Hi Nadim, SM,
On 10/31/2015 09:39 PM, S Moonesamy wrote:
>
> I'll leave Ish to comment about whether he quickly received the support
> of the Mauritius Internet Users when he received the following letter:
> http://hacklog.mu/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/ICTA_reply-Internet-filtering-Mauritius.pdf
>
The Mauritius Internet Users (MIU) supported me when the ex-Director of
the ICT Authority, Dr Krishna Oolun, tried to stop me with a legal
tantrum while I questioned the authority about "internet filtering in
Mauritius".
>
> There was an interview of Ish last year when in which he commented about
> "govmu.org pris pour cible". I made a short comment, as representative
> of the Mauritius Internet Users, in L'Express Weekly about the Facebook
> issue. Those are based on the views expressed during discussions on
> this mailing list. Is the group effective? You said no. I am okay
> with that. :-)
>
The Mauritius Internet Users participated in the Open Data Readiness
Assessment (ODRA) by the World Bank, and there was a positive engagement
with the officers. SM spoke to Weekly magazine as a representative of
the Mauritius Internet Users while there were several questions on
people's mouth as to what the ministry intends to do with Facebook.
Members of the Mauritius Internet Users question Internet Service
Providers, the Ministry of Technology, Communication & Innovation, the
Data Protection Office etc.
I would say the group is an effective one.
>
> The last meeting of the forum was in June. We have unfortunately not
> made any progress.
>
There would not be much pressure on the ministry to move forward with
the .mu Multi-Stakeholder forum if only one group questions about the
status. Other groups such as the Mauritius Chamber of Commerce &
Industry (MCCI), the Mauritius Bankers Association (MBA), the Internet
Society - Mauritius Chapter (ISOC-MU) etc appear to stay mum on the
situation. Is the Mauritius Internet Users, the only group affected by a
.mu issue?
>
> I agree with what you wrote about politics and lobbying for a company.
> It is up to the members to question the executive members on the use or
> misuse of funds.
>
That is precisely why I mentioned any conflict of interest should be
notified.
Regards,
--
Ish Sookun
Received on Sun Nov 01 2015 - 11:53:46 PST