The National ICT Plan 2012-2016, smarTT

National ICT Plan 2012-2016– smarTTInnovation and Human Capital

DevelopmentTrinidad and Tobago ICT Business & Innovation Symposium 2012

Monday November 19, 2012

Agenda

• Need for Updated National ICT Plan• smarTT Overview• Thematic Areas• Innovation and Human Capital

Development– Key Initiatives– Sample Programmes

NEED FOR UPDATED NATIONAL ICT PLAN

Need for Updated National ICT Plan

• To promote greater coordination amongst

agencies and sectors

• To unleash the potential for Human Capital

Development and Innovation

• To foster diversification of the economy

• To increase GDP through ICT related sectors

smarTT OVERVIEW

National ICT Vision

“To create a dynamic knowledge-based society, driven by the innovative use of ICTs to enhance the social, economic

and cultural development of the people of Trinidad and Tobago”

THEMATIC AREAS

Focus Areas of the National ICT Plan

Innovation and Human Capital Development

Access and Digital Inclusion

e-Business and ICT Sector Development

Infrastructure Development

e-Government

Programmes: Key Initiative 1

Building an e-Ready Society through ICT Enriched Learning

– Computers and Connectivity for All

– Create a System or Culture to Challenge Traditional Ways of

Thinking and Operating

– M-Learning

– Develop an ICT Training Framework

– Integrate Human Capital Development / Education / Training

with Industry Needs

Programmes: Key Initiative 2

Creating and Promoting Local Digital Content

– Digitize Heritage, Indigenous and Social Content

– Create Digital Content for use at All Levels of Education

– Web Production Incentives

– Leverage the Diaspora and Wider Caribbean to Fund /

Promote Digital Content

Programmes: Key Initiative 3

Establish a Culture of Research and Innovation

– Offer Scholarships in Identified Areas of Research

– Regional Research Forum

– Department of Research and Development in ICT

– Attract and Retain ICT Professionals

– Establish an ICT Awards and Incentives Scheme

– Establish Incubator for Technology / Solution Transfer and

Commercialization

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