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Executive Director of the Citizen Security Secretariat, Dianne McIntosh. (Photo: Yhomo Hutchinson)

Data Collection To Drive Citizen Security Plan

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...

Managing Director, Spectrum Management Authority (SMA), Dr. Maria Myers-Hamilton (second left) is part of Jamaica's delegation at the 2019 World Radio Communications Conference in Egypt. The other team members (from left) are Director of Post and Telecommunications, Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology, Cecil McCain; Manager of Band Planning, SMA, Mahlangu Lawson; and Telecommunications Engineer, SMA, Tai-Shan Tracey.

SMA Request for Proposal Extended Until March 23

Walt Disney Veteran, Jeff Brustrom, speaks on "Creating Culturally-Specific Content with Global Appeal" at KingstOOn 2019.

Animators Gear Up For KingstoonFest 2021

Global Interest In 700 MHz Band Licence

Deputy Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon, speaks at the commissioning of a new computer lab at the Montego Bay Boys and Girls Club, in St. James, on February 15.

Deputy Mayor Wants More CAPs In St. James

5 years ago Technology

80 Animators To Be Trained Under Apprenticeship Programme

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...

5 years ago Budget 2021/2022Technology

$39.7 Million Earmarked For Technical Cooperation Facility

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...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, inspects the Guard of Honour mounted by members of the Jamaica Defence Force, at the 2021/22 ceremonial opening of Parliament, on Thursday (February 18).

5 years ago TechnologyThrone Speech 2021

Legislation To Protect Personal Information Being Prioritised

The Government is prioritising legislation to deal with cybercrime and to safeguard the privacy and personal information of Jamaicans, during the upcoming fiscal year. These include implementation of the Data Protection Act and promulgation of Data Protection Regulations, as well as drafting Regulations under the Telecommunications Act. A review of the Cybercrimes Act will also be undertaken. This was disclosed...

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for the Universal Service Fund (USF), Daniel Dawes (left); Principal of Goodwill Primary and Infant School, Camille Hoarde; and Councillor for the Somerton Division, Mark McGann, observe as grade-five student, Miekayla Harris, utilises a desktop computer in the new computer lab donated to the school by USF, under its Community Access Point initiative, in Goodwill, St. James, on Monday, February 15.

5 years ago EducationTechnology

USF Commissions Computer Labs In St. James

The Universal Service Fund (USF), under its Community Access Point initiative, commissioned computer labs at the Goodwill Primary and Infant School, and Montego Bay Boys and Girls Club, in St. James, on Monday, February 15. The labs are equipped with desktop computers, chairs, desks, air-conditioning (AC) units and Internet connectivity to increase access for students and the wider community. Similar...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left), and Member of Parliament for West Rural St. Andrew, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn (second left), cut the ribbon to officially open the $5.1-million Rocky Valley Resource Centre in Stony Hill, Wednesday (February 3). Sharing the moment (from third left) are Executive Director of the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo), Stephen Edwards; Chief Executive Officer of the Universal Service Fund (USF), Daniel Dawes, and student at the Stony Hill Primary School, Shanique Phipps.

5 years ago CommunityEducationTechnology

Residents In Stony Hill Get Resource Centre

Residents in and around Stony Hill in St. Andrew now have a resource centre, financed by the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) at a cost of $5.1 million. Speaking at the official opening of the Rocky Valley Resource Room, Wednesday (February 3), Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, said he is joyful with the establishment of the centre, because children...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams. (File Photo)

5 years ago InformationTechnology

Phased Rollout Of Digital Switchover

Jamaica will be embarking on a phased rollout of digital broadcasting technology, with initial focus on the main urban centres, beginning in January 2022. Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, made the disclosure in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (January 26), where she provided details about the Digital Switchover (DSO) transition. She said that broadcasters will...

Country Manager at Inova Solutions Jamaica, Jermaine McDonald

5 years ago Technology

MSMEs Encouraged To Adopt A Digital-First Mindset

Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) are being encouraged to adopt a digital-first mindset. Speaking at a recent ‘Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) Virtual Biz Zone’ session, Country Manager at Inova Solutions Jamaica, Jermaine McDonald, said a digital-first mindset means there is full integration, adaptation and use of technology, processes and people. “A digital-first mindset transforms and drives value for...