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...

August Town residents now have increased access to Information and Communications Technology (ICT) following yesterday's (May 16) official opening of the Escarpment Road Cyber Centre. Established at a cost of $3.42 million by the Universal Service Fund (USF), the centre, which is located at the New Testament Church of God, 3B Escarpment Road, St. Andrew is equipped with 20 workstations,...

The Ministry of Education is partnering with the Business Process Industry Association of Jamaica (BPIAJ) to train more workers for the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector. Portfolio Minister, Rev. the Hon. Ronald Thwaites, who made the announcement at a press briefing following a tour of call centre operations at the Montego Bay Free Zone on Friday, May 10, said...

The celebration of Teachers’ Day (May 8), at St. Michael’s Primary School in Kingston, was highlighted by the presentation of 10 computers to the institution by information technology firm, GTECH Jamaica. To greatly enhance the learning and teaching capacities at the school, the computers, valued at approximately US$15,000, were presented to the Principal, Dave Allen, by GTECH’s Caribbean Regional General...

Minister of Science, Technology and Commerce, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, says Government will be calling on local technology experts to provide content for the Schools Tablet Computer Programme. He noted that most of the material can be developed here in Jamaica and it will provide an opportunity for small software developers and applications (apps) programmers to participate “in what will be...

Fourteen additional energy efficiency and renewable energy devices can now be imported into Jamaica duty free. This follows the suspension of the Common External Tariff (CET) on these items by the Council for Trade and Econom­ic Development (COTED). Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Minister, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, made the disclosure during his contribution to the 2013/14 Budget Debate recently, in...