On Friday 27 June 2025, I had the honour of joining a panel discussion on “Bridging Mauritius Towards an Intelligent Island” during ELCA Mauritius’ Tech Days 2025.| Avinash Meetoo
On Tuesday 17 June 2025, I had the privilege of participating in a panel discussion on the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in our Blue Economy. This panel took place during the National Workshop on Artificial Intelligence for the Socio-Economic Development of Mauritius, organised by the University of Technology, Mauritius (UTM), in celebration of its 25th anniversary.| www.avinashmeetoo.com
On Tuesday 17 June 2025, I had the privilege of participating in a panel discussion on the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in our Blue Economy. This panel took place during the National Workshop on Artificial Intelligence for the Socio-Economic Development of Mauritius, organised by the University of Technology, Mauritius (UTM), in celebration of its 25th anniversary.| Avinash Meetoo
On Thursday 24 April 2025, I had the opportunity to speak at a workshop on disinformation held at the Media Trust and organised by the University of Mauritius with support from the French Embassy. The event brought together around 25 professional and student journalists. My presentation focused on Artificial Intelligence, Large Language Models (such as ChatGPT) and how these tools can support journalists in their daily work.| Avinash Meetoo
Le jeudi 13 mars 2025, pendant les informations de 7h00 de Radio Plus, j’ai expliqué que les technologies, telles que l’Intelligence Artificielle ou la Fintech, venant de l’Inde peuvent être bénéfiques pour Maurice à condition de vraiment les utiliser pour trouver des solutions aux problèmes auxquels le pays fait face. Ces technologies peuvent nous permettre […]| Avinash Meetoo
From 26 to 28 November 2024, I was in Abuja, the vibrant capital of Nigeria, to participate in the Going Global Africa 2024 conference, focusing on the critical theme of The Future of Education in the African Continent. This event was organised by the British Council of Nigeria in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Education of Nigeria. Roshan Teeluck, Freelance TVET Consultant at British Council Mauritius, and I formed part of the team to represent Mauritius during the conference.| Avinash Meetoo
Ce mardi 18 février 2025, à l’occasion du « Safer Internet Day », le Collège du Saint-Esprit a organisé, à l’intention de ses étudiants et aussi des étudiantes du collège Lorette de Quatre-Bornes une journée de sensibilisation aux dangers de l’Internet et comment les éviter. J’ai axé mon intervention sur la question « Sommes-nous vraiment en sécurité en […]| Avinash Meetoo
Le mardi 11 février, pendant les informations de 7h30 à la radio nationale de la MBC, j’ai expliqué que, dans le cadre de la célébration du Safer Internet Day, il est important que les jeunes Mauriciens, à l’école, au collège et aussi à l’université, puissent utiliser Internet et les réseaux sociaux comme des outils performants tout en évitant leurs dangers.| Avinash Meetoo
Le lundi 27 janvier, j’ai donné une interview pendant les informations de 7h30 à la radio nationale de la MBC. J’ai parlé de l’annonce faite pendant le Discours Programme sur la digitalisation des services gouvernementaux ainsi que l’élaboration de la deuxième version d’une stratégie nationale pour l’Intelligence Artificielle, après celle de 2018 où j’étais membre […]| Avinash Meetoo
On Friday 24 January 2025, I had the privilege of participating in a panel discussion titled “Creative Industry and e-Innovation” as part of the “Assises de la Recherche et de l’Innovation 2.0”, organized by the Mauritius Research and Innovation Council. The session focused on the theme “Unleashing the potential of the Mauritian creative sector with […]| Avinash Meetoo
On 15 January 2025, Wikipedia turned 24 years old and I gave a small interview to the Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) to explain how Wikipedia works and how it is still very valuable in our era of ChatGPT, especially for young people. The interview was shown during the 19:30 news broadcast on 22 January.| Avinash Meetoo