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The National ICT Plan 2012-2016, smarTT National ICT Plan 2012-2016– smarTT Innovation and Human Capital Development Trinidad and Tobago ICT Business & Innovation Symposium 2012 Monday November 19, 2012
Transcript of Ict symposium minister's presentation v2
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
THANK YOU
