Good morning.
Though it is a sad topic to write about especially considering the fact that the blog is new, it is a matter of importance. Life is not always all sparkled with happiness. There are sad as well as evil things happening all the time.
I’ve read the Oxfam’s report published in June 2008 which claimed [...]
I was at Radio One this morning and was Finlay Salesse’s guest on a show about the political communication of local parties, especially in the context of Labour Day meetings.
We talked about the techniques and strategies used by our politicians to communicate with their audiences, their posters, their communication advisers, their websites, their willingness (or [...]
Pour comprendre, lisez la dernière note d’Avinash sur son blog perso.
Yesterday, we went to preview Michael Moore’s Sicko at the Star Cinema (thanks Joanna!). Both Avinash and myself agree that Moore’s last documentary is way much better than Farenheit 9/11 with which we had not been impressed at all. In fact, I had been totally disappointed with the amateurish cinematography of Farenheit 9/11 and thought [...]
I was interviewed by Pauline Etienne in L’express-Samedi following the arrest of three journalists (two from Radio Plus and the chief ed of Week-End).
You can read the interview on my blog here or on the site of L’express here.
So, after the Facebook - ICTA controversy, Trilock Dwarka, Chairman of the Authority, has admitted that the decision to block access to Facebook completely on Thursday 8th Nov (a black day for the Mauritian online democratic community) was excessive in an interview with L’Express on Tuesday 13th. But, he was shrewd enough to lay the [...]
French futurologist and scientist Joël de Rosnay gave a conference last week at UOM on ‘Nouvelles Technologies, Innovations et Résistances au Changement’. He drew a well organised map and catalogue of the crucial areas of innovation and listed the many stumbling blocks that need to be overcome in order to make the most of these [...]
Lu dans L’Express-Samedi du 27 octobre, dans la rubrique ‘Confidentiels’:
Motus et bouche cousue
Le bureau du Premier ministre a émis des ordres très stricts. Les conseillers en communication ne sont plus autorisés à parler à la presse sans autorisation de leurs ministres. Une circulaire dans ce sens a été envoyée aux attachés de presse.
Des conseillers en [...]
In my last post, I invited my readers to fill in a survey about ICT, Society and Poverty in Mauritius for a paper I had to present at a conference on Poverty and Development which took place on the 1st and 2nd October at Bell Village. I am here posting the slides I used for [...]
I am currently conducting a small survey on ICT, Society and Poverty in Mauritius and would appreciate if Mauritian readers could take just a few minutes to fill in the online survey (it won’t take you more than 5 minutes).
The data will be made available here as soon as it is completed. And, if there [...]