Friday, April 24, 2015

Mixed up figures


The just-released National Accounts Estimates for 2015 shows that the investment forecasts by the Statistics office appear to give greater weight to public than private sector projects. Public investments will increase by 21% in real terms ( or 25% in nominal terms from Rs19 bn to Rs24bn) .while private investments will increase by 1.7% in real terms (or 4.7% in nominal terms from Rs 55bn to Rs58 bn).  

Friday, April 10, 2015

SMART NATION rather than SMART CITIES

The whole concept of Smart City has been recycled  from the electoral manifesto of one of the marginal parties that contested the recent general elections. It is the vision of the future development of Mauritius by some few people, including a prominent architect. It is not  the vision of Mauritius by a majority of Mauritians.