Hon Penn discuss ICT woes with regional counterparts @ CANTO Conference
The Ministerial Round-table sponsored by C & W Communications focused on the theme “Winning the future -preparing for the digital economy and assessing the Caribbean’s readiness today. Is the region doing enough to catch up?”
ICT Infrastructure
Venued at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, in Panama, Honourable Penn was joined by regional counterparts; Hon Andrew Wheatley, Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Jamaica, Hon Melford W. Nicholas, Minister of State and Information, Antigua and Barbuda, Hon Vincent F. Byron, Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Legal Affairs and Communications, St. Kitts and Nevis and Kenva Williams, Turks and Caicos Islands’ Telecommunications Commission.
In addressing the topic the Hon Penn spoke to the disaster recovery period after the last hurricane season and the fact that it provided an opportunity to “build back ICT and other infrastructure in a proper way as a result of the devastation”.
He also noted that “new ICT opportunities will now be available such as Air BnB.”
CARICOM Initiatives
The Jamaican Minister expressed the view that, “all governments were on their way via their unique developmental paths—aided in some instances by CARICOM initiatives—and the continued dialogue was necessary”.
Other matters addressed by Hon Penn and his colleagues, include the perceived danger of ‘over-regulation’ in the region, its impact on investors and what Caribbean governments can do to help restoration and resilience in the wake of hurricanes.
The Ministers also addressed the matter of the burden on telecommunication network operators in the region.
The CANTO Conference ran from July 22, 2018 to July 25, 2018.
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8 Responses to “Hon Penn discuss ICT woes with regional counterparts @ CANTO Conference”
I give the NDP 2 seats Mr. Penn and Myron. Maybe Mitch and Alvera but its too early to say
@ - @ Anoyhwr 1 : I don’t need to run to make an impact in these islands!! How many of them elected actually do any real tangible work for all their plaudits? You on the other hand seems to be very comfortable eating scarce resources to inflate their egos. Mehn scatter yuh r@$$hole from chatting piss. Alvera can barely construct a coherent paragraph - Myron shot himself in the foot by his recent comments. Mitch is controlled by family and cannot stand on his own two feet without their background noises. They ALL have been the GREATEST disappointments in VI political HISTORY when it is all said and done - what were their accomplishments? Gtfoh....damn parasites all of dem n you!
crap being foisted from outside? just say no! why everything around here a 'we have to cooperate' mentality?
remember slavery? do you LIKE that? use your heads.