An e-Procurement system for the implementation of the E-Business project at the Home Affairs department of the Prime Minister's Office was launched yesterday at the Treasury Building in Port Louis. This system will enable bidders to submit their bids online on the Government e-Procurement portal.
The following services will be accessed on a 24-hour basis around the world and all documents will be sent and processed online: Issue of Citizenship Certificate; Issue of Certificate under the Non-Citizenship Property Restriction Act; Issue of Apostille Certificate under the Hague Convention; Processing of Residence Permit; Processing of Visa; and Processing of request to access VIP/State lounge at the airport.
Read more: MU: Prime Minister's Office Launches an E-Procurement System
A one-day workshop on the Mauritius e-Registry Project (MeRP) at the Registrar-General Department (RGD) was this week for the staff of the department. The first phase of the project will be implemented in January 2014.
The objective of the workshop was to apprise the staff of the different aspects of the project and the benefits to be derived thereafter. Some 150 officers participated in the workshop aimed to familiarising themselves on the new eservices to be provided under the MeRP.
Mauritius e-Government portals platform, which includes the government's internet, intranet portals, and a large set of e-services, was unveiled during a recent launching event by the Mauritian Minister of ICT.
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Around 137,000 returns are expected for this season, in parallel with the 137,000 e-mailers containing a user ID and password to register for MRA e-services the Authority dispatched to taxpayers this year.
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They will come to Mauritius because the country satisfies the main criteria for any investor to succeed in their investment venture. These are:
- Mauritius is a country where all democratic norms are respected;
- There is high political stability;
- A low bracket fiscal regime;
- All profits from the venture can be moved in and out of the country without any restrictions;
- High tech IT technologies/tools needed by the investor’s business can be brought to Mauritius without any tax levied on them;
- We have a young bilingual and intelligent population which is ideal for businesses;
- Direct flights are provided to/from Mauritius to most famous business destinations worldwide twice a day. Besides, fast internet enables smooth video conferencing.
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