The governments of Mauritius and Estonia have signed a memorandum of understanding on collaboration in e-governance. It concerns the personalisation or adaptation of the Estonia X-Road framework to the island of Mauritius, modelling the Estonian digital identity and basic auxiliary registers, sensitisation to cyber security and protection of critical infrastructure, setting up a regional e-governance Academy and cooperation with ICT enterprises to implement electronic services in Mauritius.

The choice of Estonia by Mauritius to support it in the process of digital government stems from the proven experience of this European country in the domain. Moreover, United Nations reports attest to this. The last global ranking of e-government, published in 2014 by the Division for Public Administration and Development Management, depending on the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations, places the country in 15th position. In Europe, it is in 8th position, after France, Holland, Finland, Spain, Norway and Sweden.

For the island of Mauritius, collaboration with Estonia falls within the framework of the e-government strategy 2013-2017 designed by the government to facilitate the participation of the population in the management of the country's affairs. This strategy should improve interaction of citizens and businesses with the authorities and foster transparency and responsibility in government operations.