Workshop on “Business incubators and the development of the ICT Sector”

The National Computer Board organised a full-day workshop on 15th December 2005 on “Business Incubators and the development of the ICT Sector”. The purpose of this workshop was to discuss with the different stakeholders on issues relating to start-ups in the field of ICT and business incubators.  

The workshop was organized in the context of the project “Support for new and potential start-up incubators in the field of Information and Communication Technology (ICT)”. The event was organised in collaboration with the UNDP. The venue of this workshop was at Swami Vivekananda Convention Centre, Conference Room No 3, Domaine les Pailles.

The workshop was inaugurated by Honourable Etienne Sinatambou, Minister of Information Technology and Telecommunications.

70 – 80 participants attended the workshop.

Programme: - Click here for more information

The presentation topics were as follows:

  • Introduction to the project “Support for new and potential start-up incubators in the field of Information and Communication Technology (ICT)” and the “ICT Incubator Centre” by  Mr R.Seebaluck, Assistant Manager, National Computer Board
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  • “Business Incubators - the International Experience” by Mrs. Irina Nunberger, Senior Expert of EXPERPLAN GmbH Regional Development, Germany, (http://www.experplan.com)
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  • “Commercialisation of University-based Research” by Mr S.K.Parahoo, Director, Consultancy and Contract Research Centre, University of Mauritius  
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  • “Promotion of Research & Development and  Intellectual Property Rights” by Dr A.Suddhoo, Executive Director, Mauritius Research Council 
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  • “Private and Public sector collaboration for the development of the ICT sector” by Mr N.Gopal, Treasurer, Mauritius IT Industry Association, (MITIA)
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  • “ICT Schemes for supporting start-ups in the ICT sector” by Mr B.Chooramun, Managing Director, Development Bank of Mauritius Ltd 
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