The Minister of Technology, Communication and Innovation (ICT), Deepak Balgobin announced to Parliament yesterday the 16 of June, that the Mauritian nano satellite will be deployed in space on June 20.
It was not until a month later that he would start broadcasting images of the region. He also reported on an ambitious plan by his ministry to make birth certificates and marriage certificates available online.
The minister also intends to computerize the health system through an E-Service System. The idea is to eliminate paperwork as much as possible and to abandon the use of the card when registering patients in hospitals. He also pointed out that the Ministry of ICTs intends to go further. It intends to introduce the reservation of parking spaces online. A new, much more sophisticated system will also replace the current system that issues national identity cards.
The Minister of Tics also announced that the Children Innovative learning and design program will be introduced so that children can familiarise themselves with robotics. Students will have the opportunity to assemble robots in schools, the minister said.
