Might Jamaica turn into the Caribbean’s know-how hub?

Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, Jamaica’s Minister with out portfolio within the Workplace of the Prime Minister with duty for Expertise and Digital Transformation, firmly believes that Jamaica has the potential to emerge because the Caribbean’s foremost know-how hub. 

Senator Morris Dixon shared her insights into the nation’s digital transformation journey throughout her keynote tackle on the Jamaica Expertise and Digital Alliance (JTDA) BizTech Convention on Tuesday, November 14.

Visionary management units the stage

Senator Morris Dixon emphasised the pivotal position of visionary management in realizing Jamaica’s digital future. 

She highlighted the importance of creating a devoted Ministry for digital transformation and expertise growth throughout the Workplace of the Prime Minister as a testomony to the Prime Minister’s profound dedication to embracing a digital period.

Drawing inspiration from Rwanda’s success

Drawing inspiration from Rwanda’s exceptional digital transformation journey, Senator Morris Dixon underscored the significance of studying from profitable fashions in creating international locations. 

She revealed that she had engaged in significant discussions together with her Rwandan counterpart to dissect the weather that propelled their digital evolution.

A collective duty in direction of a digital Jamaica

The Minister careworn that each Jamaican performs a pivotal position in shaping the nation’s digital future. She echoed the Administration’s clear imaginative and prescient of a Jamaica the place know-how transcends being merely a device to changing into a lifestyle. 

Common digital literacy, widespread innovation, and accessible know-how advantages kind the core of this imaginative and prescient.

Combatting the unfold of digital misinformation

Senator Morris Dixon acknowledged the rising concern about conspiracy theories disseminated by means of digital channels. 

She argued that leaders, innovators, and influencers within the technological sphere share a collective duty to confront and dispel myths. 

This initiative is paramount to safeguard the integrity of Jamaica’s digital panorama and uphold the ideas of fact and belief that underpin the nation’s social cloth.

BizTech: A confluence of tech experience

The JTDA BizTech Convention serves as a confluence of trade consultants, entrepreneurs, traders, and stakeholders converging to debate and discover the most recent traits, improvements, and finest practices within the know-how and digital area.