Policy Contributor @ Development Enterprise Network

Track: Flexible Engagement Track
Location: Remote / Global — open to Mauritians in Mauritius and across the diaspora
Engagement type: Part-time, flexible, voluntary (pro bono)
Time commitment: Entirely flexible — you choose your level of involvement, and you can change it at any time

Better Ideas. Better Implementation. Better Mauritius.

The Development Enterprise Network (DEN) is an independent, non-partisan think tank that develops practical, evidence-based policy proposals for Mauritius. Its first project is a comprehensive national reform programme. The goal is for each reform to be published as a Consultation Paper in the national press every two to three weeks, opened to public comment, then revised and adopted as a formal Policy Paper available to all political parties and to the government.

DEN is led by Ali Mansoor, Financial Secretary of Mauritius (2006–2013) and a former Assistant Director at the IMF, where he led the Development Issues Unit and served in the African Department. He has previously worked at the World Bank, the European Union's Directorate for Development, and as Chief Executive of the COMESA Clearing House, and chaired the Global Forum on Migration and Development in 2012. He convenes DEN in a personal capacity and holds no political office.

We're excited about DEN, and happy to spread the word to the global Mauritian community! Here are four ways to be involved:

• Topic Lead: Author a Consultation Paper on a topic you care about, present it publicly, revise it through consultation.
• Team Member: Join a paper team — research, drafting, sector expertise — without carrying the whole load.
• Reviewer: Comment on drafts before release. Self-paced; engage with the papers that interest you.
• Observer: Follow the work and stay close to the debate. No commitment beyond staying informed.

Reform areas

DEN welcomes contributions spanning the principal economic, social and institutional challenges facing Mauritius, among them public finance, education and skills, health, labour, energy and environment, digital policy, financial services, institutional reform, governance, infrastructure and social protection. You can also propose additions.

Who DEN is looking for

Mauritians at home and abroad, and others committed to the country's development; relevant expertise – professional, academic, industry or lived, and practitioner experience counts as much as credentials; an interest in implementation, not only in the right answer, and a commitment to non-partisanship: members contribute in a personal capacity.

Younger professionals are specifically encouraged, at any level. DEN is intended as a forum where experienced practitioners and an emerging generation work together.

If interested, submit your information below.