NEWS RELEASE

ICT Authority wins ICAC - BACF 2010 Awards for
Risk Management and Transparency

Port Louis: The ICT Authority was today the recipient of two awards under the Best Anti Corruption Framework 2010 (BACF) organised by the Independent Commission against Corruption (ICAC). 

Organisations were invited to submit entries under the following five categories: Management Commitment, Risk Management, Transparency, Accountability and Integrity Management. Out of these five categories,  the ICT Authority won the award in recognition of the organisation with the best Risk Management criteria and that for the best Transparency criteria.

The Executive Director of the ICT Authority, Dr M. K. Oolun led a management team who received the trophies during a ceremony held at the Rajiv Gandhi Science Centre, Bell Village in the presence of the H. E.  Mrs Monique Agnès Oshan Bellepeau, G.O.S.K, Vice-President of the  Republic and senior officials from ICAC. Chief Executives and senior management from public bodies and parastatals  were also present during the prestigious ceremony.

Dr Oolun stressed that the awards testify to a demonstration of the level of transparency in which business processes are conducted at the Authority. He added that the industry can also derive comfort in knowing that the regulator, in securing these awards, is fulfilling its mandate to exacting standards.

The ICT Authority’s Executive Director also highlighted the invaluable contribution of the dedicated personnel whom he said are to be commended for living up to the core values  of the  Authority.

This year ICAC had received fifteen submissions from public bodies including parastatal organisations.

13 December 2010