Session: Resilience of Telecom Infrastructure

Session Focus

This Webinar will sensitize participants from Mauritius and other countries from the IORA region on impact of disaster and climate change on Telecom Infrastructure andshare regional and global good practices on resilient telecom infrastructure.

The session will ensure connectivity during the three phases of disasters: pre, during and post-disaster. The primary objectives include exploring the impact of disasters on telecom assets, elucidating strategic approaches, harnessing innovative solutions, and providing future strategic recommendations. Through this session, CDRI will also demonstrate it Disaster Risk and Resilience Framework for the teelcom sector.

Session Objectives

Assess Disaster Impact: Provide an overview of the impact of disasters on telecommunications infrastructure assets in Mauritius, emphasizing the repercussions on businesses, communities, and individuals.

Share Good Practices: Share practical approaches, regional and global good practices, offering an opportunity for peer learning regarding government initiatives, policies, and corporate strategies to minimize disaster impacts on communication infrastructure systems.

Identify Challenges and Opportunities: Explore critical challenges and opportunities, including technical and non-technical solutions for wireless and wireline communications infrastructure, and advocate for collaboration with telecommunications stakeholders to bolster connectivity resilience.

Foster Future Collaborations: Discuss areas requiring further exploration and collaboration, particularly in how international and national organizations' sectoral working groups can enhance telecommunications infrastructure resilience, raise awareness among stakeholders and communities, and reduce risk to the national and global digital economy

Session Format

This session will be undertaken by prominent figures in the telecommunications sector, and technical experts who will provide their insights. Participants will encompass representatives from Mauritius Telecom, Emtel, Mahanagar Telephone Mauritius Limited, Ministry of Information Technology, Communication and Innovation and Information and Communication Technologies Authority and other relevant stakeholders from IORA. The session will be moderated by the Advisor, Telecommunication, CDRI.