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Minister of State in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson (left), listens to a point being made by Director, Mona ICT Policy Centre, Mona School of Business and Management, Professor Hopeton Dunn (centre), at the National Conference on Cyber Security and Digital Forensics at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Regional Headquarters, in St. Andrew, on October 1. At right is: IT Partner, Henlin Gibson Henlin, M. Georgia Gibson Henlin.

Government Taking Steps to Mitigate Threat of Cyber Crimes

The Government is proactively putting measures in place to mitigate the global threat of cyber crimes in the island, Minister of State in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson, has said. Mr. Robinson pointed out...

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining (MSTEM), Hon. Phillip Paulwell (left), opens the doors to the Falmouth Information Communication Technology (ICT) Youth Empowerment Computer Access Centre in Trelawny. Member of Parliament for North Trelawny and Attorney General, Hon. Patrick Atkinson (3rd left), and youth stakeholders, also participated in the recent opening of the facility.

Falmouth ICT Centre Positively Impacting Lives

State Minister in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, the Hon. Julian Robinson, Director, Mona ICT Policy Centre, Mona School of Business and Management, Professor Hopeton Dunn and Computer Hacking and Forensic Investigator, Georgia Gibson-Henlin converse during a JIS Think Tank at the JIS headquarters recently.

Financial Institutions Support Cyber Security and Digital Forensics Conference

Youth participants in the KingstOOn animation conference and film festival held recently at the Mona Visitors’ Lodge, University of the West Indies (UWI).

Youths Welcome Animation Industry

State Minister for Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson addresses a Jamaica Information Services (JIS) Think Tank on September 25, at the agency’s headquarters in Kingston

Gov’t to Address Online Safety Under School Tablet Programme

State Minister for Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson (left), Director of the Mona ICT Policy Centre, and Director of CARIMAC, Professor Hopeton Dunn (centre) and attorney-at-law, Georgia Gibson-Henlin converse during a JIS Think Tank at the agency headquarters recently.

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Commercial Espionage to be Discussed at Conference

Commercial espionage affecting Jamaican businesses are to be addressed at a two-day conference on Cyber Security and Digital Forensics, to be staged at the University of the West Indies from September 30 to October 1. This was stated by Minister of State in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson, as he addressed a Jamaica Information...

Director of the Mona ICT Policy Centre, and Director of CARIMAC, Professor Hopeton Dunn, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank held on September 25, at the Jamaica Information Service’s (JIS) Half-Way-Tree Road offices in Kingston. Professor Dunn was speaking about the upcoming two-day National Conference on Cyber Security and Digital Forensics to be held from September 30 to October 1, at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Regional Headquarters at Mona, St. Andrew.

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Public Invited to Two-Day Cyber Security Conference at Mona

Members of the public are being invited to attend a two-day National Conference on Cyber Security and Digital Forensics, which will be held from September 30 to October 1 at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Regional Headquarters, Mona, St. Andrew. Under the theme: ‘Protecting Identity, Banking and Citizen Information Networks’, the event is being hosted by the Mona...

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Minister Paulwell Responds to OCG Report

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining (STEM), Hon. Phillip Paulwell has responded to the report presented by the Office of the Contractor General (OCG) on the 360 megawatts power plant project. In a written response tabled in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, September 24, Minister Paulwell sought to clarify the bidding process by responding to three of the...

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Recommendations for Changes to Cybercrimes Act to be Tabled Next Week

Recommendations for amendments to strengthen the Cybercrimes Act, are to be tabled in Parliament next week, State Minister for Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson, has informed. The proposed adjustments were made by the Joint Select Committee established to review the 2010 Act. The committee, which Mr. Robinson chairs, held its last meeting on September 24. Addressing a...

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (right), seems impressed with the capabilities of the solar emergency light shown to him by CEO of Solarbuzz Jamaica, Jason Robinson (left), while on a tour of the expo at the Jamaica Alternative Energy Conference, on September 20, at the Montego Bay Convention Centre.

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Energy Most Critical Issue Facing Country – Minister Paulwell

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining (STEM), Hon. Phillip Paulwell, says energy is the most critical issue facing the country, and that the use of renewable energy is one way to significantly lower the cost of electricity in the country. “I really want to urge Jamaicans now, to look at what we are doing by energy efficiency, energy conservation,...

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (right), inspects energy saving devices at the Jamaica Alternative Energy Conference and Expo, held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, in Rose Hall, St. James on September 20.

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Benefits Evident from Use of Alternative and Renewable Energy

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining (STEM), Hon. Phillip Paulwell, says the benefits from the use of alternative and renewable energy across Jamaica are beginning to flow, and will amount to savings in the country’s oil importation bill. “The Jamaica Public Service Company (JPSCo) is telling me that there has been a significant reduction in the use of electricity...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson (right) in discussion with founder of the United States Company, Venture Hive, Susan Amat (second left) during a special forum at the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) in Kingston on September 10. The forum was entitled ‘Stimulating Growth, Enabling Entrepreneurship and Innovation’. Others (from left) are: Business Incubation Specialist, infoDev, World Bank, Sophia Muradyan; infoDev Regional Facilitator in Africa, Steve Giddings.

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Gov’t Committed to Boosting Technology Sector

The Government has reiterated its commitment to providing assistance to entrepreneurs, particularly in the technology sector, in order to stimulate economic growth. Minister of State in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson gave the assurance during a special forum at the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) in Kingston on Wednesday, September 10. “We have been...