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Figures released by the Department of Information and Communication Technology, shows that by the end of 2009, there were 110,668 mobile subscriptions, corresponding to 126.77% per 100 inhabitants.The DITC says this figure is on par with penetration in developed countries.Mobile penetration in Seychelles has indeed more than doubled in Seychelles since 2005. Internet penetration has also

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For the sixth times I was again lucky to be amongst the more that 500 journalists from over 40 countries who converged in Grahamstown for the annual Highway Africa conference.This year the world’s largest gathering of African journalist was temporarily moved from its traditional September calendar to coincide with the FIFA World Cup event in South Africa.From 4th to 7th July delegates met to

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Vice-President Danny Faure has been appointed Seychelles’ the new Information and Communication Technology Minster following the latest cabinet reshuffle.He replaces Jacquelin Dugasse.The reshuffle means that ICT will now get a stronger focus under President Michel’s Cabinet. Previous the department was part of the National Development ministry, lead by Minister Dugasse.The sudden shift in

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After nearly a ten year absence, the Seychelles Media Association (SMA) has been given a new lease of life. The move was made possible with the support of the Reporters sans Frontières, which is based in the French capital Paris.A similar association regrouping all Seychellois media professionals had existed in the past, but was short-lived.However, the formation of the new body is attracting its

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Advances in information and communications technologies (ICTs) are changing the local media dynamic. Representatives of several NGOs gathered for a two day training workshop this week, to learn new ways to interact with their audiences. The workshop organised by the Seychelles Gender and Media Association, GEMPLUS was conducted by three local media professionals.Participants learned the art of

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If you are a Cable & Wireless Internet customer in Seychelles, you can no longer expect to download as much as you like and don’t pay for it.The company says about 5% of its customers use up to 50% of the bandwidth available.At the core of this issue is the use of the Internet to download material, which can be text, photos, songs and videos, including full length feature films. Cable & Wireless

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Airtel customers in Seychelles will soon get exclusive access to rich and exclusive Manchester United content on their mobile phones. This follows the signing of a five-year partnership between Bharti Airtel and United.Bharti Airtel, is Asia's leading telecom services provider and operates in India, Sri Lanka and the Seychelles. This partnership will give Airtel customers across the Seychelles,

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The Seychelles government says plan to build a fibre-optic link across the Indian Ocean, will depend entirely on the private sector. Answering a question I put to the Minister for National Development in the National Assembly, on how far his ministry had arrived in the project to install an underwater cable to connect Seychelles with the rest of the world, Mr Jacquelin Dugasse says the government

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A new service allowing prepaid mobile phone users to refill their credit using the ATM service is now available in Seychelles.The service is an initiative of the Mauritius Commercial Bank (MCB). The scheme applies to both Airtel and Cable & Wireless customers who hold an account with the bank. But they can also top up the credit of anyone else they have told the bank about.To top up or refill

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Seychelles is the second African country, after Senegal to join the $1 billion pan-African e-network project initiated by the Indian government.The project aims to develop the continent information and communication technologies. Seychelles is expected to benefit through the tele-medicine programs, e-learning and teleconferencing facility for the head of state. The first facility to be launched

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Health ministers and their counterparts in charged of information and communication technology (ICT) from thirteen East, Central and Southern African countries are meeting in Seychelles to discuss the promotion of e-health on the continent.The meeting is aimed at promoting the use of information technology in the continent’s health care system to help achieve the millennium goals and to attain

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With SA's top vlogger on YouTube Khaya Dlanga.With Highway Africa's Future Journalists Project (FJP) Co-ordinator, Moagisi Lethlaku.

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Nature Seychelles, the leading environmental organisation in the country is a winner at this year’s Highway Africa Digital Journalism Award in South Africa.Speaking in Grahamstown, where he collected the award, Nature Seychelles’ CEO Dr Nirmal Shah said their achievement is proof that local non-governmental organisations (NGO) should go beyond the limitation of small island states.“The World Wide

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The Seychelles Broadcasting Corporation (SBC) has confirmed it is not broadcasting any of the African Cup of Nations (CAN) matches which kick off in the Ghanaian capital Accra on Sunday 20th January. SBC says the asking fee to broadcast the matches by LC2 International of France is beyond the corporation’s means.The present economic situation characterised by the devaluation on the rupee and the

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Information and Communication Technologies enthusiasts and pioneers from across the African continent were rewarded for their contributions to the industry at the 9th African ICT achievers awards in Johannesburg, South Africa last weekend.The event organizers, ForgeAhead in partnership with the Department of Communications, said the winners were nominated and rewarded for their commitment to

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Seychelles is the latest COMESA member country to launch its national ICT policy this week. The development came just over a year after the first meeting of the local consultative committee charged with providing policy direction to the government on ICT growth in the country.The document sets national ICT policy objectives in five key areas, notably in ICT Infrastructure, legal and regulatory

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The Mauritius Commercial Bank (Seychelles) has issued a security alert to all its customers about an Internet scam aimed at stealing its clients’ identity. In an advertisement in the national daily, Seychelles Nation, MCB says, email messages alleging to come from the bank are inviting Internet Banking (IB) customers to log in their account via a link.This in effect could lead to clients’

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The Le Nouveau Seychelles Weekly newspaper claimed many people have called their office to complain about the services offered by Intelvision.The paper in its 28th September publication wrote, “the criticisms were more pronounced in respect of its Internet services, which are more offline than online, although other areas of its services were also singled out for criticism.” Intelvision, which

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The Seychelles Ambassador to the UN, Ronny Jumeau said he's disappointed that small island states and low-lying countries are not urgently getting technologies they need to adapt to the rising sea levels in some areas. Ambassador Jumeau was speaking at a high level event convened by the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, entitled 'The future in our hands: addressing the leadership challenge of

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“Better stay on the alert or you’ll risk finding yourself embarrassedly on the net!” is now a common catch phrase amongst the population of the tiny Seychelles archipelago.This month as the country marks the 11th anniversary since it got connected to the world’s largest network, many argue the above statement goes to show how central this technology is in the islanders’ lives whilst others

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The curtain has just fallen upon the 11th Highway Africa conference, at Rhodes University in South Africa. The occasion is the world’s largest gathering of African journalists. Once again over 500 delegates from some 40 countries, including Seychelles converged on the temperamental municipality of Grahamstown, this time to engage on the chosen theme “Quality and professionalism in journalism and

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Figures published by the National Statistic Bureau (NSB) shows an explosion in the number of cellular mobile telephone subscribers in Seychelles.Up to December 2006, the total number combining Airtel and Cable & Wireless amounts to 72,019. This means in three years the number of mobiles in Seychelles has grown by 22, 790 – the number of landlines at around 848, mostly in government offices. The

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The Seychelles’ public sector ICT workforce will shrink considerably as a result of the current restructuring - being undertaken by the government.In a recent interview the minister responsible for Information and Communication Technology, Jacquelin Dugasse said his ministry intends to outsource most projects to the private sector.“This is an opportune moment for our young professionals to apply

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A leading Seychellois ICT pioneer is offering options to the government on how best to finance the country’s quest to get connected to a regional submarine fibre optic cable project. Marc Hoareau the man credited with connecting Seychelles to the World Wide Web, says the private sector which is the sole providers of ICT services in Seychelles should be the principal backers of this national

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The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) through the financial backing of the European Commission has announced plan to digitalize the economic block’s customs clearance procedures.Under the project member countries will receive donation of computers, equipped with a computerized customs management system, which will eventually introduce a paperless system of customs

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The Indian Ocean public television stations have launched an online content management system to boost regional media coverage.SERTOI (Report Exchange System for Televisions in the Indian Ocean) developed by GlobeCast, functions similarly to an electronic mailbox allowing participating stations to make audiovisual files available via the Internet in a non-proprietary form.The project was put on

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Starting from next month, children giving evidence in Seychelles' courts will do so via a video link to reduce the trauma they normally go through while testifying in person in the courts of law.The video link project is the brainchild of the National Council for Children (NCC), to allow children more effective testimony against their abusers and offenders.Up to now, the NCC has been strongly

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The decision by Seychelles' largest telecommunications company to introduce e-top up technology is being hailed as a positive step towards environmental protection. The Chief Executive of Cable & Wireless Seychelles, Charles Hammond says: "I am sure the service will have a positive impact in Seychelles. Just recently, the President in his National Day address voiced for a cleaner Seychelles, and

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The first consignment of subsidized laptops promised to Seychellois teachers earlier this year was delivered this week. The 1500 Inspiron 1501 and 6400 Dell laptop computers are selling at only 25% of the local market price in order to popularise the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in education.The scheme initiated by President James Michel, during the recent

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Government services in Seychelles are undergoing a major transformation as various departments are making information and resources available online to the public. Seychelles e-government goal is to make information and communication technologies (ICT) integral to the delivery of government information, services and processes. The implementations have encountered delays since Vice President

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In his weekly column in the Le Nouveau Seychelles Weekly newspaper, Christopher Gill has highlighted a number of controversies surrounding the government’s promise to start selling laptops at a discounted price to state school employees.The politician turned columnist first point of contention is the vendor’s contract. He argued that the decision as to which company would import the laptops has

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The Seychelles government has announced plan to sell laptop computers at a subsidised price in a special scheme, to popularise information and communication technology (ICT) in education.President James Michel made the announcement recently.“Given the mobile nature of a teacher’s work, moving between classes, sometimes even schools, and also working at home, a laptop is the hardware of choice,”

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The Seychelles National Party (SNP) has called on Cable & Wireless to maintain its traditional independence of local party politics, during the current election campaign period.The SNP’s caution came following the publication of a middle section insert bought by the company in the ruling party’s newspaper, The People to advertise its mobile services. The party’s Secretary General, Roger Mancienne

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Airtel Telecom Seychelles has become the country’s first telecom to provide the third generation technology for mobile services or “3G.” Airtel’s Corporate Affairs Manager, Lalita Mayadas said she was confident 3G would bring about “lots of valued added services.”“We’ll be actually investing on applications to maximize the potential of this network,” said Mayadas.Seychelles is now amongst the

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In his state of the nation address delivered this week, the Seychelles head of state, James Michel says Seychelles biggest challenge is connection to a submarine fibre optic cable.His remark is the first admission from the Seychelles authority that the implementation of this project is still on the drawing board.In his 2006 speech President Michel promised that his government would approach the

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“All artists should leave no stone unturned. Try everything until something works. Then try some more things.”This is the key objective of the incoming chairperson of the Seychelles Musicians Association (Lanmizik San Frontyer) to encourage more local artists to think about promoting themselves and their work on the Internet. “A presentation on the Internet requires little commitment in terms of

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January: Cable & Wireless became the new owner of Atlas.After weeks of speculations Seychelles’ oldest telecommunication company, CWS announced it has reached agreement to purchase the whole of the share capital of Atlas (Seychelles) Limited, the country’s first Internet Service Provider.The deal worth SR19 million furthered CWS’ ability in offering customers a full range of services including

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Seychelles is the latest COMESA member country to receive financial and technical assistance from the organisation in setting up a national ICT committee.The National Information and Communication Technology Consultative Committee will provide the government with policy direction and advice on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) development in the country.The committee was launched

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iMedia (Seychelles) Limited, has announced plans to launch the country’s first Online Yellow Pages Website in July 2007.The launch will coincide with the delivery of Seychelles’ 2007/08 telephone directory.iMedia is the local advertising company contracted to publish and supply the new Seychelles telephone directory for the next five years. “The online directory will be updated on a daily basis

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Cable & Wireless Seychelles has appointed an interim Chief Executive Officer, following the departure of Usman Saadat.Charles Hammond, who was the company’s Financial Controller, now heads Seychelles’ largest telecommunication until a permanent replacement is named.The highlight of Mr Saadat’s two years tenure is the setting up of the Rs65m GPRS system, making Cable & Wireless the first local

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African francophone countries have been motioned to integrate information and communication technologies (ICTs) in their educational systems to move the continent forward. The recent Summit of the Francophone organisation held in Bucharest, warned member states that poor ICT infrastructure will widen the digital divide and aggravate their marginalisation.The summit held under the theme:

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Ten months after Vice-President Joseph Belmont’s declaration that “efforts towards the government offering electronic services continue to edge closer to realisation,” questions are being raised about what is happening to the e-government project. In a rare article on ICT issues, the latest issue of the (Le Nouveau)Seychelles Weekly says the ministry concerned should enlighten the public about

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The normally peaceful islands of the Seychelles have witnessed a rare eclipse of political unrests over the rights to operate private radio.The violence between protestors and riot police took place on Tuesday (03rd October)during the sitting of the National Assembly to vote on the Amendment of the Broadcasting and telecommunication Bill 2006. A group of opposition supporters had gathered to

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Since October 2006, only electronic visa application forms are accepted for US visa requests, following a decision taken US State Department.The policy is being applied worldwide.In a press communiqué the State Department says the move will permit a rapid process of nonimmigrant visa applications and provide more efficient service.Individuals who do not have access to the Internet at home or in

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Journalists from 13 Southern African countries were honoured this year at the second annual Gender and Media Awards. The ceremony was held at the Indaba Hotel in Fourways, north of Johannesburg. Gervais Henrie, an SBC radio producer, won the Radio Talk Show category. Other winners were from Zimbabwe, Swaziland and South Africa. The panel of judges – who named Henrie as their choice in this

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Cable & Wireless Seychelles has announced plans to enable users of its mobile phone services to access the Internet with the launch its new MMS & GPRS services.The company said they wanted to encourage more mobile users to access the Internet using their phones. Cable & Wireless chief executive Usman Saadat said “We're proud to be the first to offer the people of Seychelles what they've been

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Kokonet has moved into the provision of wireless Internet access for residents all over Seychelles’ main island, Mahé.The local Internet Service Provider has made the service available in specific locations marked as hotzones and is offered using the WiFi technology.Mobility has become an increasingly important part of the Internet services as the battle for users moves from the home PC to mobile

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The recent presidential election held in Seychelles during the last weekend of July has introduced new ways for candidates to reach the voters.The traditional use of posters, banner and music still make campaigning a colourful affair in the islands archipelago of the Indian Ocean. But recently the political parties have increasingly used new technology to make their pitch. The growing number

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State domination of Seychelles' media could be undermined in the years ahead as Seychellois are increasingly turning to the Internet, cable and satellite TV channels from overseas.Viewers with satellite dishes can now tune into a host of overseas channels, as possession of satellite dishes for personal use is now legal in Seychelles. Although most of these channels simply offer Western-style

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Managing all aspect of a company’s human resources system (HRS) from one terminal is a cost-effective measure that most companies would welcome with open arms.Imagine an application that enables an organisation to quickly and accurately prepare and maintain records of all aspects of HRS, namely payroll, time attendance and a web-based application that stores employees’ details whilst allowing

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One of Seychelles’ national ambitions is to equip all educational institutions from primary to post-secondary schools with state-of-the-art computer rooms.However, critics have long argued the government cannot afford such costly target on its own, without a little help from foreign backed partnerships.A suggestion that has indeed struck the right chord through the signing of the first Memorandum

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Children in Seychelles’ primary schools are having a unique opportunity to play and learn about some of the latest technologies under a new plan to launch computers in primary schools as a teaching and learning tool.On the occasion of this year’s national Children’s Day, students of the Port Glaud primary school in the west of Mahe, were the first to receive a well-equipped computer room.The

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Aunt Johnette Mambe is a pensioner who lives in the north of Mahe. She's never used a mobile phone or type on a computer, let alone knowing the meaning of the acronym ICT. But all this could change soon. The Seychelles National Assembly approved a motion tabled by a member from her region, which called on the government and private sector to increase access to communication facilities at the

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For too long now, local ICT experts have blamed the Seychelles’ National Assembly in particular for failing to make use of modern communication methods such as the Internet. One critic says, “the Assembly is failing to communicate effectively with the public it serves. A website is part of a wider reform needed to improve communication with the public, its interactivity will fulfil its role as a

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A 70, 000 euro project to electronically map out Seychelles’s 25 districts is due to complete in September 2006. The Swiss expert responsible for the project, Marc Soutter says the use of GIS technology “will be a vital tool for developers, students and tourists alike to use the data into more interactive ways.”The project is sponsored by the International Association of French-speaking Mayors.

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A new Regional Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre in which Seychelles is collaborating has gone on line in the Kenyan port of Mombasa.The centre is design to provide rapid response to accidents at sea and the growing threat to commercial shipping posed by pirates off the coast of Somalia.According to a Seychelles Coast Guard official Captain Tom Estico, “the centre will monitor the Indian Ocean

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Seychelles’ department of education received a boost following a ten-day workshop, to deliver on-line courses.According to Anne Lafortune, the Director general of Technical and Further Education, “this training is an important milestone in the development of distance education in Seychelles.”A group of 20 IT instructors learned how to develop lesson plans on-line, on-line courses, on-line

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The giant software company Microsoft has chosen the Seychelles’ health information technology network as a model in Africa, for connecting all its health units via an intranet system.Microsoft is using the health department as a “case study” to show its clients and partners across the globe how its technology can be used.The system interlinked the department of health’s headquarters and the 16

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On-line banking is the latest service on offer at Seychelles’ oldest banking institution, Barclays Bank.Although this service is not at all new in Barclays Group and the banking world, for the moment it will only be available to the bank’s “top customers.”Barclays Bank (Seychelles) says that through ongoing research they have found the desire to upgrade the services they offer as a modern

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A new proposal to open up Seychelles market with overseas customers is being reviewed by local business community.An Indian Internet payment company Ankiti has contacted the Seychelles Investment Bureau (SIB) with a plan to set up an office here.“Of the handful of Seychellois companies I’ve came across while searching the Internet, none had offered full on-line payment systems,” says Ankiti

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Seychelles is seriously considering plans to connect to a submarine cable that will provide international fiber connectivity to the islands.The announcement was made by the president of the republic, James Michel during his recent state of the nation address before the National Assembly.“Government will hold discussions with telecommunications providers and other stakeholders on the strengthening

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Seychelles is the sixth African country to benefit under a Canadian government’s initiative to build a terminological and linguistic database to promote world languages.The techno-linguistic-Africa project is sponsored by the International organization of French (OIF) speaking countries.The project is aimed at translating words and expressions from Seychellois’ Creole into French and English.

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The official website of the newly created Lasosiasyon Bann Zil Kreol (Association of Creole Speaking Islands) is now on line.The site was launched this week in Seychelles to mark the International Mother Tongue Day, under the theme “promoting languages through the World Wide Web,” a theme chosen by the United Nation agency, UNESCO.The website was official launched by the chairperson of the

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Kokotalk is the new telephone service on offer in Seychelles, driving international phone rate as low as Rs3.The new service uses Voice over Internet Protocol, VoIP technology and will benefit all Kokonetwireless broadband customers. They will be able to make phone calls and send fax worldwide via the Internet. Telephone calls between Kokotalk subscribers, are free of charge.“Since it is wireless

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Cable & Wireless Seychelles (C&W,) is promising to deliver certain services to its clients within a specified period, if it fails it will offer compensation.The new Customer Charter is for all C&W fixed residential customers. The company has already introduced a similar Charter for its business fixed-line customers.“This document shows that the company is pro-active, that it means business, that

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Seychelles is ranked 48th out of 149 countries on the “Composite ICT Development Index.”The result is published in a report entitled “From the Digital Divide to Digital Opportunities,” which measure the progress of ICT development between and within economies.The report is issued by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).The report says Seychelles’ level of ICT uptake has an index value

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The number of letters passing through Seychelles’s postal system is on the decline, according to the postal services division.The decline is attributed to the access and use of modern Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) by Seychellois.Figures released by the postal services division shows incoming mail had dropped by 20 percent from 1,211,520 in 2000 to 97,820 in 2004.“The change is

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Cable & Wireless Seychelles (C&W) has confirmed it has bought ATLAS, the country’s largest ISP, for a sum of Rs19m.Seychelles is the last amongst 33 countries in which C&W has also acquired an ISP license beside its traditional telecom trade.C&W CEO Usman Saadat says the convergence of telecommunications technology is the principal factor in its bid to make its mark as a major player in the

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Plans to offer various government services online are underway according to the department of Information Technology and Communication (DITC).When finally in place, the Seychellois public will be able to apply for and use various services or enroll on different programmes from remote locations without having to go physically to different offices.According to the minister reponsible for ITC,

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The announcement that a new service in the form of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) will be available in Seychelles by early next year is raising expectations that consumers will be spoilt for choices and that phone tariffs will finally be reduced. But will this really be the case?In announcing further liberalisation of the telecommunications industry, the department of Information and

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The ongoing battle between Cable & Wireless Seychelles (C&W) and Telecom Seychelles Ltd (Airtel) to reign supreme as the islands’ leading mobile operator is strengthening despite “a challenging economic environment,” that’s forcing them both to dig deep to re-invest. Just two weeks after Cable & Wireless Seychelles announced plans to invest in equipment and services with the aim of enhancing

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The annual budget has given little hope that phone charges will reduce in Seychelles in the year ahead.In his budget speech to the National Assembly yesterday in his capacity as the Minister of Finance, President James Michel gave no clear indication of an adjustment in trade tax on post-paid phone.However, the president welcomed recent reductions in rates for both local and international calls.“

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The Seychelles’ business community is calling on the government to facilitate their task in achieving one of the Tunis goals: to look at ways of using information and communication technologies to improve living standards in the community.“By investing together in the information society we’ll share its ownership and develop it together for the benefits of the Seychellois community,” says the

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It came unannounced and unexpectedly: an SMS from local singer, Sheila informing Airtel clients that her second solo album Mon Enfant II, is now available on the market.Reminiscent of the Minority Report saga in the US, whereby complaints were registered about promos sent to mobile phones to promote the 2003 Tom Cruise’s movie, not every Airtel consumers were happy.“The service provider should

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The cable television company, Intelvision marked its first anniversary this week, with most Seychellois being left aside in the celebration.The persistent criticism against Intelvision is the rather out of reach charges for most average wage earners.Although the company recently stated “the service is continuously proving its popularity by the constant growth in the number of new subscribers” and

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The 20th edition of Festival Kreol ended last week in Seychelles. In conclusion, linguists offered a strong warning that if the Creole language is to survive, then its rightful place in cyberspace has to be ensured. During the weeklong cultural event depicting the islands’ heritage and tradition, academics from the Creole-speaking nations met for a three-day linguistic conference under the theme,

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Whilst hosting the Seychelles Broadcasting Corporation (SBC)’ s AM Service weekly midday show – Kot Lakour – in 2003, a bright idea suddenly dawned on me. I would create a fortnightly 15-minute feature that would help familiarize women at home, or housewives, with home electronics! The show would answer questions like:·How do you maintain your microwave, electric toothbrush or

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“Seychelles is among the leaders in the use of advanced technology in the region,” says a report published last week by the department of Information Technology and Communications (DITC).The report, the first of its kind to be published here looked at the quality of service (QoS) of the Information Technology service. The services included were fixed line and mobile telephone services and

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The Seychelles government is considering plans of setting up a National Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Training Centre to cater for demands on the local employment market. The Seychelles President made the announcement at a recent public consultative meeting.Mr James Alix Michel said the decision has been encouraged by the development he has witnessed first hand in this sector,

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Hi folks,Welcome to my blog, where hopefully you'll be able to read somethings interesting about my thoughts on ICT issues.The subject is taking over the journalistic arena and I'm eager to make my voice heard.You are most welcome to add your comments and together we can live the future.Gervais J. Henrie.

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