Thinking of a Career in ICT? Me Velamah Cathapermal-Nair Mauritius Telecom May 2012 WHAT & WHY  Information Communications Technologies (ICTs) - global force in transforming social, economic, and political life..  Given the centrality and importance of ICTs, men and women should have equal opportunities to access, use, and master them  ICTs goes beyond the classical computer related professions  New opportunities in the CLOUD  ICT’s contribution to GDP – 6.9% 2 Value- Chain in an ICT Company Suppliers ICT Company Product & Service Development Stakeholders: Regulatory Authorities, Government, Consumer Associations, strategic partners. partner 3 Consumers Legal expertise - 1 1. Suppliers • • • • • • • 2. ICT Company Negotiation Agreements Dispute Resolution Tender Governing Rules Financing vehicle and structure Licensing &maintenance Investment • • • • ICT Laws and Regulations Competition Laws Licences from Regulatory Bodies Intellectual Property Rights & Trademarks • Fibre Cable-International Public Law • Policy decisions of Government Authority/Ministry 4 Legal Expertise - 2 3. Product & Service Development 4. Consumers • Complaints & Litigations • Regulatory advocacy • Terms & conditions of service • Contracts & SLA • Rights Management Trademarks/Copyright • Data Protection • Compliance • Mediation & Arbitration • Litigation -ICT Appeal Tribunal or other Tribunals 5 • Data Protection • Child Online Protection • Competition Commission • Consumer Associations Career Opportunities in ICT Sector ICT-enabled occupations ICT Occupations Business domain knowledge Financial Manager Marketing Manager Grey Area: Support Services Product developer Telecom Engineers Web-Designer Business Project Manager IT Manager Bank Teller Network Administrator E-Commerce Project Manager Call Centre Consultant Analyst Programmer ICT Knowledge 6 Career Opportunities in ICT Sector  Planning & Development Marketing  Support Services  Technical  BPO Finance, Accounting Legal, etc Services & Call Centres …More 7 Women & The Legal Profession  Law Firms  Solo Practices  In House (Corporate Counsel)  Government & Public & International Organisations  The Judiciary  Education 8 Other Areas Intellectual Property Rights, Convergence Multi media services E-commerce Competition regulation Social networking Cybercrime & Computer Misuse Data Protection Contract Management 9 Thank you