Thank you SM and all of you guys the event was super fun !
Great experience and no better way to start 2016 :)
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On 4 January 2016 at 20:46, S Moonesamy <sm+mu_at_elandsys.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I thanked LSL Digital for kindly offering a venue for the panel discussion
> about the start-up scene in Mauritius. The event was co-hosted by Ruth
> Rajaysur and I. A video of the panel discussion will be available within a
> week. There is a news article, this morning, about the event in L'Express.
>
> The event started at 10:47 and ended at 12:15. Although the event ran
> within the allotted time I am not satisfied about my planning as the event
> did not start at 10:30 as scheduled. I would like to thank Shelly for
> helping with the co-ordination of the event and Sandeep for providing
> advice about the panel discussion and helping out with the logistics.
>
> The objective of the event was about fostering engagement through a panel
> discussion about start-ups in Mauritius. The discussion happened. As the
> discussion was unfocused I don't think that the objective was reached. In
> my opinion, Ish did a good job as representative of the Mauritius Internet
> Users. I unfortunately had to turn down the request made by representative
> of the Mauritius Internet Users for more time to respond to the comments
> made by the Project Manager, Ministry of Technology, Communication and
> Innovation as I would be showing bias.
>
> Was there start-up success stories which will convince the audience? Was
> there a good discussion about start-up hurdles? I suggest watching the
> video for answers to those two questions.
>
> There was a question from Shelly about whether there would be any
> advantage for start-ups if residential internet users had 100 Mbps local
> access to the internet at an affordable price. The response from Mr Suraj
> Ramgolam, representing the Ministry of Technology, Communication and
> Innovation, was that it would be a game-changer.
>
> At 02:35 04-01-2016, Arnaud M wrote:
>
>> Good kick-off for this year - looking forward for a follow-up on this
>> first initiative very soon.
>>
>> On key things that am keeping n mind of of the discussion: is that the
>> 'context' for setting up startup in each and every country is different and
>> should not be neglected.
>>
>
> I'll need people with expertise (which this group does not have) to be
> able to follow up on today's event. It's also not doable without funding.
> There is a high risk.
>
> I agree that the context is different in each country and that it should
> be taken into account. There is very little local information available
> for even a preliminary assessment. It is a struggle to get access to data
> in Mauritius. Nobody has offered to help in overcoming that.
>
> Regards,
> S. Moonesamy
>
>
Received on Mon Jan 04 2016 - 17:19:34 PST