http://uk.oneworld.net/article/country/480/ en_GB_uk Mauritius http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83880 Ahead of a key House of Lords hearing, Sean Carey reflects on the disgraceful way Britain annexed a group of islands and dislodged a people to give the US an airbase. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/82882 Two British human rights campaigners have been arrested at sea off Diego Garcia - the Indian Ocean island that Britain has leased to the U.S. for controversial military activity. + Reports from The People's Navy http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/79063 A leader of the Chagossian community - expelled from their Indian Ocean island home by Britain to allow development of a U.S. nuclear base - has attacked the UK government's decision to appeal against the third High Court ruling in their favour as “heartless and callous.” + Don't Appeal, UK Urged + Diega Garcia background + Islanders fight 'the final round' http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/149555/1/ The UK Chagos Support Association has welcomed today's court ruling against the British government's "secret and illegal" attempt to banish Chagossians to make way for a U.S. nuclear base and urged London not to waste yet more taxpayers' money on another appeal. + Chagos Islanders win right to return-British court rules in their favour + Diego Garcia backgrounder http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/146215/1/ The British Government’s bid to reverse a High Court ruling in favour of Indian Ocean islanders evicted from their homes 40 years ago to make way for a U.S. nuclear base is in its final day. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/71212 Nearly 100 exiles from the Chagos islands will pay a brief visit to their homelands on Thursday, 40 years after their illegal removal by the British Government to make way for a US military base on the main island, Diego Garcia. http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/127845/1/ L.J.C. Autrey, S. Ramasamy and K.F. Ng Kee Kwong describe the achievements in the process of introducing precision farming technologies in Mauritius, and the challenges ahead. http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/126859/1/ This paper sets out to locate Mauritian SMEs in the present context of global competition and more particularly to identify the extent to which they have adopted ICTs as a tool to meet the challenges which they now face. http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/117976/1/ Five years ago the idea of digital television in Africa would have seemed absurd. Now two countries have announced their intention to offer digital television. Senegal seems to have been first into the game, launching a pilot at the end of last year with 200 trial subscribers. http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/111530/1/ Mauritius Prime Minister Paul Raymond Bernger today inaugurates the Government Online Centre and the new Government Portal of the country. http://www.digitalopportunity.org/link/gotolink/addhit/58269 The African Computing and Telecommunications Summit will be held in Mauritius from 7-9 September 2004. ACT 2004 aims to help build partnerships in mainstreaming Africa’s ICT sector. http://africa.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/57789 A recent decision by the government of Mauritius to investigate the possibility of instituting sanctions against private radio stations has raised concern among media freedom groups. http://www.digitalopportunity.org/link/gotolink/addhit/50513 First came California's Silicon Valley, then India took the honours. Next, if all goes according to plan, the tiny Indian Ocean nation of Mauritius hopes to lead the way in Africa, by transforming itself into a "cyber island". http://www.digitalopportunity.org/link/gotolink/addhit/50417 First came California's Silicon Valley, then India took the honours. Next, if all goes according to plan, the tiny Indian Ocean nation of Mauritius hopes to lead the way in Africa, by transforming itself into a "cyber island." http://www.digitalopportunity.org/link/gotolink/addhit/50064 With an initial input of just $2,500 - the price of a second-hand Toyota car - Mauritius has set up a computer network aimed at transforming the tiny Indian Ocean country into a cyber island.