AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoMauritius Internet Governance Forum: Blockchain for Good Alliance and Bybit joined the Mauritius Internet Governance Forum to push digital trust for small island states, focusing on AI, cybersecurity, and governance for a safer digital future. Trade & border tech: SADC partners, including Mauritius, moved to simplify cross-border procedures under the Simplified Trade Regime, aiming to cut trade costs for small traders by easing rules and removing bottlenecks at border posts. Health tech expansion: Lilavati Hospital announced an international push with a super-speciality OPD in Almaty, Kazakhstan from early September, bringing specialist consultations and advanced treatment planning closer to Central Asia. Climate science: New findings on the Great Barrier Reef say monsoon conditions helped slow bleaching severity and supported early recovery, with coral cover rising in key regions. AI/data centers & industry: L&T executed a business transfer to Vyoma.AI for data centre and cloud services, while Ardee Industries’ IPO debut and Tenneco Clean Air India’s stake sale highlight ongoing tech-enabled capital moves. Dodo research (Mauritius link): CT-scan studies of rare dodo skulls suggest the extinct bird may have relied more on smell and touch, and could have been active beyond full daylight—reshaping long-held myths about its “stupidity.”
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