Mauritius is building its infrastructure for communication. It's not just a pretty Starbucks on a tropical beach, it is meant to make the island nation more accessible to the world. It will put it next door to New York, Shanghai and Bangalore so that its people can easily collaborate with the rest of the world. I think that it is also meant to reduce the country's brain drain and attract talent. That will generate knowledge, which in turn will generate wealth for the country. Just read the posts. There are already a number of people considering moving there.
Mauritius is going to face some hard challenges in the near future, from dropping prices on sugar, its main export, to competition with China on textiles. I personally salute their effort to try to put this tiny nation on the global technology map. It's not easy and prices are high, but I think that this country has a lot going for it such as stability, diversity and soon a great communication network. I, for one will be watching the developments very closely.
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Mauritius is building its infrastructure for communication. It's not just a pretty Starbucks on a tropical beach, it is meant to make the island nation more accessible to the world. It will put it next door to New York, Shanghai and Bangalore so that its people can easily collaborate with the rest of the world. I think that it is also meant to reduce the country's brain drain and attract talent. That will generate knowledge, which in turn will generate wealth for the country. Just read the posts. There are already a number of people considering moving there.
Mauritius is going to face some hard challenges in the near future, from dropping prices on sugar, its main export, to competition with China on textiles. I personally salute their effort to try to put this tiny nation on the global technology map. It's not easy and prices are high, but I think that this country has a lot going for it such as stability, diversity and soon a great communication network. I, for one will be watching the developments very closely.