Mauritius
adopts IC3
Mauritius - March
31, 2006
CyberLearning
Chairman Dr. Appu Kuttan (left)
being congratulated by Mauritius
Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam
Government
of Mauritius
Prime
Minister's Office
Cabinet Decisions taken on 31 March 2006
With a view to translating Government’s vision as announced
by the Prime Minister in his message to the nation on Independence
Day for “providing universal ICT education to every student,
every employee and non-employee in four years”, Cabinet
has agreed to the implementation of the action plan put in place
following consultations with Dr Appu Kuttan, Founder, Chairman
and CEO of the National Education Foundation Cyberlearning and
an internationally recognized Expert in ICT education.
The Plan provides for the training of a total of 400,000 persons
over a period of four years in the internationally-recognized
internet and Computer Core Certification (IC3) which would be
the official certification for digital literacy in Mauritius.
This programme would create a significant pool of ICT professionals
with internationally-recognized ICT certification, and which,
in turn, would attract employers interested in using Mauritius
as an ICT bridge between India and Africa and between India and
French-speaking countries.
