology Parks to generate
employment opportunities for the youth
• Make of Access to Internet a basic citizen right
• Implementation of one laptop per child project
for 18,000 students of Lower VI

GOVERNMENT VISION
• Implementation of industry Capacity building
Programme by leveraging on 2700+ advanced
online courses offered under UIEP Phase II
• Setting up of a national online library
• Development of e-Government applications such
as e-judiciary, e-education, e-health and
e-agriculture to promote interaction of citizens
with the government

GOVERNMENT VISION
• Review of legislation pertaining to privacy and
online protection to make of Mauritius a secure
ICT destination
• Undertaking of major institutional review to
align organisational procedures to emerging
needs and challenges benchmarking same on
best international practices

GOVERNMENT PROJECTS / INITIATIVES
• Universal ICT Education Programme –UIEP
Digital Literacy / Proficiency Programme – IC3 training
• UIEP Phase II
2700 Advanced Online Courses bundled in 15 separate packages
• Community Empowerment Programme
– Setting of computer clubs on a regional basis
– Empowering local community with ICT skills and internet
access
– Development of a community web portal and hence promote
local content creation

Universal ICT Education Programme
Being implemented by the National Computer Board as legal
entity since Sep 06
- Objective: To train a maximum number of persons on the
Internet and Computing Core Certification (IC3)

Universal ICT Education Programme
- Course developed by Certiport Inc (USA)
- 3 Core Modules
� Computing Fundamentals (Hardware / Software / Operating Systems)
� Key Applications (Word Processing, Spreadsheet, Presentation)
� Living Online (Internet, Email, Impact of Networking on Society)
• Course Duration: 45 hours
• Run in 55 State Secondary Schools (Computer Labs)
• 9 Time Table Options
- Attendance Certificate awarded to those who complete at least 41 hours
of course

Universal ICT Education Programme
Status as at date:-
- Registrations: About 133,000
- Completed: 115,796

Universal ICT Education Programme – Phase II
- Officially launched by Dr the Honourable Rashid Beebeejaun
FRCP, GCSK, Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of Renewable
Energy and Public Utilities on 19 January 2010
- 2745 advanced IT/Non IT Course Modules being offered online
at very interesting / affordable prices

Objectives of UIEP – Phase II
• Democratise access to advanced/ professional IT & Non IT courses
• Encourage self learning mode
• To create an adequate pool of IT Professionals to drive the
growth of the IT Industry
• Contribute to develop ICT into the 5 th pillar of the economy in line
with Government’s Vision

Course Catalogue
Available at www.cyberlearningmauritius.org
No Information Technology
No. of
Courses
Price
(Rs)
Leads to Certification
1 Office Computing 307 1,700 MOS, MCP etc
2 Web Development 348 2,400 Adobe
Certifications
3 IT Professional 591 2,400 A+, N+, CCNA, CCNP
4 Technical Microsoft 602 2,400
MCSE, MCSA,
MCITP, MCDST etc
5 IC3 3 1,700 IC3 Certification

Course Catalogue
No Business Management No. of Courses
Price
(Rs)
6 Business Skills 144 1,700
7 Home and Small Business 62 1,700
8 Project Management Professional 7 1,700
9 Personal Career Dev. Workshops 222 1,700
10 Executive Dev. Workshops 197 1,700

Course Catalogue
No To train
Business Skills
No. of
Courses
Price
(Rs)
11 Essentials, Management Personal Dev 1 1,700
12 Intro to Six Sigma 1 1,700

Course Catalogue
No Test Prep No. of Courses
Price
Rs
13 TOEFL 1 1,700
14 GMAT 1 1,700

Course Catalogue
No Special IT No. of Courses Price
Rs
15 Technical Mainframe 79 2,400
TOTAL NUMBER OF COURSES OFFERED: 2, 745
Validity of Package: 1 year from date of purchase

Community Empowerment Programme - CEP
Objectives of the CEP
– Setting of computer clubs on a regional basis (Free IT and
internet facilities)
– Empowering local community with ICT skills and internet
access
– Development of a community web portal and hence promote
local content creation

Achievements
Community Empowerment Programme - CEP
– 40 Computer Clubs Setup (23 Youth Centres / 17 Women
centres)
– Content received for 54 villages for Community Web Portal
– 171,484 person have benefitted from the facilities at date
– An additional of 150 Computer Clubs will be launched in social
welfare centres, community centres and day care centres

National Computer Board
GOVERNMENT ONLINE CENTRE (GOC)

Objectives of the GOC
• Central Infrastructure Provider
• Optimise ICT investment for the public sector
• Enabling citizens and businesses to interact with government
electronically and through mobile
• Platform for electronic Government-to-Government
interactions
• Internet Access for all schools and libraries
• Peering network platform for all ISPs to keep internet locally

Business Operation
• Government Web Portal (www.gov.mu) and four subportals
(Citizen/non-citizen/government/business)
• Web Site Hosting
– 107 Ministries and Departments
– 75 Parastatal Bodies
• 51 eServices available
• Centralized Anti-virus updates for all ministries / depts
• Government Email Services ( over 6,800 mail boxes)
• Internet Access to all Ministries and Departments
• Secured Internet Access to Primary, Secondary Schools
and Public Libraries
• Government-to-Government System
• Hosting of common and back office applications

Targets
• New Interactive e-Services
• Interaction of government services through mobile
• Provision for more servers and applications to be
hosted on GOC Platform and enable the cloud
computing concept
• New Government Portal with web 2.0 technology
• Revamping GOC to a green Data Centre
• Refurbishing all networking and security devices to
optimise performance and security
• ISMS Certified by end 2011

Questions
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Thank You
Vik Bhoyroo, Manager
ICT Culture Promotion
vbhoyroo@ncb.mu