Thousands of persons, who travel through or do business in Half Way Tree daily, now have access to free, high speed internet, following the launch of a public Wi-Fi hotspot at the Half Way Tree Transport Centre on Friday (April 25). The service was established by the Universal Service Fund (USF) under its Connect Jamaica programme, which aims to establish...

With the global Artificial Intelligence (AI) market expected to grow to nearly US $3.6 trillion by 2034, Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz, says that Jamaica must not be left behind. The Minister, who was speaking at the launch of local AI company, Vox Technology Limited, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on Friday...

Jamaican businesses and organisations now have access to home grown Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions to increase productivity, improve operational efficiency, and drive innovation. Vox Technology Limited, a company that specialises in cutting-edge AI products for various industries to enhance efficiency, safety, and customer experiences, was officially launched at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on Friday (April 25). The...

The Government, through the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, is testing artificial intelligence (AI) tools in schools to assist teachers with marking and administrative tasks. “We have AI technology that we're testing in schools now, to have AI mark the papers so that the teachers can spend more time doing what is really important, which is interacting with...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., says the Ministry is working with partners to promote digital literacy and emotional competence from early childhood through to the adult workforce. “At some point, we're also going to have to have the discussion on artificial intelligence (AI) fluency, because similar to different languages, we will have to have a...

Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz, has highlighted the importance of partnerships in building a robust research and innovation ecosystem to propel the country into a knowledge-based economy. He noted that even as the Administration invests in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education, scientific research and building a digital infrastructure, focus is also being placed...

Jamaica is officially part of the global ‘50 in 5 Campaign’, which aims to advance the implementation of Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) in 50 countries within five years. The campaign began in 2023 with a mandate to help 50 countries design, launch and scale components of their DPI by the end of 2028. DPI is any digital public system enabling...