ICT Applications

Information and Communications Technology (ICT) is the processes, applications and equipment we utilise to access, create, organise, analyse, present and communicate information. Text, sound and images are the building blocks of ICT

Using ICT Smartly

In line with the government vision of converting Mauritius into a cyber island, NPCC has established an ICT programme that aims to gear the whole nation for an Information and Communication Technology(ICT) culture. Moreover, research shows that in America ICT has been the single factor for productivity growth in recent years with computers and websites as the vital components of development programs. In order to promote ICT as a productivity tool in Mauritius, the NPCC has been carrying out the following projects

Projects:

A) Mass Computer Proficiency Project (CPP)

A project on computer literacy for primary schools was run from April to September 2001 by the NPCC at the University of Technology of Mauritius in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Scientific Research and Mauritius College of the Air. This served as a model for the Computer Proficiency Project, established by the Task Force on e-education, and for which the NPCC has been designated as the legal entity for implementation.

IT Proficiency Exams

B) LINUX and Open Source

This project is to spread the use of Linux operating system which has the advantage of being free and requiring modest personal computing resources for operation. As a server operating system, LINUX has proved to be robust, stable and reliable.

C) Knowledge and Innovation Zone

The Linux project being carried out at NPCC gave rise to the idea of looking for other open source software that can be exploited. This project will be driven by three main thrusts:

1. ICT Applications Area, for CPP trainees to experience with OpenSource and have access to Internet for information searching.

2. Development Area, for Mauritians with IT-Skills level 4 or above to collaborate and create innovative software using OpenSource. This will give opportunities to Mauritians to participate in international awards.

3. Hardware Area, for those Mauritians wanting to provide ICT support(technicians).

D) E-learning on Productivity

This project is to provide training in digital format so that it can be accessible to a wider public and therefore be both a bridge for both instructional and geographical gap.

E) NPCC website hosting

This project is to showcase the use of OpenSource software as webserver and mail server for NPCC.

F) ICT for Women

This project is mainly to show how ICT can be applied by Women for achieving Better Living.

For further information regarding the above projects, please do not hesitate to contact us.