Joint CTO - ICTA Workshop on Using ICTs for Disaster Management Commences in Mauritius
Joint CTO - ICTA Workshop on Using ICTs for Disaster Management Commences in Mauritius Mauritius – 12 th September 2013 –The workshop on “Using ICTs for Disaster Management” jointly organised by the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO) and Information and Communications Technology Authority of Mauritius (ICTA) under the patronage of the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology of Mauritius, was declared open today by Hon Cader Sayed-Hossen , Minister of Industry, Commerce and Consumer Protection also the Acting Minister of Information and Communication Technology of Mauritius. ICTs play an enormous role in minimising the impact of disasters, across the entire disaster cycle, from preparedness and mitigation to relief, recovery and reconstruction. Policy, regulatory and technical interventions, have been refined over the last two decades, which has worked to reduce the impact of natural disasters. Since...