Essay competition “The Internet and its evolution in Mauriti

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Activities of the Internet Society of Mauritius in connection with the Internet Fiesta 2005
Essay Competition - "The Internet and its evolution in Mauritius"


The Internet Society Chapter of Mauritius (http://www.isoc-mu.org ) is organising an open day in connection with the Internet Fiesta. This activity will be held on Sunday, the 27th March 2005, at the head-quarters of Grand Port Savanne District Council, Rose Belle.
The event will be closing the Internet Fiesta fortnight with a prize giving ceremony for the Essay competition "The Internet and its evolution in Mauritius" and a cultural program at Rose belle.

During this event as from 09:00 AM on Sunday 27th March 2005, the public at Rose Belle District Council will be provided free broadband Internet Access. Twenty computers will be installed for internet access. Telecom Plus will be providing the ADSL Internet connectivity. It will be a good opportunity for people in the Southern part of Mauritius to be acquainted with the Internet. We will have a team of 40 volunteers who will initiate the Internet to people who are not familiar with.

The Internet Fiesta is a worldwide event and is going to be held from 14 to 27 March 2005. This 7th edition of this event will be centered on the preparation of the Virtual Planetary Exhibition and projects that concerns the main topics of the World Summit of the Information Society to be held in Tunis in December 2005. Internet Fiesta started in March 1999 as a worldwide event with the main objective of promoting access to the Internet and creating awareness on the opportunities offered by this technology to the less developed areas of the globe.

The Essay competition title is "The Internet and its evolution in Mauritius" and is open to all young Mauritian people, students and non-students alike. The Essay should consist of 2000 to 2500 words and can be submitted in English and French. The deadline for submissions is the 20th March 2005 and the winners will be announced and awarded on the 27th March 2004 at 4:00 pm at Rose Belle.

The essays should be sent by post to

The Essay Organising Committee
Internet Society Chapter of Mauritius
Units 209 – 214
Informatics Park
La Tour Koenig
Pointe aux Sables

Alternatively, electronic copies can be sent to following email
address: secretariat@isoc-mu.org

The deadline for submissions is 20th March 2005 at 1500 hrs GMT

The secretariat
Internet Society Chapter of Mauritius