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Chief Executive Officer of the Universal Service Fund (USF), Daniel Dawes, converses with Chairperson of the USF Board of Management, Dr. Gunjan Mansingh, during the launch of the USF Tertiary ICT Research Grant Programme, on Wednesday (August 12) at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston.

Postgraduate Students in ICT can apply for Research Grant

Postgraduate students studying in the field of information and communications technology (ICT) will now be able to apply for the ICT research grant of up to $15 million under the Universal Service Fund (USF) Tertiary ICT Graduate Research Grant Programme....

Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams (2nd left), and Transport and Mining Minister and Western St. Mary Member of Parliament, Hon. Robert Montague, officially open the Three Hills Resource Centre Community Access Point in the parish, on Wednesday (August 5). Looking on are: Universal Service Fund (USF) Chief Executive Officer, Daniel Dawes (2nd right), and Chairman of the Centre, Kenrick Johnson.

USF Opens Two New Community Access Points In St. Mary

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams (second right), holds one of the tablet computers distributed to teachers at the Hope Valley Experimental School, St. Andrew on July 7. From left are: Chief Executive Officer, e-Learning Jamaica Company Limited, Keith Smith; Principal, Hope Valley Experimental School, Anthony Grant; and Chief Executive Officer, Universal Service Fund, Daniel Dawes. The initiative falls under the Government’s Tablets for Teachers Programme.

E-Learning Jamaica Commends Postal Service For Tablet Distribution

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, addressing a ceremony for the distribution of tablet computers to educators at the Hope Valley Experimental School, St. Andrew.

More Wi-Fi Hotspots Coming

Founder of the Ilah’s Lemon-Aid Stand for Kids Foundation, 11 year-old Imani-Leigh Hall (centre), in discussion with Principal of the Alligator Pond Primary and Infant School, Gregory Bent (left), at the handing over of 46 computer tablets to the Early Childhood Commission (EEC), at the agency’s head office, in Downtown, Kingston, on July 17. At right is Chairman of the ECC, Trisha Williams-Singh.

Foundation Donates Computers To Children

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PM Says Jamaicans Must Become Developers And Creators Of Technology

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says Jamaicans need to make a mental shift from merely being users of technology to becoming developers and creators of technology. “It may seem like an audacious vision for a small island like Jamaica, but in addition to being known for our speed on the track, our music and… for leading resistance to...

6 years ago EducationTechnology

St. Thomas Teachers Pleased To Receive Computers

Chief Executive Officer of e-Learning Jamaica, Keith Smith, says teachers in St. Thomas have expressed their satisfaction with the tablet computers they received recently under the Government’s ‘Tablet for Teachers’ programme. “We have completed distribution to teachers in St. Thomas, and the feedback received was tremendously positive,” Mr. Smith told JIS News. He noted that since schools have had to...

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams (second left), participates in the handover of a tablet to Principal of the August Town Primary School, Jennifer Solomon (second right) during a ceremony held on July 15 at the school in St. Andrew. Others (from left) are Chief Executive Officer of e-Learning Jamaica, Keith Smith; and school Board Chairman, Andrew Warwar.

6 years ago EducationTechnology

Teachers At August Town Primary Get Tablets

Educators at the August Town Primary School in St. Andrew were today (July 15) presented with 18 computer tablets under the ‘Tablets for Teachers’ programme. They are the latest group to receive devices under the initiative, which falls under an agreement between the Government and the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) signed in May 2018. A total of 25,000 devices will...

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, speaks at a recent JIS virtual ‘Think Tank’.

6 years ago JIS Think TankScienceTechnology

Greater Partnerships Needed For ST&I Push – Minister Williams

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, says greater partnerships are needed between government and the private sector in research and development as the nation actualises the Science, Technology and Innovation (ST&I) Policy. “Funding support from the Government, while important, will never be enough to achieve the impact required to create a new Jamaica. The private sector must...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), speaks with students and teachers at Balcombe Drive Primary School in Kingston, on Thursday (July 9), after handing over tablets to teachers at the institution.

6 years ago EducationTechnology

Computers Presented To Balcombe Drive Primary

Balcombe Drive Primary School in Kingston, on Thursday (July 9), formally received computers under the Government’s ‘Tablets for Teachers Programme’, so its teachers can use them while working from home. Distribution of the tablets results from the Government of Jamaica (GOJ) and the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) Heads of Agreement of May 2018, which aimed to provide teachers islandwide with...

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams (right); and High Commissioner of Canada to Jamaica, Her Excellency Laurie Peters (centre), show off T-shirts presented to them by Business Consultant and Co-Founder, SheLeadsIt, Bridget Lewis, during a Collision Conference debriefing session at the Canadian High Commission in St. Andrew on July 8.

6 years ago Technology

More E-Participation Apps To Be Rolled Out

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, says that more e-participation software applications (apps) will be rolled out this fiscal year. The apps are aimed at fostering civic engagement and open participatory governance through the use of information and communications technology (ICT). “Just as an example, we have been working with the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Company on...

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams (second right), examines one of the tablet computers distributed to educators at the Hope Valley Experimental School, located at 2-4 University Road, Kingston 7, on July 7. With the Minister (from left) are Chief Executive Officer, e-Learning Jamaica Company Limited, Keith Smith; Principal, Hope Valley Experimental School, Anthony Grant; and Chief Executive Officer, Universal Service Fund, Daniel Dawes. The initiative falls under the Government’s Tablets for Teachers Programme.

6 years ago EducationTechnology

65,000 Tablet Computers For Teachers And Students This Fiscal Year

The distribution of 65,000 tablet computers to teachers and students will be completed in this fiscal year, says Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams. This was noted by Mrs. Williams during the official ceremony for the distribution of 32 tablet computers to educators at the Hope Valley Experimental School, located at 2-4 University Road, Kingston 7, on...