Residents of remote, hinterland and depressed communities, will over the next five years, be able to access government services online. This US$17M project is being funded under the Guyana/Norway Agreement by the GRIF fund, and it will be managed by the United Nations Development Programme, (UNDP). During an interview with the Department of Public Information, […]
Hinterland development continues to remain a top priority for the Government of Guyana, especially in the area of Information Communication Technology (ICT). One of the Indigenous communities to have benefitted from this development is Masakanari; a village located in Deep South Rupununi in Region Nine. Minister of Public Telecommunications, Catherine Hughes. During her 2018 Budget […]
THE Government is in the process of securing funding of US$37.6 million, to implement the first phase of its Smart Guyana programme-a national broadband initiative to expand the e-Government network. Finance Minister, Winston Jordan told the National Assembly during his budget presentation on Monday that as part of the programme the administration will upgrade the […]
THE issue of cyber security and supporting legislation for the ICT sector will be explored with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Ministries of Public Telecommunications and Finance and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The agreement was signed Thursday at the Ministry of Finance Boardroom and it follows a project […]
Adults are being urged to become acquainted with Information Technology, as the second ICT Hub opened yesterday on the East Coast of Demerara, in the community of Supply. The Hub is the sixty-second to be opened countrywide. Director of the National Data Management Authority Philip Walcott noted that whilst it is important that students have […]
THE government is redesigning the services being offered by post offices to increase its revenue stream. Minister of Public Telecommunications Catherine Hughes shared how this will be done at the Guyana Postal and Telecommunication Workers’ Union 21 Delegates (second Triennial) Conference, East Street headquarters on Sunday. The minister has committed to ensuring there is an […]
As government seeks to develop both our human and infrastructural capabilities, the National Data Management Authority (NDMA), under the Ministry of Public Telecommunications, is striving to fulfill its mandate by focusing on using Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) to achieve these goals. In terms of building capacity to ensure that the eGovernment Network is operated […]
The Ministry of Public Telecommunications is seeking to enhance the local agricultural sector by introducing opportunities for ‘e-agriculture.’ E-agriculture is a contemporary field that focuses on the development of agriculture through the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT). Speaking at the launch of Internet Week 2017, Minister of Public Telecommunications, Cathy Hughes, said technology […]
Internet Week 2017, hosted by Guyana, ended on a high note last Friday with a Town Hall styled meeting. More than 200 teenaged students from secondary schools in Georgetown, East and West Berbice, Essequibo Coast and islands, Linden, and East and West Demerara converged on the Guyana Pegasus. They joined numerous groups of young ICT […]
Around the world, the operations of cyber criminals far outstrip the sophistication of national legislative frameworks. Governments are facing constant pressure to assess global cyber threats and formulate appropriate local cyber security strategies. Across the Caribbean, governments are building strategic partnerships with regional actors like the Caribbean Network Operators Group (CaribNOG) and the Caribbean Telecommunications […]