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Minister of State for Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Michael Stern, is urging greater use of technology by small and medium-sized enterprises (SME). He stated that Information Communication Technologies (ICT) play a critical role in improving internal business processes as well as interface with various stakeholders. "We need to focus on the role of information and communication technologies in facilitating...

Several persons in St. Elizabeth and Manchester have expressed appreciation for the work the Alpart Community Council has done to improve institutions in their communities. As they gathered at the Alpart Sports Club in Nain, St. Elizabeth, on Friday (July 30), for the Council's inaugural project ceremony, beneficiaries heaped praisess on the organization. "These people are visionaries, and the police...

Minister with responsibility for Information, Telecommunications and Special projects, Hon. Daryl Vaz, says Government could save up to 60 per cent on public sector expenditure, by incorporating technology into civil service operations when transformation is effected. Speaking at Wednesday's (July 28) Post Cabinet media briefing at Jamaica House, Mr. Vaz cited telephony as one such area that could yield savings,...

The country's 162 high schools have all been equipped with computers and local area network (LAN) facility for Internet access, under the national e-learning project, Minister with responsibility for Information, Telecommunications and Special Projects, Hon. Daryl Vaz, has disclosed. Minister with Responsibility for Information, Telecommunications and Special Projects, the Hon Daryl Vaz, speaking in the Sectoral Debate in the House...

Jamaica's information and communications technology (ICT) sector will benefit significantly from the provision of more than $300 million by Universal Access Fund (UAF) Company Limited during the 2010/11 fiscal year, said Minister with responsibility for Information, Telecommunications and Special Projects, Hon. Daryl Vaz. Making his contribution in the 2010/11 Sectoral Debate in Parliament on Tuesday (July 27), Mr. Vaz informed...

The Government is to employ more cost effective means of procuring its Information and Communications Technology (ICT) related services, Minister with responsibility for Information, Telecommunications and Special Projects, Hon. Daryl Vaz, has said. Making his contribution to the 2010/11 Sectoral Debate, on July 27, in the House of Representatives, the Minister informed that the Central Information Technology Office (CITO) is...

Minister with responsibility for Information, Telecommunications and Special Projects, Hon. Daryl Vaz, has said that the government is working to create a productive Information and Communications Technology (ICT) industry that will drive social and economic growth. The industry, he said, will be supported by a legal and regulatory framework, which promotes universal access, social inclusiveness and competitiveness. "ICTs will be...

Minister with Responsibility for Information, Telecommunications and Special Projects, Hon. Daryl Vaz, has informed that the Government is focusing on the rollout of a broadband backbone in the short-term, which will ensure adequate connectivity throughout the island. The move, he said, is in keeping with the Vision 2030 National Development Plan, which designates information and communications technology (ICT) as a...

With the click of a mouse in the comfort of their homes, Jamaicans can now access historical materials, including maps, photographs and plans, which are stored on the website of the National Library of Jamaica (NLJ). In an era when more and more information is being sought on the Internet, the NLJ has moved to facilitate the process, by digitising...

The Government of Antigua and Barbuda has enlisted the help of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), in its bid to have the United States (US) comply with a World Trade Organisation (WTO) ruling on an Internet gambling dispute between the two countries. In 2004, the WTO ruled in Antigua and Barbuda's favour after the Caribbean nation challenged measures implemented by the...

State Minister in the Ministry of Energy and Mining, Hon. Laurence Broderick, has urged all Jamaicans to be responsible in their use of energy and to support the Government's thrust towards renewable energy. At the awards ceremony for the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica's (PCJ) Energy Conservation Incentive Programme for Schools, held at the Knutsford Court Hotel in State Minister in...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Energy and Mining, Hon. Laurence Broderick, has described Jamaica's National Energy Policy (NEP) as "very timely", in light of the increasingly important role of energy in Jamaica's socio-economic development. He said that NEP, approved by Cabinet in October 2009 and tabled in Parliament as a White Paper in December of that year, aims...