The NCB strives to foster the growth of the ICT industry by organising a host of activities focused on:
promoting entrepreneurship in ICT through its incubator center;
promoting the development of BPOs and ITES;
Promoting the export market for ICT industry;
Developing indicators to assess the development of the Information Society in Mauritius;
Carrying out regular studies to assess the penetration and usage of ICT across the different economic sectors and households;
Elaborating measures with regards to information security issues at the national level such as spamming; and
Advising Government on policies and legal framework for the ICT sector.
The NCB has been operating an ICT Incubator Centre in Port Louis since January 2003. Some 18 startups have benefited from the services of this facility. The NCB now plans to expand its Incubator Centre to accommodate at least 40 startups in the near future.
The Incubator Centre also runs regular training programmes for startups operating in and outside its perimeters and for Small and Medium Enterprises with focus on the legal, marketing, accounting, management and production aspects as part of their capacity building process for business enhancement. The Center is located at Jade Court in Port Louis.
The Center offers the following facilities
Fully wired office space at concessionary rates
Guidance towards access to finance
Advisory and consultancy services
Guidance as to emerging trends and technologies in the ICT sector
Marketing of start ups
The NCB regularly participates in international fairs such as SeCA (Salon Européen des Centres de Contacts et Gestion de la Relation Client) in Paris and the Birmingham Call Centre Expo. The objective is to promote Mauritius as a competing outsourcing destination and provide information to potential outsourcers and investors on developments and achievements in the ICT sector in Mauritius.
Infotech has become the most important NCB driven event for ICT stakeholders in the country. The objectives of this event are among others to showcase and spread emerging technologies and offer a meeting platform for local ICT operators to develop collaboration and deals with potential partners and customers. Over 30 000 people usually visit Infotech.
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An ambitious programme for the training of 400 000 Mauritians in ICT over the next four years took off on Monday 4 September in IT labs of some 60 State Secondary Schools across the country.
A first batch of 10 000 people from all walks of life... more
