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.