The Mauritius ICT Indicators Web Portal, developed by the National Computer Board (NCB), was launched by the Minister of Information and Communication Technology, Mr A. Dulull, in the presence of the Chairman and the Executive Director of the NCB, Mr S. Ramgoolam and Mr D. Faugoo, yesterday at Clos St Louis, Domaine Les Pailles.
The ICT Indicators Portal is deemed a single point of ICT reference for information on indicators related to the ICT sector as well as an important tool to gauge achievements, measure progress, benchmark results and feed analytical reports pertaining to the sector. The portal provides decision makers, investors and regulators with timely and accurate ICT indicators which are essential in setting policy priorities and developing strategies. It also acts as a reference platform for ranking Mauritius at international level with coherent and international comparative data.
The setting up of the Portal follows the recommendations of the National ICT Strategic Plan (NICTSP) 2007-2011 to establish a National ICT Indicator Taskforce whose main task was to define and identify indicators for the ICT sectors. The 147 designated indicators are in line with those of international organisations such as the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the World Summit on Information Society (WSIS), UNESCO and the Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry (DSTI) Committee for Information, Computer and Communications Policy. They are classified under broad categories namely ICT Infrastructure Readiness (physical networks, level of connectivity), ICT Market Revenue (derived from ICT goods and related services), ICT Manpower, ICT Usage in businesses, households and education. The portal can be accessed at http://indicators.ncb.mu
In his address, Mr. Dulull welcomed this initiative, which he said is a further step in achieving government’s vision to make ICT the fifth pillar of the economy and transform Mauritius into an information society. He highlighted the importance of democratising access to information technology and ‘putting ICT at the doorstep of our citizens. The minister also announced that the NCB is already working on the second phase of the ICT Indicators Web Portal project which will allow data collection agencies to have secure online access for updates thereby feeding the site with latest figures for the sector.
The launching ceremony was followed by a half-day workshop aimed at gathering inputs from the ICT industry and relevant stakeholders to assess the current state of the Information Society in Mauritius and finalise the State of Information Society Development Report. The Report which is expected to be ready next month will contain not only the latest indicators on ICT and its usage but also an analysis and assessment of the industry. The report will be an annual feature of the NCB.
The ICT Indicators Portal is deemed a single point of ICT reference for information on indicators related to the ICT sector as well as an important tool to gauge achievements, measure progress, benchmark results and feed analytical reports pertaining to the sector. The portal provides decision makers, investors and regulators with timely and accurate ICT indicators which are essential in setting policy priorities and developing strategies. It also acts as a reference platform for ranking Mauritius at international level with coherent and international comparative data.
The setting up of the Portal follows the recommendations of the National ICT Strategic Plan (NICTSP) 2007-2011 to establish a National ICT Indicator Taskforce whose main task was to define and identify indicators for the ICT sectors. The 147 designated indicators are in line with those of international organisations such as the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the World Summit on Information Society (WSIS), UNESCO and the Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry (DSTI) Committee for Information, Computer and Communications Policy. They are classified under broad categories namely ICT Infrastructure Readiness (physical networks, level of connectivity), ICT Market Revenue (derived from ICT goods and related services), ICT Manpower, ICT Usage in businesses, households and education. The portal can be accessed at http://indicators.ncb.mu
In his address, Mr. Dulull welcomed this initiative, which he said is a further step in achieving government’s vision to make ICT the fifth pillar of the economy and transform Mauritius into an information society. He highlighted the importance of democratising access to information technology and ‘putting ICT at the doorstep of our citizens. The minister also announced that the NCB is already working on the second phase of the ICT Indicators Web Portal project which will allow data collection agencies to have secure online access for updates thereby feeding the site with latest figures for the sector.
The launching ceremony was followed by a half-day workshop aimed at gathering inputs from the ICT industry and relevant stakeholders to assess the current state of the Information Society in Mauritius and finalise the State of Information Society Development Report. The Report which is expected to be ready next month will contain not only the latest indicators on ICT and its usage but also an analysis and assessment of the industry. The report will be an annual feature of the NCB.
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