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Chief Executive Officer of e-Learning Jamaica Limited, Keith Smith.

Tablets Of Teachers Programme Rolls Out Tuesday

The ‘Tablets for Teachers’ programme rolls out on Tuesday (July 7) with the distribution of devices to educators at the Hope Valley Experimental School, located at 2-4 University Road, Kingston 7. Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams,...

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

ST&I Policy To Address Internet Access – Technology Minister

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), engages with Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment (HOPE) interns Danielle Harris (centre) and Rujuan Dawes, who are among 40 youngsters assigned to the Ministry to assist with the digitisation programme. Occasion was a welcome ceremony for the HOPE interns at the Ministry's New Kingston offices on Wednesday (July 1).

40 HOPE Interns To Assist Technology Ministry’s Digitisation Programme

Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams.

ST&I Policy Will Be Critical To COVID-19 Recovery – Minister Williams

Gov’t Implementing National Public Key Infrastructure Project

6 years ago Technology

RGD To Introduce Online Birth Certificate Application Services

Jamaicans locally and overseas will soon be able to apply online to the Registrar General’s Department (RGD) for birth certificates. Minister of Science, Energy and Technology. Hon. Fayval Williams, on Friday (June 26), announced that the RGD will be shortly be providing digital birth certificate services. These, she said will be facilitated under the National Public Key Infrastructure (NPKI) project,...

6 years ago ScienceTechnology

Consultation On ST&I Green Paper Begins

The first of a two-day virtual public consultation on the National Science, Technology and Innovation (ST&I) Green Paper was held on Thursday (June 25). The consultation, hosted by the National Commission on Science and Technology (NCST), sought to engage citizens on questions surrounding national development within the field of science, technology and innovation. This seeks to advance Jamaica’s economic, social...

Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon (standing, right); and Deputy Chairman of EduTech Aid Caribbean and Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Project Manager at GeoTechVision, Stephen Wedderburn (standing, left), observe as two NSWMA sanitation workers and their children check out the features of their new Geo-X tablets. Seated (from left) are Sophia Clarke and her son, Tyrese Wright, who is a student of Camperdown High School; and Ascott High student, Rehanna Chung and her father, Michael Chung. EduTech and GeoTechVision have donated 20 tablets to help children of NSWMA staff access education material online. The devices were handed over at the NSWMA’s Head Office in St. Andrew on June 24.

6 years ago Local GovernmentTechnology

Technology Entities Donate Tablets For Children Of Sanitation Workers

Twenty new Geo-X tablet computers have been handed over to the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) for the children of sanitation workers, to aid in their access to online learning while schools remain closed. The devices, donated by GeoTechVision Enterprises Limited in collaboration with EduTech Aid Caribbean, were handed over at the NSWMA’s Head Office on Half-Way Tree Road...

Director-General of the National Commission on Science and Technology (NCST), Professor Errol Morrison

6 years ago ScienceTechnology

Virtual Public Consultations On Science, Technology And Innovation Policy June 25 & 30

The National Commission on Science and Technology (NCST) will start public consultations on the Science, Technology and Innovation (ST&I) Policy, through a series of virtual events slated for June 25 and 30. “The consultations seek to engage citizens on varied questions surrounding national development within the field of science, technology and innovation,” said Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon....

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, makes her contribution to the 2020/21 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Wednesday (June 17).

6 years ago Sectoral Debate 2020/2021Technology

MyGovJM To Be Piloted Shortly

The pilot of the technology framework ‘MyGovJM’, which is designed to connect citizens with Government and provide a voice for the people, will be launched soon. Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, in making the announcement, said it will focus initially on addressing issues relating to street light maintenance. She noted that this ‘e-participation’ programme, which involves...

6 years ago Sectoral Debate 2020/2021Technology

Gov’t To Undertake $220-Million House-Wiring Project

The Government will commence a $220-million house-wiring project in select constituencies during this fiscal year. This was disclosed by Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, in her contribution to the 2020/21 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Wednesday (June 17). She said that the wiring project is being managed by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund...

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, speaks at the recent launch of hackathon, dubbed ‘Hack-celerate’, in Kingston.

6 years ago Technology

Technology Minister Commends National Commercial Bank

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, has commended the National Commercial Bank (NCB) for helping to build the innovative capacity of citizens amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, through the recent hackathon, dubbed ‘Hack-celerate’. The three-day competition saw more than 400 entries, where 18 shortlisted local teams pitched practical, innovative and digital businesses solutions, to combat the effects...