— 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 […]
-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 […]
Residents of Baracara Village now have an eGovernment ICT Hub in their community and hope that the presence of free internet in the village will aid in the improvement of their agricultural practices while decreasing the migration of the village’s young people. A team from the National Data Management Authority (NDMA) visited the village in […]
Georgetown, Guyana — (October 17, 2018) Chairman of the Management Board of the e-Governance Academy (eGA) of Estonia, Dr. Arvo Ott, accompanied by Ms. Marit Lani and Mr. Tõnis Mäe, presented a draft report on the project, Digital Governance Roadmap for the Government of Guyana, during yesterday’s Cabinet meeting. The draft roadmap outlines an implementation […]
The National Data Management Authority, on October 10, made a donation to the Friends Primary School located in Sisters Village, Berbice, to support the school’s One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) initiative which will see students receiving special laptops aimed at assisting them in their studies and giving them access to technology at an early age. […]
Chairman of the National Data Management Authority (NDMA), Mr Floyd Levi, and team continued their outreach at Community ICT Hubs in Regions Five and Six. The outreach is part of an effort to meet with the Management Committee of the ICT Hubs and other stakeholders to discuss concerns and other matters regarding the functioning of […]
The NDMA over the last week continued its mandate of taking free internet to under-served areas around the country. Last week’s journey took the team- including the NDMA Chairman Mr Floyd Levi and Director of Community Development and Social Management, Mr. Phillip Walcott- to Region Five where they met with the Toshao of Moraikobai , […]
NDMA Chairman Mr Floyd Levi and Director of Community Development and Social Management, Mr. Phillip Walcott, last week visited several ICT Hubs in Regions Five and Six to meet with members of the Management Committees. Among those visited were Weldaad, Blairmont, Caracas, No. 53 Village, Kildonan and Liverpool. The Committee members expressed their gratitude to […]