Budget Speech 2011 - Government of Grenada

As the CARICOM member State with lead responsibility for Science and
Technology, Grenada is committed to deliver demonstrable results in this
area.
We believe that appropriate investments in ICT infrastructure and
eGovernment services are likely to result in hundreds of jobs. Moreover,
it will create a platform for economic development, assist in the
transformation of government, provide a vehicle for knowledge transfer
and act as a catalyst for entrepreneurial activities.
In 2011, our priority ICT projects are:
ICT Centre of Excellence and Innovation
With assistance from the Government of India, this Centre will be launched
in the first quarter of this year and will be housed at the GIDC’s Industrial
Complex in Frequente.
This Centre will be Grenada’s prime facility for advanced ICT training.
Tutors from India will conduct classes with Grenadian counterparts
and training will be offered at Diploma level in areas such as IT Project
Management, Information Technology, Java and Linux Programming.
Our intention is to train sufficient Grenadians so that we can support and
attract IT companies and develop a thriving IT sector capable of delivering
good paying jobs especially for our youth.
Increased Access to Tertiary Education
Government in partnership with the Caribbean Knowledge and Learning
Network (CKLN) has embarked on a project to increase access to tertiary
education for the residents of St. Patrick’s and Carriacou.
Under this project, CKLN will provide T.A Marryshow Community
College (TAMCC) with connectivity between the Tanteen main campus,
and its St. Patrick’s and Carriacou sites. Using this infrastructure as the
foundation, CKLN will provide videoconferencing equipment to TAMCC
that will facilitate the real-time delivery of course offerings between
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