Roll out of the Laboratory Information Management System at the International Airport of Mauritius

Support to Resilience through Digital Transformation and Capacity Development

Mauritius remains vulnerable to environmental and other shocks. The UNDP proposes to support government and communities to better prepare for  urgent and immediate action by 

  1. strengthening public sector efficiency through digital transformation;
  2. increasing disaster response capacity through business process reengineering; 
  3. promoting socio-economic and environmental resilience to shock. 

Given its positioning as a Small Island Developing State, Mauritius is highly susceptible to several environmental, health and socio-economic shocks, at the local, regional, or global scale. The country has faced the debilitating socioeconomic impact of the COVID-19 crisis and the 2020 Wakashio oil spill that have threatened to reverse its hitherto impressive economic and human development gains. 

This project seeks to support Mauritius to be better positioned to maintain its positive human development trajectory and achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals by firstly responding efficiently and effectively to the immediate crises; and secondly, to mitigate the medium to long term impact by leveraging national planning, financial and organisational capacities.

EXPECTED RESULTS

The JSB2 support will facilitate contribution to several results, including but not limited to the following:

  1. Strengthened response and case management in the health system. The transition to an E-Health system will eliminate case management challenges while ensuring the privacy of information, in alignment with the Health Sector Strategic Plan (2020-2024) that emphasises redesigned business processes through innovative e-Health technologies. This will contribute to the transition towards improved transparency in the governance framework of the health sector.
  2. Public Sector Digitalisation will enable facilitate integrated mechanisms for generation and access to information in government institutions, improve ease of doing business, and promote business continuity through, for instance enabling flexible working arrangement for public servants without disrupting government business.  
  3. Implementation and upgrade of vessel monitoring system and fishermen database will strengthen the capacity of the Fisheries Monitoring Centre in enforcing the Fisheries and Maritime Resources (Vessel Monitoring System) Regulations 2005. In addition, assistance will also be provided to the Fisheries Planning and Licensing Division in upgrading the fishermen database and streamlining the registration process as required for easy management of the fisher’s permits. 
  4. Support to private sector will facilitate integration of the Mauritius business community into the regional and global value chains using digital platforms for information sharing.