The Connectivity Challenge in the Western Indian Ocean

Raj Mohabeer ()
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Raj Mohabeer: Indian Ocean Commission

Chapter Chapter 21 in Shaping the Future of Small Islands, 2021, pp 387-403 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract The five-member states of the Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) are committed to a policy to extend intra-regional trade by improving connectivity whether by air, maritime or digital. This includes providing regionwide airlines for passengers and freight; more efficient container seaports for cargo and cruise services, with subregional shipping lines; fibre-optic cables for rapid internet linkage; and common broadcasting and media facilities. The IOC has been working closely with the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), which aims to establish a common market for the wider region. The countries of the region have wide differences in market size, diversity, stages of economic and social development and geographic dispersal across the southwest Indian Ocean. The IOC-led policy and action programme aims to create a regional competitive economic and commercial space within the goal of sustainable development. This chapter shows the long-term vision and the obstacles still to overcome.

Keywords: Regional air; Ocean and ICT connectivity; Indian Ocean Commission; Strategy and plans (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-4883-3_21

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