The captivating natural beauty of travelling to the Hinterland before 2017 was limited only by an absence of reliable connection to the coastland through Information Communication Technology (ICT). This led to widespread consideration that travelling and tourism in Guyana’s hinterland was a journey into ‘no-mans-land’ as they say in Guyanese parlance. Not so anymore! Following […]
The month of October is set aside to recognise and promote Cybersecurity Awareness across the world. This year’s theme is ‘Own IT. Secure IT. Protect IT.’ Own IT – Everyone is encouraged to take responsibility for his/her own digital or online privacy. Secure IT – Everyone is encouraged to take good care of his/her mobile […]
— President says at commissioning of Centre for Excellence in IT at Turkeyen campus [GUYANA CHRONICLE] PRESIDENT David Granger said progress made by Guyana in the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector should be allowed to continue as the country seeks to equip citizens with requisite skills for a technologically-advancing world. The President made […]
Digital Transformation is Happening Now It is all around us and everyone’s life is being shaped by it. But what about us in the Caribbean? Are we ready? Do we understand it? Or are we going to be left behind? Please take a few minutes to tell us what you understand about Digital Transformation, by […]
-GY$7 million investment sees the connection of ICT Hub, tele-medicine facility and four other key locations The indigenous community of Orealla, located in the East Berbice/Corentyne Region, yesterday became the first indigenous community in Guyana to be connected via fibre optic cables and residents can now access free internet from six key locations that have […]
The village of Orealla is now online following the commissioning of six internet hotspots across the community by Minister of Public Telecommunications, Catherine Hughes. These hubs will allow residents to have free, uninterrupted access to the internet while being in a public space. For the first time in history, via the Telemedicine initiative, doctors and […]
A 12-member multi-sectoral team of Government officials on April 8, 2019, travelled to Estonia and China as part of an eGovernment Study Visit and Workshop where they participated in activities aimed at expanding awareness of the importance, application and implementation of eGovernance. The team consists of members from the Ministries of Business, Education, Finance, Legal […]
…as gov’t rolls out pilot project OVER 11,000 residents from 20 communities in Regions Seven, Eight, Nine and 10 will be the first to benefit from the Ministry of Public Telecommunications’ Information and Communications Technology (ICT) access and e-services for Hinterland, Poor and Remote Communities (HPRCs) pilot Project. The project is aimed at providing HPRCs […]
–for hinterland communities in the new year THE new year promises to see several remote communities connected to the e-governance network through the installation of information communication telecommunication (ICT) hubs. Among those communities, said Finance Minister Winston Jordan, are Kaikan, Paruima and Jawalla in Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) and Kato in Region Eight (Potaro-Siparuni). He told […]
A CADRE of local Youth Volunteers residing in communities across the country will serve as resource persons for the series of STEM and Robotics training programmes scheduled to begin in December. The participants will be young people who are out of school and as yet unattached, the Ministry of Public Telecommunications said in a release. […]