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Prime Minister’s Office Mauritius

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Prime Minister’s Office Mauritius in Cabinet Meeting held on Friday 13th January 2023 has announced Halley Movement appointment as Deputy Presiding Officer (East Africa) of ECOSOCC’s 4th Permanent General Assembly (PGA).

Download: Highlights of Cabinet Meeting on Friday 13 January 2023

Government of Mauritius website

Extract of the announcement – Item 18


Cabinet has taken note of the election of Mr Mahendranath Busgopaul Member of the 4th Permanent General Assembly of the African Union Economic, Social and Cultural Council (ECOSOCC), in December 2022. Mr Busgopaul is the Secretary General of the Halley Movement.

African Union ECOSOCC

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African Union ECOSOCC

Halley Movement Secretary General, Mr. Mahendranath Busgopaul, has been appointed Deputy Presiding Officer (East Africa) of ECOSOCC’s 4th Permanent General Assembly (PGA).

Mr Busgopaul is one of the four Deputy Presiding Officers appointed for Africa.

The AU Economic, Social and Cultural Council (ECOSOCC) was established in July 2004 as an Advisory Organ composed of different social and professional groups of AU Member States. The mandate of ECOSOCC is to contribute, through advice, to the effective translation of the objectives, principles and policies of the African Union into concrete programmes, as well as the evaluation of these programmes.

9th December 2022, Kenya.

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Internet Governance Forum 2022

Past IGF events

Mauritius Internet Governance Forum (Mauritius IGF) took place at Le Labourdonnais Waterfront Hotel, Port Louis, Mauritius on 15 October 2022 as a hybrid event both online and in person.

The theme for this year’s event was “Trustworthy Internet for Children in the Digital World.” Mauritius-Internet Governance Forum (IGF) is a collaborative leadership event that encourages policy dialogue between State and Non-State actors and amongst stakeholders on the issue of Internet Governance.

Mauritius IGF tries to group together all stakeholders whereby they are treated equally in their role of dialogue. It gives the appropriate space for people to interact and develop solutions concerning Internet problems.

Mauritius IGF 2022 – Sessions

      • Digital Literacy E-Education and Meaningful Connection
      • Global AI Governance for Sustainable Development
      • Online Child Sexual Exploitation & Internet Governance
      • How can Internet benefit individual’s health care?
      • Artificial Intelligence, Ethics & Cultural Diversity
      •  Digital Democracy in times of Crisis
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Participants included

      • Government/ State Representatives
      • Civil Society
      • Academia
      • IT Industry
      • Business/ Corporate Sector
      • Media
      • Mauritius School on Internet Governance (SIG) Learners

Event livestream and photos

Mauritius Internet Governance Forum 2022
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Mauritius School on Internet Governance

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Mauritius School on Internet Governance

Call For Application – Deadline is 10thAugust 2022

After the first SIG in 2021, Mauritius SIG is holding the second programme from 15 to 26 August 2022.

The Mauritius School on Internet Governance (Mauritius SIG) is a capacity building programme designed for IT professionals and graduate students keen to learn more about digital innovation, the impact of the Internet and other digital technologies and Internet governance.

This initiative is convened and hosted by Mauritius IGF. The aim of the Mauritius School on Internet Governance is to create an avenue for people from diverse sectors and backgrounds to acquire the requisite skills in order to participate meaningfully to Internet Governance discourse at the local, national, regional and the international levels.

The school is mainly addressed to citizens and residents of economies in Southern African region and the neighbouring Indian Ocean Island States.

There are NO FEE requirements for participants. Certificates will be awarded to participants after completion.

Mauritius SIG is under the aegis of Halley Movement run by Internet Initiatives Academy.

If you have any questions please get in touch: [email protected]

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Curriculum Content

  • Internet Governance

    History & Overview of Internet Governance

    To give an overview of developments and applications on the evolution and use of the internet.

Statement of Solidarity for the People of Afghanistan

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Halley Movement Coalition is deeply concerned about the ongoing crisis in Afghanistan and we have joined forces with Global Call to Action Against Poverty (GCAP), an International NGO, to appeal to the United Nations Security Council & the United Nations Secretary-General in order to ensure the safety of Citizens, Human Rights, and particularly Gender Rights are fully protected in Afghanistan.

Halley Movement Coalition is the GCAP-African Regional Council member.

Statement

Response to the Mauritius ICTA Consultation Paper

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The Mauritius Internet Governance Forum (Mauritius IGF), hosted by Halley Movement and the Internet Society has provided its response to the Mauritius ICTA Consultation Paper today. Below is a summary of our response.

The technical solution presented in the ‘Consultation Paper on proposed amendments to the ICT ACT for regulating the use and addressing the abuse and misuse of Social Media in Mauritius’ undermines encryption and the general security of the Mauritian Internet by adding a proxy that indiscriminately decrypts all traffic that is routed through it.

This type of encryption backdoor introduces vulnerabilities that can be exploited by others. The deployment of user certificates relies on methods that resemble the criminal behavior of phishers. Furthermore, the proxy can easily be avoided through the use VPNs or overlay networks.

Encryption is an important technology that helps Internet users keep their information and communications confidential and secure, and serves a crucial role in reinforcing the personal security of billions of people every day and the national security of countries around the world.
Any technical means to decrypt social media messages can be used to decrypt any other traffic and is therefore fundamentally untrustworthy.

Further, the establishment of a committee to assess and censor speech sets a precedent in limiting the fundamental rights of Mauritian citizens.

We do understand the issues associated with disinformation on social media and urge you to engage with the local Internet stakeholder community to identify constructive and creative ways to deal with this issue.

Finally, we are strongly aligned with the joint civil society statement in response to your consultation signed by Access Now3 and many other organizations and individuals. It makes similar points to our submission and stresses that the impact of the Mauritian regulator’s proposed actions will go beyond its borders, raising global concerns. 

Click here to read the full response paper from Mauritius IGF and Internet Society

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Launch of report “What Citizens of the World and Mauritius think about the future of Internet Governance”

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Mauritius & Indian Ocean island States Internet governance Forum (Mauritius & IOS IGF) Report Launch

Title of Report:
What Citizens of the World and Mauritius say about the Future on Internet.
Date of Launch: 24 February 2021.
Launch Venue: Port Louis, Mauritius.

What should a healthy digital public sphere look like? More precisely, what should we do to fight disinformation?
How should we collectively handle the data we are producing? How should Artificial Intelligence be governed? And how should we make decisions on all these topics? What is a relevant and legitimate architecture for the future of digital cooperation in Mauritius to fight issues related to online child abuse?

IGF Remote Hub 2020

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IGF Remote Hub

Mauritius IGF has been selected to be a Panel Speaker on Session “Digital Rights and impact on Democracy”. 

The virtual event will be on Friday 6th November 2020 at 10:30 pm, Mauritian Time. Shortly after the session ends, recordings will be posted on the IGF YouTube account.

[Event Link]  [IGF 2020]

The IGF 2020 is the  15th annual meeting hosted by the United Nations. The meeting will be hosted online, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It will be hosted across two phases: from 2-6 November and from 9-17 November (weekends excluded).

The overarching theme is: Internet for Human Resilience and Solidarity.

The Global IGF 2020 is an opportunity for us to come together with leaders from all around the world to learn and strengthen our knowledge in different areas on Internet Governance.

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