Submitted by James Bynoe, VP Brownstone Consulting Firm
Barbados has had the potential to be the Caribbean’s recognized leader in a range of emerging ICT areas, unfortunately until Government takes decisive action to create the business atmosphere for effective ICT growth and expansion “nothing will happen”.
In the internet age … each day that Barbados delays creating the legislative and regulatory atmosphere for ICT business growth and expansion is a day we give to regional competitors like Jamaica, T&T and Grenada to take our rightful ICT place in the region, it’s that simply … and they will if we do nothing.
The international ICT industry operates on new world order rules which embraces ICT “INNOVATION, IDEAS, AND PERFORMANCE”… Barbados has to learn to embrace this new way of thinking regarding ICT objectives and opportunities, and put to bed our old school colonial mindset.
Below are a few ICT areas a BARBADOS COMMISSION ON ICT DEVELOPMENT should be studying via a Public Private Partnership (PPP) with Barbados based ICT firms and small businesses:
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ICT Information Assurance, Compliance & Cyber security – Cyber security remains a leading ICT growth area and Barbados should work to be recognized as a regional leader in this multi-billion dollar growth industry.
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Cloud Computing Solutions & Services – Newly emerging ICT growth area, we simply need a government supported (PPP) “Cloud” in Barbados which supports regional public and private sector cloud computing needs in an affordable manner.
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SmartGrid Technology – Emerging technology area that we need to be a recognized regional leader in.
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HealthCare ICT – Expanding technology area that we need to be a recognized regional leader in.
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