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September 29, 2020

Special call for Proposals- Building Blue Resilien ...

The Special Call for Proposals – Building Blue Resilience through Innovation is now closed. Applications received within the deadline have been acknowledged and referenced. We have received 56 proposals: Total project value over Rs 153 Million; Amount requested from MRIC over Rs 92 Million. Last updated: 29 September 2020

September 17, 2020

National SME Incubator Scheme (NSIS)

1. BACKGROUND The National SME Incubator Scheme (NSIS) is one of the key schemes of the MRIC aiming at promoting initiation and development of innovative start-ups facilitated by a network of Private Sector-led accredited business incubators. The NSIS ensures a structured training/mentoring approach to start ups, provided by the NSIS Accredited Incubators in three phases: i) Ideation: From idea to first plan. ii) Incubation: From first plan to prototype. iii) Acceleration: From prototype to first sales. The NSIS has been in operation since December 2017, has incubated 148 projects, and graduated 13 start-ups as of September 2020. 2. ABOUT NSIS 2.1. Incubation Phases of NSIS The NSIS provides assistance on ...

June 22, 2020

Mauritius Research and Innova ...

The public is hereby informed that effective on 15 June 2020, Professor Theesan Bahorun, PhD, G.O.S.K is the Executive Director of the MRIC. Prior to joining the MRIC as Executive Director, Professor Theesan Bahorun occupied a Chair position in Applied Biochemistry at the University of Mauritius. He was Nati...

May 29, 2020

Point de presse sur l'appel à propositions spécial ...

Au début du mois dernier, le Mauritius Research and Innovation Council (MRIC) avait lancé un appel à propositions spécial dans le cadre de COVID-19. La date limite de dépôt des candidatures était fixée au 17 avril 2020. Appel à propositions spécial MRIC COVID-19 Depuis la déclaration de la pandémie de COVID-19 par l'Organisation mondiale de la santé (OMS) le 11 mars 2020, de nombreux pays ont été confrontés à un nombre élevé de cas confirmés et de décès, et leurs gouvernements, tout en envisageant déjà dans certains cas un déconfinement progressif par étapes, continuent d’imposer des restrictions à la circulation des personnes. Bien que de telles restrictions impliquent que le secteur public, l'industrie et les entreprises ont vu ...

December 09, 2019

Call for Proposal – Research and Innovation Bridge ...

Under the Research and Innovation Bridges (RIB), a local company in partnership with an international company/Research institution can submit applications for innovative, collaborative research and development projects with commercial potential. Objective of any project should be to: To improve competitiveness of the company through a collaboration between Research and Industry. To develop a new/ improved product, process, and/or technique. Eligibility It is mandatory to have at least two (2) partners for any application: one (1) from the private sector and one (1) from an international company/research institution. The main applicant must be the private sector company and it should be registered for at least one year ...

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02
Dec

Start Time:Dec 02, 2020

Webinar - A Study of the Impacts of Tourism Development on Community Happiness

A FREE Webinar on “A Study of the Impacts of Tourism Development on Community Happiness” on Wednesday, 02 December 2020, at 14:00 hrs., for the presentation of the findings of the above MRIC Unsolicited Research and Innovation Research Grant Scheme. Please find attached information concerning the webinar. Webinar_Programme - 02 December 2020 ...

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Nov

Start Time:Nov 30, 2020|Category: Workshops

Training Workshop on - Building of a Simplified Antenna for Satellite Communication and Ground Station Operation

The MRIC in collaboration with the Ministry of Information Technology, Communication and Innovation and the Ministry of Education, Tertiary Education, Science and Technology is organising the first of a series of training workshops (from the 30th Nov – 4th Dec 2020) entitled: Building of a Simplified Antenna for Satellite Communication and Ground Station Operation. These workshops are in line with the ‘First Mauritian Satellite in space’ initiative which the MRIC is leading (for more information: www.spacemauritius.com). For the period 2020-2021, the MRIC envisages to train 4 students and 1 teacher from around 100 secondary and tertiary education institutions in Mauritius and Rodri ...

28
Oct

Start Time:Oct 28, 2020

Zoom Webinar - Development of a Framework for the Setting Up of Secure Biometric Data Storage in Mauritius

A FREE Webinar on “Development of a Framework for the Setting Up of Secure Biometric Data Storage in Mauritius” on Wednesday, 28 October 2020, at 14:30 hrs., for the presentation of the findings of the above MRIC Unsolicited Research and Innovation Research Grant Scheme. Please find attached information concerning the webinar. Webinar Programme - 28 Oct 2020 Download: Development of a Framework for the setting up of secure biometric data storage in Mauritius ...

22
Oct

Start Time:Oct 22, 2020|Category: Seminars

Zoom Webinar - An ICT Architecture for Smart Local Councils in Mauritius

A FREE Webinar on “An ICT Architecture for Smart Local Councils in Mauritius” on Thursday, 22 October 2020, at 14:00 hrs, for the presentation of the findings of the above MRIC Unsolicited Research and Innovation Research Grant Scheme. Please find attached information concerning the webinar. Webinar-Programme Register in advance for this webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_7B83DjdPStittf-afYyA7w After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. ...

15
Oct

Start Time:Oct 15, 2020

Third Edition of the MRIC Post-Graduate Conference (2020)

The Council is organizing the 3rd edition of the Post-Graduate Conference on the 15th and 16th October 2020 whereby 24 Post-Graduate awardees will be presenting their respective MPhil/PhD projects in the form of a 20-minute presentation during the two-day event. The conference will be in the form of a competition whereby the three best presenters will be rewarded on an overall basis. Note: Those wishing to attend the two-day conference or presentation(s) under specific themes are kindly requested to confirm their attendance by Tuesday 13th October 2020 at 15hrs by completing the participation form and returning it to the Council by emailing us at s.p.ramen@mric.mu or fax o ...

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The Mauritius Research and Innovation Council is a corporate body set up on the 1st of September 2019 through the proclamation of the Mauritius Research and Innovation Council Act 2019.

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South Africa - Mauritius Joint Technology Innovation Program

The Mauritius Research and Innovation Council (MRIC) and the Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) of South Africa hereby invite interested participants to submit applied research and innovation project proposals with a focus on real-world solutions for:

• Green and Blue Economies;

• Smart Agriculture and Life Sciences;

• Manufacturing;

• Social Impact Innovation; and

• Emerging Sectors.

Project Duration and Funding:

Successful Consortium (start-ups/MSME/large enterprises and research institutions from both countries) may be awarded a grant of up to MUR 2M from MRIC and ZAR 1M from TIA for a project duration not exceeding 24 months.

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