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Mauritius Telecom Unveils 'Bridging Africa & Asia' Strategy With a Dedicated AI and Compute Corridor
Summarised by Mauritius AI Network from external press coverage.
Mauritius Telecom has set out its 2026–2029 strategy, "Bridging Africa & Asia", which aims to position Mauritius as a digital hub between the two continents.
The strategy is organised around four corridors:
- Connectivity: stronger fibre networks and international capacity for low-latency regional data transit.
- Financial: secure digital infrastructure for cross-border payments, banking and trade.
- AI & Compute: cloud, data processing and AI infrastructure, including sovereign computing and storage to meet data localisation and cybersecurity needs.
- Innovation & Scale-Up: support for local tech startups and their expansion into African and Asian markets.
The plan runs from 2026 to 2029. For the local AI community, the AI & Compute corridor is the part to watch: locally hosted compute and sovereign cloud capacity could shape how startups, enterprises and public bodies deploy AI in Mauritius.
Original source: Ecofin Agency
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Faaleh M. Sookye
AI Strategist & Founder, Mauritius AI Network
Faaleh M. Sookye is an AI Strategist with over 15 years of experience in digital transformation and technology strategy. He is the Founder of Mauritius AI Network and a Doctorate candidate researching AI Readiness in SMEs. He writes on AI strategy, governance, emerging technologies, and the evolving AI ecosystem across Mauritius and Africa.
