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The Caribbean ICT Road Show, Grenada was successfully launched on Tuesday 28th July, 2009. The Prime Minister, the Honourable Tillman Thomas, addressed the launch of the Road Show at the Rex Grenadian Hotel. Read the full text of the speech
The Caribbean ICT Road Show has been developed as part of Connected Caribbean, an initiative of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union to raise awareness within the public sector, the private sector, civil society, and academia of the possible innovative approaches required for the effective use of ICT in government, business, and social development.
At the Launch, Prime Minister Thomas noted that the Digital Divide (the gap that exists between access to and control of information and communications technology, particularly between developed and developing countries) is a major issue for in the Caribbean.
“This gap is reflected in existing inequities in education, employment, poverty and limited opportunities for persons in the developing world and indeed the Caribbean. Too many of our people remain disengaged. As a consequence, Caribbean countries need to move expeditiously to reduce the gap and to begin to exploit the full potential of ICT’s. ICTs are recognized as enablers to facilitate solutions and present new opportunities for economic growth and development.”
In this context, he lauded the significance of the Road Show.
Prime Minister Thomas reiterated his government’s support and urged the stakeholders in the Caribbean to avail themselves of the opportunity as the Road Show traverses the Caribbean.
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