IT Workforce

In this section, Labour and Education related to ICT are explored.

In 2003, 546 graduates were professional which was 6.8% of total student population. According to World Development Indicators Online in 2003 81% of student population achieves secondary education and 15% of total student population completed tertiary school. It was estimated by the government that employment in IT sector was to reach 15,000 to 25,000 by 2005 bringing IT sector second highest employer in the country. Tertiary Education Commission has complied data on the number of student in ICT and according to complied data 388 students join the IT work force and is growing at the rate of 15%.

Mauritius	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
Labor force, total	518,482	525,888	532,013	539,132	546,222
Listed domestic companies, total	40	40	40	40	41
Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)	84	..	..	..	..
Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24)	95	..	..	..	..

Source: World Development Indicators Online

IT Workforce

In this section, Labour and Education related to ICT are explored.

In 2003, 546 graduates were professional which was 6.8% of total student population. According to World Development Indicators Online in 2003 81% of student population achieves secondary education and 15% of total student population completed tertiary school. It was estimated by the government that employment in IT sector was to reach 15,000 to 25,000 by 2005 bringing IT sector second highest employer in the country. Tertiary Education Commission has complied data on the number of student in ICT and according to complied data 388 students join the IT work force and is growing at the rate of 15%.   

Mauritius	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
Labor force, total	518,482	525,888	532,013	539,132	546,222
Listed domestic companies, total	40	40	40	40	41
Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)	84	..	..	..	..
Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24)	95	..	..	..	..

Source: World Development Indicators Online

IT Geographics

Mauritius government agency complete the Cyber Tower project in April of 2004 and is continuing to build Cyber City. The Tower will accommodate about 20,000 people including 5,000 to 7,000 ICT professional. ICT Companies, Government Ministries and Academic and research institute have plan to construct their building in Cyber City which spreads over 172 acres by 2007. Business Parks of Mauritius Ltd is administrator on the Cyber City Project and project was initially funding by Indian government by loaning $30 million.