Immediate Past President of the Jamaica Employers’ Federation (JEF), Wayne Chen, has urged employers to capitalise on appropriate technology and put in place good business management structures to boost productivity. Mr. Chen was speaking at a recent JIS Think Tank to mark Workers’ Week. His comments come against the background of new measures that Government plans to implement, which are...

The Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining (STEM) is set to implement the Start-up Jamaica initiative aimed at providing technical support to local entrepreneurs and innovators in the area of technology. Speaking to journalists during a post-Sectoral Debate press briefing at the PCJ Auditorium in New Kingston, State Minister in the Ministry, Hon. Julian Robinson, said the programme will...

A Cyber Emergency Response Team (CERT), which will assist in the protection of Jamaica’s Internet infrastructure by coordinating defences against and responses to cyber attacks and threats, is expected to be implemented in December. Minister of State in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson, made the announcement in his contribution to the 2013/14 Sectoral Debate...

A number of Government ministries and agencies will participate in the Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) Pilot Project, slated to get underway in July. This was disclosed by Minister of State in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson, during his contribution to the 2013/14 Sectoral Debate on May 28, in the House of Representatives....

Jamaicans will be able to retain their assigned mobile numbers across networks by as early as March 2014. State Minister for Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson, made the announcement in his contribution to the 2013/14 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives, on May 28. He also informed that the drafting and gazetting of number portability rules...

The first meeting of the island’s Cyber Security Task Force is expected to begin next month, June 2013. The task force, which will comprise a broad cross-section of stakeholders in the private and public sectors, will report to the Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell. [RELATED: Broadband Map to be Developed] This was disclosed by State...

The Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, will host an animation festival in June, which will provide an opportunity for local animators to showcase their innovations and make international links. State Minister at the Ministry, Hon. Julian Robinson, made the disclosure on Sunday, May 19, while delivering the keynote address at the opening of the four-day International Federation for...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson, says the creation of a single oversight agency for Information Communications Technology (ICT) is critical in attracting investment for the growth of the sector. He was speaking at the opening of the 12th International Conference on the Social Impact of Computers in Developing Countries, being...