National SCAN-ICT Workshop – Mauritius

23 January, 2006

Current situation of ICT Indicators in Mauritius and Identification of new

Indicators

by Anirood Bundhoo, Central Statistics Office

List of Core ICT indicators1. Basic infrastructure and access2. ICT sector3. Households4. Individuals (by age, gender, including the disable)5. Business6. Education7. Government8. Agriculture9. Health10.Supplementary Indicators11. ICT investment and expenditures12.Content issues and local languages13.Security issues14.National Information and Communication Infrastructure (NICI)

Plans and legislation

Basic infrastructure and access1 Main telephone lines

per 100 inhabitantsAvailable

2 Mobile cellular subscribers per 100 inhabitants

Available

3 Radio per 100 inhabitants

Radio is too common, no need for this indicator.

4 Television sets per 100 inhabitants

TV sets licensed only

5 Number of PCs per 100 inhabitants

Data not available annually but at a point in time (CMPHS 2002, hhs only

Basic infrastructure & access, Cont’d

6 Number of Internet subscribers per 100 inhabitants

Available

7 International Internet bandwidth per inhabitant

Available

8 Broadband Internet subscribers per 100 inhabitants

Available

Basic infrastructure & access, Cont’d

9 Internet access tariff (20 hours per month) as a percentage of per capita income

Available, for dialup,Peak time/Off Peak time.

10 Percentage of localities with public Internet access centers (PIACs) by number of inhabitants (rural/urban)

Not available, as from 2005 for free PIACs only

Basic infrastructure & access, Cont’d

11 Percentage of population with access to PIACs by type of PIAC (governmental/private)

Not available

12 Percentage of population covered by mobile telephony

Available

ICT sector

13 % of total workforce involved in ICT sector (by gender)

Available for large establishments, with10 or more persons

14 ICT imports & exports as a % of total imports & exports

Available as per list of ICT goods from OECD countries

15 Value added in the ICT sector (as a percentage of total value added)

Available, data to be updated (CEA 2002)

Households

16 % of households with radio

Data not available annually but at a point in

time (HBS 01/02)

17 % of households with a television

18 % of households with a telephone (Fixed only, mobile only fixed and mobile)

Households Cont’d

19 Percentage of households with a personal computer

Data not available annually but at a point in time (CMPHS 2001 and 2002)

20 Percentage of households with Internet access (from the home)

Data not available annually but at a point in time (CMPHS 2002)

Individuals (by age, gender, including the disable)

21 Percentage of population that use a computer

Data not available annually but at a point in time (CMPHS 2002), pop. 12+

22 Percentage of population with access to the Internet (by type of access, purpose, location of use)

Data not available annually but at a point in time (CMPHS 2002), pop.12+ by location of use only

Business23 % of businesses with

computersData not available annually but at a point in time (CEA 2002)

24 % of businesses with Internet access

Data not available annually but at a point in time (CEA 2002)

25 % of businesses with a website

Data not available annually but at a point in time (CEA 2002)

26 % of employees using PCs

Data not available annually but at a point in time (CEA 2002 small establishments)

27 % of employees using the Internet

Not available

Business Cont’d28 % of businesses receiving

orders over InternetData not available annually but at a point in time (CEA 2002 large establishments)

29 % of businesses placing orders over Internet

Data not available annually but at a point in time (CEA 2002 large establishments)

30 % of businesses with an intranet

Data not available annually but at a point in time (CEA 2002)

31 Value of orders received over the Internet (as a % of total value of orders)

Data not available annually but at a point in time (CEA 2002)

Education32 % of primary and secondary

schools having Internet access for students for study purposes

Not available

33 % of students enrolled in tertiary education having Internet access for students for study purposes

Not available

34 Enrolled Student to PC ratio (in primary, secondary schools and tertiary education)

Available for Primary & Secondary

35 % of students enrolled in tertiary education in an ICT field or an ICT- dominated field (of the total number of students) (by gender)

Available for both sexes only

Education Cont’d36 % of ICT-qualified teachers in

primary and secondary schools (of the total number of teachers)

Available, Primary schools only

37 % of tertiary education institutions with e-learning courses (of the total number of tertiary education institutions)

Not available

38 For what purpose do students/teachers use computers/Internet (% for E-mail, research, employment opportunities, application software, etc.)

Not available

Government39 Ratio of availability of PCs to

number of staff Available for the year 2003 only (Mins. & Depts.)

40 % of government offices with Internet access

Available (Mins. & Depts.)

41 % of government offices and agencies with a website

Available for Ministries & Dept.

42 % of government employees with Internet access from the office

Not available

43 % of govt. workers that use ICTs and purpose of use: (%) for e-mail, research, database work, geomatics, application software, etc

Not available

Agriculture

44 % of agricultural population and extension workers involved in the exploitation and deployment of ICTs to the sector

Not available45 Typology of usage of ICTs in the agricultural sector (% in R&D, business, weather, prices, etc..)

46 Number of Local web-sites and data bases with agricultural information and content

Health

47 % of health institutions using ICTs (by type of health institution: private clinic, government, university hospital, pharmacy etc… and type of ICT) Not available

48 geographic distribution of health institutions with computers, telephone and Internet connectivity

Health Cont’d49 % of health professionals that use

ICTs for medical purposes and type of usage and % in tele-medicine, e-mail, research (health information, etc…), continuing medical education or distance learning, health promotion (including health information systems), database, Software applications, (type) etc.

Not available

50 % of local web-sites and data bases with medical information

Supplementary Indicators

51 Total Resident Population Available

52 Total number of households Available

53 % of households with electricity

Available

54 Total number of sub-regional and regional backbones and Exchange Points to which the country has access

Available

ICT investment and expenditures

55 % of ICT investments and expenditures (% vis a vis GDP and vis a vis general Government expenditures)

Not available

Content issues and local languages

56 % of software developed in local language

Not available

57 % of websites developed in local languages

Not available

Security issues

58 % of networks and websites which are attacked, and nature of attacks

Not available

National Information and Communication Infrastructure (NICI) Plans and legislation

59 Existence of national or sectoral ICT policies and strategies and their implementation status

NICI Plan not available, Policies & strategies are available

60 Existence of national ICT legislations and regulatory frameworks and their effective implementation.

List of ICT legislation is available

List of ICT indicators identified for Mauritius

Basic infrastructure and access1 Main telephone lines per 100 inhabitants2 Mobile cellular subscribers per 100 inhabitants4 Television sets per 100 inhabitants5 Number of PCs per 100 inhabitants 6 Number of Internet subscribers per 100 inhabitants7 International Internet bandwidth per inhabitant8 Broadband Internet subscribers per 100 inhabitants9 Internet access tariff (20 hours per month) as a percentage of per

capita income

10 Percentage of localities with public Internet access centers (PIACs) by number of inhabitants (rural/urban)

12 Percentage of population covered by mobile telephony

List of ICT indicators identified for Mauritius, Cont’d

ICT sector13 % of total workforce involved in ICT sector (by gender)

14 ICT imports & exports as a % of total imports & exports

15 Value added in the ICT sector (as a percentage of total value added)

Households17 % of households with television

18 % of households with a telephone (Fixed only, mobile only fixed and mobile)

19 Percentage of households with a personal computer

20 Percentage of households with Internet access (from the home)

List of ICT indicators identified for Mauritius, Cont’d

Individuals (by age, gender, including the disable)21 Percentage of population that use a computer 22 Percentage of population with access to the Internet (by type of

access, purpose, location of use)

Business23 % of businesses with computers24 % of businesses with Internet access25 % of businesses with a website26 % of employees using PCs27 % of employees using the Internet28 % of businesses receiving orders over Internet29 % of businesses placing orders over Intern26et30 % of businesses with an intranet31 Value of orders rec’d over the Internet (as a % of total value of

orders)

List of ICT indicators identified for Mauritius, Cont’d

Education

32 % of primary and secondary schools having Internet access for students for study purposes

33 % of students enrolled in tertiary education having Internet access for students for study purposes

34 Enrolled Student to PC ratio (in primary, secondary schools and tertiary education)

35 % of students enrolled in tertiary education in an ICT field or an ICT- dominated field (of the total number of students) (by gender)

36 % of ICT-qualified teachers in primary and secondary schools (of the total number of teachers)

37 % of tertiary education institutions with e-learning courses (of the total number of tertiary education institutions)

List of ICT indicators identified for Mauritius, Cont’d

Government

39 Ratio of availability of PCs to number of staff

40 % of government offices with Internet access

41 % of government offices and agencies with a website

42 % of government employees with Internet access from the office

Supplementary Indicators

51 Total Resident Population

52 Total number of households

53 % of households with electricity

54 Total number of sub-regional and regional backbones and Exchange Points to which the country has access

List of ICT indicators identified for Mauritius, Cont’d

ICT investment and expenditures

55 % of ICT investments and expenditures (% vis a vis GDP and vis a vis general Government expenditures)

National Information and Communication Infrastructure (NICI) Plans and legislation

59 Existence of national or sectoral ICT policies and strategies and their implementation status

60 Existence of national ICT legislations and regulatory frameworks and their effective implementation.

List of ICT indicators not identified for Mauritius

Basic infrastructure and access

3 Radio per 100 inhabitants

11 Percentage of population with access to PIACs by type of PIAC (governmental/private)

Households

16 % of households with radio

Education

38 For what purpose do students/teachers use computers/Internet (% for E-mail, research, employment opportunities, application software, etc.)

List of ICT indicators not identified for Mauritius, Cont’d

Government

43 % of govt. workers that use ICTs and purpose of use: (%) for e-mail, research, database work, geomatics, application software, etc

Agriculture

44 % of agricultural population and extension workers involved in the exploitation and deployment of ICTs to the sector

45 Typology of usage of ICTs in the agricultural sector (% in R&D, business, weather, prices, etc..)

46 Number of Local web-sites and data bases with agricultural information and content

List of ICT indicators not identified for Mauritius, Cont’d

Health47 % of health institutions using ICTs (by type of health

institution: private clinic, government, university hospital, pharmacy etc… and type of ICT)

48 geographic distribution of health institutions with computers, telephone and Internet connectivity

49 % of health professionals that use ICTs for medical purposes and type of usage and % in tele-medicine, e-mail, research (health information, etc…), continuing medical education or distance learning, health promotion (including health information systems), database, Software applications, (type) etc.

50 % of local web-sites and data bases with medical information

List of ICT indicators not identified for Mauritius, Cont’d

Content issues and local languages

56 % of software developed in local language

57 % of websites developed in local languages

Securities issues

58 % of networks and websites which are attacked, and nature of attacks