News about Jamaica

ICTs for Education: Impact and lessons learned from IICD-supported activities — by admin — last modified 2007-12-07 12:51

This impact study is part of a series of publications on the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in various sectors in developing countries. It describes the experiences, achievements and lessons learned of the International Institute for Communication and Development (IICD) and its partners in using ICT to enhance education through thirty-two projects and ICT policy processes over eight years in Jamaica, Bolivia, Zambia, Burkina Faso, Mali, Ghana, Tanzania and Uganda.

ICT4D Jamaica Survey on Entertainment and Music Sector — by admin — last modified 2007-02-02 15:06

In a rapid paced environment, the need for research in developing countries is becoming critical to leap frog into the 21st Century with technology and innovation for the greater benefit of the civil society. Research is becoming increasingly necessary for the purpose of allocating scarce resources and to assist in correcting their misallocation.

Encouraging life-long learning through formulating ICT4D projects — by admin — last modified 2007-01-23 14:20

Six to eight weeks after a Round Table workshop, IICD's training partners in Africa or Latin America take participants through the 'Life-Long Learning' intensive short course. The training helps make sense of some of these questions and assists participants to further formulate their ideas into viable plans.

ICTs for Whose Development? — by admin — last modified 2007-03-01 16:12

A critical analysis of the discourses surrounding an ICT for Development Initiative for a group of micro-enterprise entrepreneurs operating in the Jamaican tourism industry: Towards the development of methodologies and analytical tools for understanding and explaining the ICT for Development Phenomenon. <br> <br> By Lloyd Waller, PhD

ICT helps to improve agricultural sector in Jamaica — by admin — last modified 2007-01-09 18:42

The agricultural sector in Jamaica employs approximately 19% of Jamaica’s labour force and accounts for more than one-tenth of its merchandise exports. The sector currently faces the challenge of improving upon its efficiency, competitiveness, and productivity in order to be able to contribute as planned to the gross domestic product (GDP).