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Mauritius implements Everbridge public warning solution protecting 3 million population
Everbridge , a global vendor in critical event management , and national public warning solutions , announced that Republic of Mauritius completed implementation of its population alerting solution to help keep residents and visitors safe and informed in the event of an emergency . Home to 1.3 million residents and a popular destination for over 1.4 million annual tourists , Mauritius was recently named one of the Most Innovative Countries in the World .
To help ensure the safety of residents and visitors alike , Mauritius ’ National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Centre , selected Everbridge to power the early warning system for the country ’ s four islands – the main island of Mauritius and the smaller islands of Rodrigues , Agaléga , and St Brandon .
Everbridge has been deployed across all government and law enforcement agencies , including the National Police , Military , Fire and Rescue Services , National Coast Guard , and Meteorological Services to immediately inform the public in the event of an emergency .
Situated in the Indian Ocean , Mauritius remains prone to severe weather hazards such as cyclones , tsunamis , storm surges , landslides , and coastal flooding , as well as oil spills , HAZMAT incidents , and sugarcane fires . As witnessed in recent torrential rains , the new alert system sent critical , locationbased messages via e-mail , SMS , and voice calls to mobile and landline phones before , during , and after the emergency , and was integrated with the Filtered Alert Hub , radio , and social media through the Common Alerting Protocol , CAP .
Mauritius ’ emergency alerting system expands on Everbridge ’ s position as the global leader in nationwide public warning . More governments across the globe deploy the Everbridge population alerting solutions than any other provider , offering the ability to reach over two billion residents and visitors in countries and territories including Norway , Spain , the Netherlands , United Kingdom , Germany , Estonia , Sweden , Iceland , Greece , Singapore , New Zealand , Australia , Peru , and multiple countries across the Middle East , as well as entire states within India and the United States .
Novian Technologies acquires Rwanda-based Norway Registers Development Rwanda
Novian Technologies , a part of the Novian group which INVL Technology owns , signed an agreement with NRD Companies to acquire 100 % of the shares of Rwandabased Norway Registers Development Rwanda . The transaction aims to optimise asset utilisation and operating efficiency at the companies and will not currently affect the overall value of INVL Technology ’ s business holdings , although NRD Rwanda is expected to grow in value in the future .
NRD Rwanda is a regional sale , project management and support company with projects in Rwanda , Burundi , and Democratic Republic of Congo . After acquiring the Rwanda-based company , Novian Technologies will seek to strengthen NRD Rwanda ’ s position in the region .
The IT services group Novian added a company in Africa to its technologies business area . On 18 April this year , a share purchase and sale agreement was signed according to which the company Novian Technologies acquired Rwanda-based Norway Registers Development Rwanda from NRD Companies , an international IT and consulting group of companies .
Following the transaction , the Novian group ’ s companies will have offices not only in the Baltic countries , Norway , and Moldova , but also in Rwanda . Novian and NRD Companies are owned by INVL Technology , a company that invests in IT businesses .
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