Wi-Fi at Bus Stations and Public Gardens

If all goes as planned, it will be operational next year. No less than forty sites have been identified across the country to carry out this project.

This Minister of ICT Tassarajen Pillay Chedumbrum confirmed to Le Matinal at Monday. He said that very soon he will propose to the cabinet a well-crafted document on this project. Moreover, the private sector will be involved in this ambitious project.

According to the Minister of Technology and Communication Tassarajen Chedumbrum Pillay, the proposed installation of wi-fi system in bus stations and public gardens is part of government policy to offer the Internet many. The government's goal is to encourage competition in this sector that the rate of Internet respond to market forces. He noted that the government's decision to connect as many as 50,000 homes in the fiber in this direction. "We especially want the speed of the Internet connection improves with the use of fiber optics, which will also provide a greater opportunity for exchanges," said Minister of Communication and Technology. The use of optical fibers and the development taking place in this sector will encourage Internet service providers to offer preferential rates in the future.

Moreover, it is Mauritius Telecom has won the contract to provide tactile tablets to high school students. Indeed, during the presentation of the 2014 budget, the Finance Minister Xavier-Luc Duval, announced that students from Forms IV and V will be entitled to a touch pad from next year.

According to the Ministry of Education and Human Resources, the acceptance of the offer of Mauritius Telecom Ltd, dated Friday, November 8, 2013, is for a total amount of Rs 134 349 018 . The shelves are the Penta brand, model WS1001Q, China, including educational content, the 'classroom management software; installation; commissioning and training. The warranty period is two years.

Mauritius Telecom Ltd now has 28 days from the date of the offer to submit a 'Performance Security' representing 10% of the value of the amount.

And delivery of the equipment must be within eight weeks after signing the contract.

These are college students who are currently in Form IV which will take delivery of their shelves in January 2014, when they will be in Form V. They will have to pay Rs 650 as insurance.

Children from families on the Social Register of Mauritius benefit from free access to the Internet and will not have to pay insurance on digital tablets.

10,286 tablets are planned for state colleges, 12,816 for private colleges and 2998 for the Special Educational Needs (SEN) Prevoc, and other sectors of education.

In addition, during the 2014 budget Rs 243 million have been allocated for the purchase of digital tablets to college students who come in Form IV in 2014. The 'tender' for this year will be in January 2014.