Chairman, Innovation and Digital Transformation Committee, Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ), Christopher Reckord, says the E-Commerce National Delivery System (ENDS) had close to 500 persons being involved to earn during the first weekend of its operation. The first weekend of the pilot took place from March 26 to 28 in Portmore, St. Catherine. For the second weekend, the pilot...

Executive Director of the Citizen Security Secretariat (CSS), Dianne McIntosh, says the Citizen Security Plan (CSP) will be supported by robust data collection. “Data collection is very important. What we’ve had over the years is a silo approach to data collection. A more collaborative, standardised data-collection system will enable various ministries to pull information on specific communities,” she said in...

The Spectrum Management Authority (SMA) has extended the deadline for submission of the Requests for Proposal (RFPs) for licence in the 700 MHz Spectrum (Band 13) to March 23, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. Managing Director of the SMA, Dr. Maria Myers-Hamilton, told JIS News that the extension was appropriate to allow more interested parties to submit their proposals. “Once the...

The KingstOOn Animation and Film Festival is gearing up to be the centre of the conversation on Diversity in Animation. Now in its fourth staging, KingstOOn has already cemented its place as a hub for Afrocentric content and in 2021 is extending its reach to include other areas of diversity such as gender and inclusivity. Scheduled for April 21-25 this...

Managing Director of the Spectrum Management Authority (SMA), Dr. Maria Myers-Hamilton, says the Request for Proposal (RFP) for licence in the 700 MHz spectrum (Band 13) has garnered global interest. The RFP was published on February 9. Dr. Myers-Hamilton told JIS News that through this band “we are trying to achieve increased competition in the mobile (telecommunication) space but most...

The Government will be executing an Apprenticeship (Scholarship) Programme in the upcoming fiscal year, which will see 80 animators being trained in intensive 2D and 3D animation. This is to be facilitated under the Youth Employment in Digital and Animation Industries project, for which $207.5 million has been allotted in the 2021/22 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of...

A $39.7-million provision has been earmarked to continue the Technical Cooperation Facility VI (TCF VI) Project’s implementation during the new fiscal year. The sum is contained in the 2021/22 Estimates of Expenditure, which were tabled in the House of Representatives on February 18. The project, which is spearheaded by the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), aims to identify and implement...