In a bid to support the efficient growth of the local Information and Communication Technology (ICT) industry, the National Computer Board (NCB), the University of Technology (UTM) and the Mauritius Information and Technology Industry Association (MITIA) have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to give concrete expression to their commitment to collaborate together to develop and build capacity in ICT.

The three institutions are major stakeholders of the local ICT sector. The NCB is a parastatal body whose main mission is to facilitate the transformation of Mauritius into a regional ICT hub through a series of initiatives and services that foster e-powerment of people, of businesses and of the public sector.

As for the UTM, it is a multi-level tertiary education provider whose goal is to offer continuing professional education to meet the needs of the country in terms of human resource development. MITIA, which regroups IT hardware and service companies of Mauritius, works at creating a favorable and suitable environment for the development of an industry that supports national development.

The MoU sets out a framework to enable the stakeholders to explore potential collaborative opportunities to achieve the country’s objectives in creating a pool of qualified manpower to support and sustain the development of the ICT industry.

The collaborative programmes cover areas such as experience and knowledge sharing; training and capacity building in the fields of Business Process Outsourcing-Information Technology Enabled Services, Customer Relationships Management, Enterprises Resources Planning; development of link programmes between academia and private sector and entrepreneurship development in ICT, among others.