Living the digital era
News On Sunday
News on Sunday News Service By News On Sunday
Published on 25th July, 2008
“Living the digital world” is the theme chosen for the Infotech 2008
scheduled to be held at the Swami Vivekananda International Convention
Centre from August 7 to 10. Some 75,000 Mauritians are expected to
visit the salon.
“Living the digital world” is the theme chosen for the Infotech 2008 scheduled to be held at the Swami Vivekananda International Convention Centre from August 7 to 10. Some 75,000 Mauritians are expected to visit the salon.
Innovation and pragmatism will be the master words of this year’s show, which has taken a clear regional perspective with the participation of an increasing number of foreign exhibitors. A number of innovations-- ICT Career Fair, new awards, a regional conference and a live call centre demonstration-- have been scheduled.
The exhibition will house some 52 local participants among which are 10 foreign companies from countries such as Malaysia, Reunion, South Africa, Palestine, Ethiopia, Hong Kong and the Indian Ocean Commission countries.
An ICT regional conference will also be held on August 7 and 8 and four topics will be addressed: E-Government-rationales, processes and implementation, ICT for sectorial exploitation: enhancing growth through ICT, Outsourcing and offshoring- challenges facing Africa and Adopting an information security culture.
Some 25 speakers of international repute from South Africa, Germany, India, Malaysia, the USA, Tunisia, the UK, Switzerland and USA will share their experience with the local entrepreneurs and sector experts.
Moreover, potential buyers, customers, investors, outsources and entrepreneurs among others from the African continent will be present. Provisions have been made by the National Computer Board for meetings of local actors with the international delegates.
To encourage local participation and recognition of Mauritian talents in the ICT field a third award will be introduced in the next Infotech edition : the ICT Professional of the Year Award. Some 10 applicants are competing for this award which is open to all Mauritians involved in the ICT sector and is intended to recognise the outstanding achievement in and contributions to the development of an ICT-based society in Mauritius.
For the first time this year, Infotech will include an ICT Career Fair.
“There is a need for adequate training. The ICT sector is suffering from an acute lack of qualified and trained man power. This career fair will help create awareness of job prospects in the ICT sector to the local job seekers,” says Newraj Burton, Director of the National Computer Board.
The fair is being organised in collaboration with the Outsourcing and Telecommunications Association of Mauritius(OTAM), and will include companies that are seeking manpower in ICT.
Another innovation for the Infotech 2008 edition is the Call Centre Demo, which will be hosted in a dedicated space of some 100 square metres. The demo will consist of live demonstrations of call centre operations and will be sponsored by Infinity and Euro CRM.
Innovation and pragmatism will be the master words of this year’s show, which has taken a clear regional perspective with the participation of an increasing number of foreign exhibitors. A number of innovations-- ICT Career Fair, new awards, a regional conference and a live call centre demonstration-- have been scheduled.
The exhibition will house some 52 local participants among which are 10 foreign companies from countries such as Malaysia, Reunion, South Africa, Palestine, Ethiopia, Hong Kong and the Indian Ocean Commission countries.
An ICT regional conference will also be held on August 7 and 8 and four topics will be addressed: E-Government-rationales, processes and implementation, ICT for sectorial exploitation: enhancing growth through ICT, Outsourcing and offshoring- challenges facing Africa and Adopting an information security culture.
Some 25 speakers of international repute from South Africa, Germany, India, Malaysia, the USA, Tunisia, the UK, Switzerland and USA will share their experience with the local entrepreneurs and sector experts.
Moreover, potential buyers, customers, investors, outsources and entrepreneurs among others from the African continent will be present. Provisions have been made by the National Computer Board for meetings of local actors with the international delegates.
To encourage local participation and recognition of Mauritian talents in the ICT field a third award will be introduced in the next Infotech edition : the ICT Professional of the Year Award. Some 10 applicants are competing for this award which is open to all Mauritians involved in the ICT sector and is intended to recognise the outstanding achievement in and contributions to the development of an ICT-based society in Mauritius.
For the first time this year, Infotech will include an ICT Career Fair.
“There is a need for adequate training. The ICT sector is suffering from an acute lack of qualified and trained man power. This career fair will help create awareness of job prospects in the ICT sector to the local job seekers,” says Newraj Burton, Director of the National Computer Board.
The fair is being organised in collaboration with the Outsourcing and Telecommunications Association of Mauritius(OTAM), and will include companies that are seeking manpower in ICT.
Another innovation for the Infotech 2008 edition is the Call Centre Demo, which will be hosted in a dedicated space of some 100 square metres. The demo will consist of live demonstrations of call centre operations and will be sponsored by Infinity and Euro CRM.