Mauritius: The Fifth Pillar

Gray, Vanessa, Michael Minges and Marcelino Tayob. 2004. The Fifth Pillar: Republic of Mauritius ICT Case Study. Geneva, Switzerland: International Telecommunication Union.

The title alludes to the Government of Mauritius’ desire to make Information and Communication Technology the fifth pillar of the economy along with sugar production, export processing zones, offshore finance and tourism.

Marcelino Tayob, Selena Issur (National Computer Board), Vanessa Gray and Michael Minges

Here is a local news article about the case study (in French).

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Uganda: Internet in an African LDC

Brown, Walter, Tim Kelly and Michael Minges. 2001. The Internet in an African LDC: Uganda Case Study. Geneva, Switzerland: International Telecommunication Union

Unidentified, Tim Kelly, Michael Minges, Godfrey Kibuuka (Ministry of Communications), Walter Brown

Here is a local newspaper article about the study.