strategy overall economic and priorities and outlines efforts on making the tertiary Indian Ocean strategy. options. education sector more Commission Support (Mostly Achieved) (Mostly The recently developed relevant to the needs of the Achieved) Tertiary Education Strategy labor market have been AAA/TA: (2013-2025) includes explicit somehow neglected in the Social Protection links with the needs of the policy dialogue. Review, Social labor market as well as the Protection TA, Health importance of the sector for Policy note, Education innovation and economic Status Report, growth. It is based on the consultation with the Bank and aims to develop Mauritius as an exporter of world-class tertiary education services. Ministry of Education and Human Resources implemented in 2009 a new curricula for pre-vocational education, including one for the training of trainers. (17) Elimination of bias An SME consultancy The MBGS has been set up Although there was adequate Lending: (financing, regulatory, skills, services schemes to and currently provides political buy-in of the Project at Public Sector etc) against SMEs as assist start-ups and business development the design stage, the political Performance DPL measured by increased existing SMEs put in support and financing to start commitment, support and (1,2), HIV/AIDs (IDF), number of new SMEs place ups and existing SMEs. Over ownership for implementing Indian Ocean (Achieved) registered 150 such SMEs have been these reforms eroded at both Commission Support (Achieved) provided with assistance sector ministry and Ministry of since inception. Finance level. The coordination AAA/TA: between sector ministries and Social Protection The Private Sector MoFED needs to be addressed Review, Social Competitiveness DPL also at design stage. Protection TA, Health engaged with government to Policy note, Education streamline the numerous For the DBM, the reform was a Status Report, overlapping business difficult one, given the political Safeguard Country development services economy situation, and the time Systems Pilot. provided by the numerous frame was underestimated. As
strategy (Mostly Achieved) overall economic strategy. (Mostly Achieved) and priorities and outlines options. The recently developed Tertiary Education Strategy (2013-2025) includes explicit links with the needs of the labor market as well as the importance of the sector for innovation and economic growth. It is based on the consultation with the Bank and aims to develop Mauritius as an exporter of world-class tertiary education services. Ministry of Education and Human Resources implemented in 2009 a new curricula for pre-vocational education, including one for the training of trainers. efforts on making the tertiary education sector more relevant to the needs of the labor market have been somehow neglected in the policy dialogue. Indian Ocean Commission Support AAA/TA: Social Protection Review, Social Protection TA, Health Policy note, Education Status Report, (17) Elimination of bias (financing, regulatory, skills, etc) against SMEs as measured by increased number of new SMEs registered (Achieved) An SME consultancy services schemes to assist start-ups and existing SMEs put in place (Achieved) The MBGS has been set up and currently provides business development support and financing to start ups and existing SMEs. Over 150 such SMEs have been provided with assistance since inception. The Private Sector Competitiveness DPL also engaged with government to streamline the numerous overlapping business development services provided by the numerous Although there was adequate political buy-in of the Project at the design stage, the political commitment, support and ownership for implementing these reforms eroded at both sector ministry and Ministry of Finance level. The coordination between sector ministries and MoFED needs to be addressed at design stage. For the DBM, the reform was a difficult one, given the political economy situation, and the time frame was underestimated. As Lending: Public Sector Performance DPL (1,2), HIV/AIDs (IDF), Indian Ocean Commission Support AAA/TA: Social Protection Review, Social Protection TA, Health Policy note, Education Status Report, Safeguard Country Systems Pilot.