From the Mauritius newspaper L'Express (translated from French).. -ac Mauritius as an ICT Model for Africa
On the road to ICTs, many African countries are finding themselves having a difficult start. Mauritius, which has managed to pick up its pace of adopting ICTs, may offer a roadmap for other African countries. The ICT Stakeholders Forum, which is being held at the Meridien Hotel in Pointe-aux-Piments, Mauritius, is paying particular attention to the state of ICTs in least-developed countries. The Mauritius example of ICT adoption is being highlighted throughout the conference.... It is clear today that ICTs are essential to development; public-private partnerships are playing a pivotal part. "We should plan public-private partnerships to achieve development goals in Africa," said Mohan Kaul of the Commonewealth Business Council. Unfortunately, many Africa countries, corroded by poverty, are faced with enormous challnges such as fighting famine or diseases like AIDS and malaria... http://www.lexpress.mu/display_search_result.php?news_id=21685 ------------------------------------------------- Andy Carvin Program Director EDC Center for Media & Community acarvin @ edc . org http://www.digitaldividenetwork.org -------------------------------------------------
