The department of information and communications technology’s progress made in the implementation of information technology service management (ITSM) practices in a relatively short time is a model for other organisations providing the service in Commonwealth island states to learn from.

The Seychelles-East Africa System (SEAS) submarine cable project took yet another step towards completion last week through the conclusion of its sixth contract co-ordination meeting held here.

The Seychelles-East Africa System (SEAS) submarine cable took yet another step towards completion last week through the conclusion of a contract coordination meeting held in Paris.

The dream of access to computer-aided learning for all our primary school children came true on Monday when the United Arab Emirates handed over the Sheikh Khalifa Schools IT project to Seychelles.

The European Investment Bank (EIB) is to lend Seychelles €8 million to instal and operate the first submarine fibre-optic cable for international connections.

A survey ship left Port Victoria yesterday to measure the exact distance of the route the planned fibre-optic cable will follow to Dar es Salaam in Tanzania.

In the field of education, as technology advances it is important that we adopt and incorporate the technological changes that will allow our students to keep up with the current world we live in.

The fibre-optic cable relay being offered by the Tanzanian telecommunication service provider Zantel is the “best for Seychelles” as it is the closest and is connected to all neighbouring countries in East Africa.

As stressed in the statements made by President James Michel and Vice-President Danny Faure, upcoming developments in the information and communications technology (ICT) sector will play a crucial role in the way forward for our small island nation.

It is important that the public are aware of what goes on in this sector and how they stand to benefit from all such developments. This was the very intention of the open day organised by the Department of Information Communication Technology (DICT) on Friday November 12 in the foyer of Independence House.

An agreement was signed yesterday for the Tanzanian company Zantel to provide the landing station for the fibre-optic cable that will boost Seychelles’ connections with the rest of the world.

The Innovative Education Forum (IEF) is an initiative brought forward by Microsoft to try to enhance the teaching and learning process.

The first batch of laptops for primary students was handed over under Sheikh Khalifa’s Schools IT Project on Friday December 3 at Plaisance primary school.

A dozen technicians and lecturers have started a four-day training course so they can teach the Intel Teach programme as part of the Sheikh Khalifa Schools IT Project.

A new online platform is now being used by the central bank to ease internal transactions and those with the government, private banks and other financial institutions across Seychelles.

The Intellect Core Banking System for central banks has been designed by the Indian-based software firm Polaris.