Smart Mauritius: Opportunities, Challenges and Lessons Learnt

1. SMART MAURITIUS:
OPPORTUNITIES,
CHALLENGES AND
LESSONS LEARNT
Tony Lee Luen Len
Partner
Ecosis Ltd
Mauritius

2. ■ Smart City Scheme 2015
■ The projects
■ Safe City
■ Metro express
■ Opportunities
■ Challenges
■ Lessons learnt
Source: https://www.uniciti.mu/media/1872/uniciti-e-brochure-191118.pdf;
https://www.uniciti.mu/media/1880/e-d%C3%A9pliant-uniciti-30112018.pdf
Smart Mauritius: Opportunities, challenges
and lessons learnt

3. SMART CITY SCHEME

4. 4
Economic development programme through the development of smart cities
- Work, live and play
- Latest advances in urban planning
- Digitalised technologies
(source: Board of Investment – Mauritius)

5. Smart City Scheme - Mauritius
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■ Some requirements
– Affordable housing to middle income earners
– Day to day management services
– High performance energy efficiency measures
– Use of ICT – intelligent urban management and services
(source: The investment promotion (smart city scheme) act 2015 – Mauritius)
(source: Frost and Sullivan 2013)
Smart city scheme - Mauritius

6. Smart city scheme – Fiscal Incentives
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(source: Board of Investment – Mauritius)
Smart City scheme - Incentives

7. THE PROJECTS

8. Source: http://www.jfjmy.5dlc.com/newsdefault/1996/14224
Projects

9. Approved Projects
■ Projects approved by the Economic Development Board include:
– Smart City Certificate Holders:
■ Mon Trésor Smart City (4 800, 000 m2)
■ Cap Tamarin Smart City (400,000 m2)
■ Uniciti (3 470,000 m2)
■ Moka City (93 077 698 m2 )
■ Jin Fei Smart City (2 110,000 m2)
■ Royal St Louis (206 390 m2)
■ Beau Plan (2 360 000 m2)
■ Cote d’Or
– Holders of Letter of Intent:
o Mon Choisy Smart City (527 500 m2)
o Trianon Smart City (343 800 m2)
o Saint Felix Smart City (1 821,085 m2)
o Yi Hai Gardens Smart City (411 761 m2)
Source: http://www.edbmauritius.org/schemes/smart-city-scheme/
Projects

10. Mon Trésor Smart CityMon Tresor Smart City

11. Smart Technologies for Mon Trésor
■ BREEAM Communities Certification
■ Green development guidelines
■ Walking/cycling Network
■ Renewable energy
■ Film Studio
■ Internet of things – smart utility distribution
■ Internal Transport – alternative transport system
Source: https://www.luxury-in-mauritius.com/escape/mon-tresor-smart-city-a-glimpse-into-the-
future; http://environment.govmu.org/English/eia/Documents/Reports/2018/2211-
smart%20city%20tresor/mtsc4.pdf
Mon Tresor Smart City - features

12. Cap Tamarin Smart City
Cap Tamarin – Smart City

13. Smart Technologies for Cap Tamarin
■ Smart Citizen advice office
■ Cultural and Innovation Centre
■ Internet of things
■ Renewable Energy
Source: https://www.commsmea.com/services/17918-coming-to-mauritius-smart-cities;
http://www.emeraudeimmo.com/smartcity-smart-city-cap-tamarin-smart-happy-village.html
Cap Tamarin – Smart City - Features

14. UnicitiUnicity – Smart City

15. Smart Technologies for Uniciti
■ Knowledge hub
■ The city promotes walking and cycling
■ Promotion of use of electric vehicles and car sharing schemes
■ 24/7 security, CCTV Cameras
■ Stormwater management
■ Connectivity and back-up generators
■ A design respectful of the existing green network and ecological corridors
■ Design standards ensure an architectural coherence and the integration of the built areas
into the environment.
■ Intelligently planned to provide residents with easy access to essential amenities through
‘neighbourhood centres’.
Source: https://www.uniciti.mu/media/1872/uniciti-e-brochure-191118.pdf; https://www.uniciti.mu/media/1880/e-d%C3%A9pliant-
uniciti-30112018.pdf
Uniciti Smart City - Features

16. Moka Smart City
Moka Smart City

17. Smart Technologies for Moka Smart City
■ Eco-efficient approach
■ LEED Neighbourhood certification
■ Road network connectivity enhancement
■ Improved mobility through public and non-motorized transport
■ Intelligent city planning
Source: https://www.moka.mu/media/137368/moka-smart-city-brochure-en.pdf
Moka Smart City - Features

18. Jin Fei Smart CityJin Fei Smart City

19. Smart Technologies for Jin Fei
■ Arts galleries/Cultural centres
■ Technology and Tourism Hub
■ Blue economy projects
■ Data Center
Source: http://www.china.org.cn/world/Off_the_Wire/2018-
07/27/content_57844634.htm
Jin Fei Smart City - Features

20. Beau Plan Smart CityBeau Plan Smart City

21. Smart Technologies for Beau Plan
■ Creative Park
■ Studio Dance School
■ Cycling and Walking Track
■ Use of renewable energy
■ Retirement village concept
Source: https://www.lexpress.mu/article/332535/smart-city-beau-plan-nous-ne-
voulons-pas-etre-differents-pour-etre-differents; https://www.e-conseil-assist-office-
management.com/prestations/expertise-conseils-et-assistance/immobilier-
r%C3%A9sidentiel-%C3%A0-maurice/en-savoir-plus-smart-cities-scheme/smart-
city-de-beau-plan/
Beau Plan Smart City - Features

22. Safe City Project
■ Part of the national strategy of Mauritius
■ It aims to transform the country into a safe
and stable country and make it the first
African nation with integrated safety and
intelligence.
■ The Project will comprise:
– 4 000 intelligent surveillance cameras,
– 4 500 trunking smart handsets, 350
vehicle-mounted radios and
– 150 fixed desktop terminals to be
installed in various Police Stations and
an Emergency Response Management
System
Source:
http://www.govmu.org/English/News/
Pages/Safe-City-Project-expected-to-
be-operational-by-end-of-December-
2019.aspx
Safe City Project

23. oject
■ The government seeks to safeguard Mauritius’
reputation as a safe tourist destination.
■ use new ICT technologies to better equip the
Mauritius Police Force (MPF) and Ministry of
Public Infrastructure and Land Transport
■ The aim is to make Mauritius a safer country
■ The cameras will provide for an integrated and
advanced technological system
■ Proliferation of drugs, crime, and frequent road
accidents will be prevented.
■ To assist in more effective traffic and road safety
management.
■ The data collected, which will be stored for a
reasonable time depending on the
circumstances
Safe city projectSafe city project

24. Source: https://www.mauritius-metro.com/#feature
Metro Express project

25. ■ 26kmMUR 20bn ($6m) project
■ Decrease traffic congestionMUR4bn ($120m) a
year.
■ Decrease in time travel.300 to 400 passengers
5000 full time job expected
■ Free travel for students, disabled persons and the
elderly
■ Wifi facility
■ The transit system will consist of 4 stations with
bus interchanges – access to mass population
Metro Express project

26. CHALLENGES

27. Demand
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28. Financing
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29. Public goods/Private goods
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30. Social and environmental impact, ethics
Credit: Mauritius times
Some ethical issues: Privacy, accuracy of information, intellectual property, access inequality

31. OPPORTUNITIES

32. Sustainable planning and development

33. Global scenarios
S.No. Top Ten Connected Applications in
2020
Value to the Connected Life
1 Connected Car US$600 billion
2 Clinical Remote Monitoring US$350 billion
3 Assisted Living US$270 billion
4 Home and Building Security US$250 billion
5 Pay-As-You-Drive Car Insurance US$245 billion
6 New Business Models for Car Usage US$225 billion
7 Smart Meters US$105 billion
8 Traffic Management US$100 billion
9 Electric Vehicle Charging US$75 billion
10 Building Automation US$40 billion
Source: GSMA/Machina

34. Smart Energy

35. Smart Governance – Command and Control centreSmart Governance – Command and control

36. Source: UNEP Finance Initiative
Multifucntionality

37. LESSONS LEARNT

38. Source: UNEP Finance Initiative
Public Private partnerships

39. Source: UNEP Finance Initiative
Fiscal incentives and Taxes

40. Tony Lee Luen Len
tony@ecosisltd.com
+23059194858