Awareness Raising & Capacity-Building Workshop on National ECOSOCC Chapters
Mauritius
Prime Minister’s Office Mauritius
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
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.
Mauritius School on Internet Governance
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]
Curriculum Content
IGF Remote Hub 2020
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.
Mauritius Internet Governance Forum & Indian Ocean Island States IGF 2020
Citizens’ Dialogue on ‘Connecting the Digital Dots in Africa’
Halley Movement Coalition hosted Mauritius Internet Governance Forum 2020 (Mauritius IGF) on 10th of October, 2020. The forum was a collaborative initiative between State and Non-State actors, encouraging policy dialogue among stakeholders on issues of Internet Governance.
– H.E. The President of the Republic of Mauritius
– H.E. United Nations Resident Coordinator
– Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade
– Deputy High Commissioner, Indian High commission
– CEO Harel Mallac Group
– Secretary-General of Halley Movement Coalition
Topic Sessions
- Internet and Me
- Building a Strong Digital Identity
- Shaping the Digital Public Sphere
- Governing Artificial Intelligence
- Children and Internet Governance
- Internet for and with the Citizens
Participants
- Parliamentarians
- Government Representatives
- Civil Society
- Academia
- IT Industry
- Corporate Sectors & Media
The forum was live streamed on our Facebook page
Mauritius Environmental Emergency: MV Wakashio oil spill
Our country is presently facing an ecological disaster where a Japanese-owned ship by the name of MV Wakashio ran aground at Pointe D’Esny at the end of July 2020. Oil from the ship started to leak into the lagoon affecting the fauna and flora, family living on the coastline and those earning a living from the sea are at serious risks.
Halley Movement Coalition is working with other partners to assist during this crisis. Please click here if you wish to help.
Free Legal Advocacy Day
In light of the 50th Independence Anniversary of Mauritius, Halley Movement is hosting a Free Legal Advocacy Day on Child Protection.
Participants will have the opportunity to meet directly with a team of lawyers and ask questions.
Date: Saturday 10th March 2018
Time: 09:00 t0 13:00
Venue: Halley Movement HQ
CALL TO BOOK YOUR TICKET TEL: 677 0451; 214 2451
SPEAK – Mauritius Colloquium on Internet and Child Trafficking
23 September 2017, Flacq, Mauritius
The event was hosted by Halley Movement and PAN-Mauritius Coalition and took place at Flacq in Mauritius.
It regrouped eighty leaders from different backgrounds. The launch ceremony witnessed the participation of one MLA and various other guests. The plenary session discussed themes pertaining to Internet & Child Trafficking and Good Digital Parenting, among others.
Leaders took back the resource materials in order to spread the message in their own communities.
