Education

Dossier de Radio One sur l’Intelligence Artificielle à Maurice

27 June 2023 By Avinash Meetoo Leave a Comment

I participated in a radio programme on Artificial Intelligence and its benefits for Mauritius on 27 June 2023. This was during “Le dossier de Radio One”.

Here are some extracts of the radio programme where I speak about the recently launched Government chatbot, jobs of the Future in Technology and in Entertainment for our young people and how to properly train them, on the possibility for Mauritius to become No 1 in the world for a specific technology and, finally, on the proper way to do that, by adhering to a vision and being focused and methodical.

Plenary session on the impact of Disruptive Technologies on Public Service Delivery

22 June 2023 By Avinash Meetoo Leave a Comment

On 22 June 2023, I participated in a plenary session on the “Impact of Disruptive Technologies on Public Service Delivery” during an event organised by the Ministry of Public Service, Administrative and Institutional Reforms on the UN Public Service Day 2023.

During the one hour long session, we spoke about how emerging technologies such as the Internet of Things, Big Data, Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain can be useful tools to enhance public sector delivery. We also spoke about some negative aspects such as, first and foremost, the lack of suitably trained people in the country.

At the end, we engaged in a lively discussion with the audience, most notably on the use of the word “disruptive” instead of “emerging”. For me, technology is neutral: it is neither good, nor bad. Hence, I would have preferred to use the more neutral “emerging”. But what’s in a word?

The other panelists were Marc Israel, Vrigesh Futta, Patil Hunma and Maleika Heenaye-Mamode Khan. The panel was moderated by Suraj Ramgolam.

A panel on Emerging Technologies during Brand Magic 2023

19 May 2023 By Avinash Meetoo Leave a Comment

Yesterday, on Thursday 18 May 2023, I participated in a panel on “How Can Brands Embrace Technology to Stay Ahead of the Curve” during Brand Magic 2023 organised by Mind Initiatives.

During the 45 minutes, my fellow presenters, Stéphanie Serret, Jessica Naga and Sandeep Mohapatra, and I as well as the moderator, Rakesh Niraj, discussed about how emerging technologies such as the Internet-of-Things, Blockchains, Big Data and Artificial Intelligence are creating opportunities for brands and businesses to grow and evolve. My take is that it is possible for business to do 10 times more provided that there is a real mastery of emerging technologies and not only superficiality. This starts with proper conversations between business people, marketing people and technologists.

I really liked the event and learned a lot from the other panelists and the international presenters. A big thanks to Ravin Lama for inviting me.