The rapid pace of innovation in information and communication technologies (ICT) is impacting every aspect of Caribbean life. There is a clarion call for the region to keep abreast with and understand the potential of these new and revolutionary technologies to overcome the challenges faced by the Caribbean and to drive meconomic growth.
It is imperative that Caribbean leaders consider the opportunities presented by the ICT revolution and adopt the technologies that can transform all sectors and promote social and economic development.
Against this backdrop, the Government of Antigua and Barbuda, in collaboration with the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU), will be hosting the ICT Week and Symposium at the Sandals Grande Resort and Spa from March 20-24, 2017. Ms. Bernadette Lewis, the Secretary General of the CTU noted that the theme for the Symposium is “ICT: Driving 21st Century Intelligent Services.” She explained the purpose of the Week’s activities as being “to raise awareness of the ICT revolution, the implications for policy, legislation and regulations and how they can be employed to transform existing operations; to foster social inclusion; provide ICT-based the challenges we face in the region and promote national and regional development.”
Imisebenzi yeveki ibandakanya inani leziganeko ze-ICT ezibandakanya iNkomfa ye-Smart Caribbean, iSemina ye-15 yoMphathiswa we-ICT ye-ICT, iNtlanganiso yesi-3 yabachaphazelekayo baseCaribbean: uKhuseleko lwe-Cyber kunye noBugebenga be-Cyber kwaye iphetha ngeNkqubo yoQeqesho kwi-Mobile Money yokuBandakanywa kwezeMali.
KwiNkomfa ye-Smart Caribbean, uHuawei, umxhasi weplatinam kwiVeki ye-ICT, uya kubonisa indlela entsha ye-ICT efana ne-computing yefu, i-virtualization, iDatha enkulu, i-Geographic Information System (GIS), i-Intanethi yezinto (IoT), kunye ne-ecosystem Software Development. Ikhithi (i-eSDK) ingasetyenziselwa ukudala izisombululo ezibanzi, eziphelayo ukuya ekupheleni zeSmart Caribbean. Izisombululo zibandakanya isixeko esikhuselekileyo, amaziko okusebenza esixeko esilumkileyo, iinkonzo zikarhulumente ezinendawo enye, ukuthuthwa ngobuchule kunye nezicelo zokhathalelo lwempilo, imfundo kunye nokhenketho.
ISemina ye-15 ye-Caribbean yoMphathiswa we-ICT ye-ICT iya kugxininisa ekusebenziseni i-ICT kwicandelo leenkonzo zezemali kwaye iya kuphonononga iindlela ezintsha zokubonelela ngeenkonzo zemali ezikhuselekileyo kubo bonke abemi; ukusetyenziswa kwe-cryptocurrencies; ukhuseleko lwe-cyber kunye neendlela ezintsha zokuxhasa ngemali uphuhliso lwe-ICT yommandla.
INtlanganiso yesi-III yabaBathathi-nxaxheba baseCaribbean: I-Cybersecurity kunye ne-Cybercrime iya kuququzelela iingxoxo zokuseka amanyathelo afanelekileyo kunye nezixhobo zokuphumeza i-Caribbean Cyber Security kunye ne-Cyber Crime Action Plan.
Inkqubo yoQeqesho kwiMobile yeMali yokuBandakanywa kwezeMali, eququzelelwa yi-GSMA, ijonge ukubonelela ngejongo olunzulu kwiinkonzo zemali yeselula - indlela ezisebenza ngayo, abachaphazelekayo ababandakanyekayo kunye nezixhobo zokulawula, kunye nemiba ebalulekileyo efana nokusebenzisana kwenethiwekhi. .
Abantu abanomdla banako bhalisa apha.
Ngolunye ulwazi, nceda u tyelele Iwebhusayithi yeCTU.
