ICT development in Mauritius

Although Mauritius has evolved from a low-income mono-crop economy at independence to a middle-economy income today, it still faces a number of threats mainly from low cost competitor countries. To remain competitive in the world market and to transform Mauritius into a regional hub and to make it an IT exploiter and exporter government is giving high priority to the development of the ICT sector. It aims at making ICT the fifth pillar of the Mauritian economy. In this country report the strategies being adopted to set up e-government and e-education and training and to foster the development of the Cybercity are presented.