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Ministry of Information Technology & Telecommunications

Ministry of Information Technology & Telecommunications

Location

Level 9, Air Mauritius Building
President J. Kennedy Street Port Louis
Mauritius

Mauritius is now poised to become a cyber island and to serve as an info-communications hub in the region. The vision of an information society dates back to the early 1990s. However, recent top level commitment coupled with the creation of an enabling environment has given Mauritius a new impetus. It is Government's declared policy to make ICT the fifth pillar of the economy alongside sugar, textiles, financial services and tourism.

Objectives of the Ministry

  • Formulate appropriate policies and provide the necessary legal framework for the development of ICT and its optimal use across all sectors
  • Facilitate, through the implementation of an E-Government programme, the provision of Government services electronically anytime anywhere for the greater convenience of the public
  • Promote and facilitate the development of the ICT sector.
  • Ensure that the ICT culture permeates all levels of the society to bridge the digital divide to the extent possible
  • Promote the development of ICT enabled services including e-business
  • Encourage the adoption of new technologies and best practices in the ICT
  • Promote capacity building in ICT .

Information and Communication Technologies Authority (ICT Authority). The Authority is the national regulator for the ICT sector and Postal Services in Mauritius.

Our Vision:
To play a leading role in the future of ICT in Mauritius contributing to an efficient, competitive and optimally regulated ICT sector.

Our Mission:
To promote affordable and adequate access to quality ICT services through functional market-driven competition and regulatory principles in a trouble-free Networked Information and Knowledge Society.

Contact info
Telephone: 
+ (230) 201 3450
Fax: 
+ (230) 211 8295
Email: 
Email contact form
Website: 
http://telecomit.gov.mu
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