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Senior Technology Officer of the National Council on Science and Technology, Kristina Barrett Harrison.
Senior Technology Officer of the National Council on Science and Technology, Kristina Barrett Harrison.

Applications Open For National Innovation Competition 2022

Individuals and organisations are being invited to submit applications for the 2022 staging of the National Innovation Competition. The biennial event is held in collaboration with the National Commission on Science and Technology (NCST) and the Scientific Research Council (SRC)...
Head of the Jamaica Cyber Incident Response Team (JaCirt), Lieutenant Colonel Godphey Sterling.
Head of the Jamaica Cyber Incident Response Team (JaCirt), Lieutenant Colonel Godphey Sterling.

JACIRT Committed To Cybersecurity Response
Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, highlights a matter of importance during his contribution to the 2022/23 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (May 24).
Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, highlights a matter of importance during his contribution to the 2022/23 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (May 24).

First NIDS Pilot Site In Kingston August
Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz (third left), points to the free public Wi-Fi hotspot sign at the Claude Stuart Park in Port Maria, St. Mary, at the launch on Thursday (May 19). Sharing the moment (from left) are Chief Executive Officer, Universal Service Fund (USF), Daniel Dawes; Member of Parliament, St. Mary Western, Robert Montague; Mayor of Port Maria, Councillor Richard Creary; and Member of Parliament for St. Mary Central, Morais Guy. The USF is providing free public Internet service in major town centres, parks and high-traffic areas across the island.
Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz (third left), points to the free public Wi-Fi hotspot sign at the Claude Stuart Park in Port Maria, St. Mary, at the launch on Thursday (May 19). Sharing the moment (from left) are Chief Executive Officer, Universal Service Fund (USF), Daniel Dawes; Member of Parliament, St. Mary Western, Robert Montague; Mayor of Port Maria, Councillor Richard Creary; and Member of Parliament for St. Mary Central, Morais Guy. The USF is providing free public Internet service in major town centres, parks and high-traffic areas across the island.

PHOTOS: Minister Vaz Launches Wi-Fi Hotspot in Port Maria
Donor of 586 tablets to students from schools in St. Thomas and St. Catherine, Melvin McDonald (second right), presents one of the items to student from Marlie Hill Primary and Infant School, Jayeshawn Douglas (second left), during a handover ceremony. Looking on are (from left) Region Six Director, Sophia Forbes Hall and Region Two Director, Yashieka Blackwood-Grant. The ceremony was held at Dinthill Technical High School in St. Catherine on Tuesday (May 17).
Donor of 586 tablets to students from schools in St. Thomas and St. Catherine, Melvin McDonald (second right), presents one of the items to student from Marlie Hill Primary and Infant School, Jayeshawn Douglas (second left), during a handover ceremony. Looking on are (from left) Region Six Director, Sophia Forbes Hall and Region Two Director, Yashieka Blackwood-Grant. The ceremony was held at Dinthill Technical High School in St. Catherine on Tuesday (May 17).

PHOTOS: Tablets Donated To 93 Rural Schools

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Minister of Health and Wellness (MOHW), Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), listens as Director, Government Enterprise and Information Technology SolutionS at Cable and Wireless Communications (C&W) Carol Robertson, explains the features of the medical-grade iPad he is holding. The ipad is one tool that will be configured to the central network that will be accessible to all public health centres. The Minister participated in a tour of the e-Gov Jamaica Limited’s Data Centre and the C&W Warehouse in St. Andrew recently.
Health & WellnessTechnology

ICT In The Health Sector Brings New Opportunities

Modernisation of the public health system will create new jobs in the sector, says Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton. He was referring to the Health Strengthening Programme that will see an information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure being put in place to network all public health institutions. Minister Tufton shared the details following a recent...
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Director of Projects of the Universal Service Fund, Kwan Wilson, speaks at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, on May 12.
Technology

USF Intends To Expand Public Wi-Fi Programmes

The Universal Service Fund (USF) intends to expand its Community Connect and Connect Jamaica public Wi-Fi programmes in the 2022/2023 financial year. Speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ recently, Director of Projects at the USF, Kwan Wilson, noted these have been “very successful and impactful” over the years. Mr. Wilson informed that the Fund aims to establish...
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President of the Republic of India, His Excellency, the Hon. Ram Nath Kovind, addresses a joint sitting of the Houses of Parliament on Tuesday (May 17). In the background are Speaker of the House of Representatives, Marisa Dalrymple Philibert (left); and President of the Senate, Senator Tom Tavares-Finson.
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Jamaica Interested In Hosting Indian Institute Of Technology

President of the Republic of India, His Excellency, the Hon. Ram Nath Kovind, says Jamaica has expressed interest in hosting an Indian Institute of Technology. He noted that under its 2020 national education policy, India is planning to start new institutes of technology abroad. “The national education policy has also opened up specialised technical courses in premier Indian colleges and...
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Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon Daryl Vaz, addresses the inaugural ICT Lecture and Workshop put on by the Universal Service Fund (USF) under the theme ‘Broadening access through the use of technology’. The event was held on Tuesday (May 17) at the University of Technology (Utech) in Kingston.
Technology

Construction Advanced Under National Broadband Initiative

Ninety-five per cent of the construction of emergency fibre and microwave backbone under Phase 1 of the National Broadband Initiative is now complete. The initiative aims to have every household and community connected to the Internet by 2025. Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon Daryl Vaz, said that “with this backbone along with the government wide area network, we’ll...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre), provides details of the data centre being established to link patients’ information from all public health centres and hospitals to one central network. Joining him are (from left) the Ministry’s Information System 4 Health (IS4H), Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Lead, Shawn Bolton; and Director, Government Enterprise and Information Technology Solutions, at Cable and Wireless Communications (C&W), Carol Robertson. The Minister participated in a tour of the e-Gov Jamaica Limited Data Centre and the C&W Warehouse, which stores the equipment to be used for the project, on May 12.
Health & WellnessTechnology

ICT Infrastructure To Process Public Health Transactions Quickly

Up to one million transactions between public health institutions will soon be processed at a time, through the Ministry of Health and Wellness’ information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure. The ICT project is currently being networked to all public health centres and hospitals and will provide real-time data for patient treatment. Its implementation is expected to be completed by September...
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Director of Projects of the Universal Service Fund, Kwan Wilson, speaks at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, on May 12.
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USF Engages Students Through Technology Advancement Programme

The Universal Service Fund (USF) has engaged more than 1,500 students across Jamaica under its Technology Advancement Programme (TAP), over the past three years. The initiative, which was launched in 2017, caters to each cohort of students for 12 months, and supports Jamaica’s aim of becoming a knowledge-based society. It equips “unattached youth” with the requisite skills and experience to...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses the church service in observance of the Universal Service Fund’s 16th anniversary, held at the Emmanuel Apostolic Church in Kingston on May 15.
Technology

USF Bridging Information Gap

The Universal Service Fund (USF) continues to play a key role in bridging the information divide by providing Internet access to communities across the island, says Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams. She was bringing greetings at a church service in observance of the USF’s 16th anniversary, held at the Emmanuel Apostolic Church in Kingston on May 15....
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