Preliminary Economic Overview of Caribbean Economies

Impact of new technologies on the development process in the Caribbean region

Discusses the challenges facing key sectors in the Caribbean region, paying particular attention to agriculture, tourism, nutrition and health, manufacturing, energy, and the eco-system. Explores how the new technologies might be used in each sector to impact the development process.…

Adoption and application of information technology in the Caribbean and its contribution to scientific, technological and human resource development

This paper explores the reasons for the success of the new technologies and examines the uses to which the technology is put. Discusses the need for education and human resource development if the computer and other technologies are to be productively utilised in agriculture, industry and other areas.…

Implications of the Liberalization of Telecommunications for the Caribbean

Problems relating to technology transfer mechanisms in the Caribbean

Notes the existence of private technology transfer or transactions but examines in some detail the efforts of UNDP/TCDC; OAS; the Commonwealth Fund for Technical Cooperation; USAID; the Peace Corps and the International Development Research Centre, noting that they have been particularly important in both the promotion and implementation of the concept of technology transfer. Examines in detail the types and methods of technology transfer which range from agricultural extensions to seminars and workshops.…

Information, information management and governance

Abstract This paper makes the link between information, its management and governance. It explores the literature in an attempt to gain an appreciation of what constitutes governance and extracts from that search a number of views. The paper is built in part around those views that in fact converge. Governance needs to be informed continually by information flows that are examined, digested and evaluated against the intended direction of government policy. The mechanics of establishing an effective information system are discussed against the background of an existing system that is unequal to…

Caribbean policy response to the information age: a review of government information and communications technology policy and services in selected Caribbean countries

Caribbean governments have been reacting to the phenomenon that is the Information Age with a variety of policy initiatives. Initially governments trained most of their efforts at facilitating the development of an informatics industry, drawn there by the promise of jobs and foreign exchange earnings. However, the motives for these policy interventions have evolved over time and as a consequence, policy has matured. This paper, which is descriptive rather than analytical, draws heavily on statements made by government decision makers. It attempts to provide an overview of some of the maj…

Orientations for the future