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Leveraging ICT for National Development John Mollenthiel

Leveraging ICT for National Development John Mollenthiel Deputy National Chief Information Officer Ministry of Public Administration & Information Government of the Republic of Trinidad &Tobago June 27, 2007. Vision 2020 – National Strategic Plan Developmental Pillars.

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Leveraging ICT for National Development John Mollenthiel

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  1. Leveraging ICT for National Development John Mollenthiel Deputy National Chief Information Officer Ministry of Public Administration & Information Government of the Republic of Trinidad &Tobago June 27, 2007

  2. Vision2020 – National Strategic PlanDevelopmental Pillars

  3. fastforward- National ICT Strategy Vision 2020–National Strategic Plan for Development The Prioritization of ICT Government has recognized the importance of transforming the economy away from its dependence on oil and gas revenue. Accordingly, ICTs have been selected – to be a new engine of growth and economic prosperity to set the foundation for the transformation of Trinidad and Tobago into a knowledge-based society fastforward– National ICT Strategy (www.fastforward.tt) National ICT Vision “Trinidad and Tobago is in a prominent position in the global information society through real and lasting improvements in social, economic and cultural development caused by the deployment and usage of information and communications technology.”

  4. fastforward– Stated Objectives   

  5. Telecommunications Liberalized Environment • Several concessions granted - • mobile services • cable/fixed line services • international services • radio services • National Broadband Strategy • Robust regulatory environment • Optimal domestic routing • Augmentation of international bandwidth capacity • Competitive domestic hosting environment • Development of domestic content

  6. Government Effective & Efficient • Government Communications Backbone • 80% Ministries connected to the Backbone (GWAN) • Preferred platform for inter / intra-Ministerial communication & collaboration • Supports enterprise-wide application deployment (e.g. human resource management, payroll, electronic document management) • e-Government Portal (ttconnect online) • Access to information on over 350 Government services • Comprehensive search functionality, considerations for the visually impaired (font size, colors, shapes), live feeds (news, weather, etc.), links to numerous validated Government websites

  7. Government… cont’d • e-Services • Moving towards end-to-end service delivery • Re-engineering of processes and removal of silos • Consistency between service delivery channels • Traditional vs. New (online, service centre, hotline, etc.) • ICT Policy & Monitoring • TT e-GIF • The Trinidad & Tobago e-Government Interoperability Framework (TT e-GIF) lists various technical standards to guide all e-Government solutions

  8. e-Government Portal

  9. Business Competitive • Focus on the SMEs • B2B e-Marketplace • smeXchange (B2B e-Marketplace using indexing) • EnterpriseNeTT (B2B e-Marketplace using opportunity matching) • Business modernization training (business planning, quality management, web design, etc.) • Access to funding • e-Business Roundtable • a private sector led partnership with government that aims to map out a strategy for Trinidad and Tobago’s economic growth and success

  10. Business… cont’d • National e-Payment Strategy • Establish the T&T Network Registry Centre (TTNRC) to administrate the .tt country code Top Level Domain (.tt ccTLD) • Fiscal Incentives to encourage the adoption of ICTs • Electronic Transactions & Data Protection Bills • Code of Consumer Protection • Technology Parks to play a key role in developing the country’s ICT sector

  11. EnterpriseNeTT

  12. Community Connected & Caring • Establish Community Access Centres across the country • Leverage existing infrastructure • Provide Internet access and relevant training • Encourage development of local content / tailored content suit the needs of the community (fishing, agriculture, etc.) • Computer Refurbishment • Establish a programme to provide low-cost computers to communities and schools • Considerations for e-Waste

  13. Community Access Center Portal

  14. Education Innovative People • Primary & Secondary • Educating through the use of / in the use ICTs (teachers and students) • ICT added to the curriculum • Computers in every school (7:1 student to computer ratio) • Distance learning opportunities • The University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT) established to build capacity in key areas • College of Science, Technology and Applied Arts of Trinidad and Tobago (COSTATT) • Free Tertiary Education

  15. Education… cont’d • Skills training / Job experience through a series of programmes • On-the Job-Trainee (OJT) • Multi-user Skills Training (MuST) • This can provide the necessary technical skills for the CACs • Youth Training & Employment Partnership Programme (YTEPP) • Mobile ICT Learning Centres (YTEPP’s Bus)

  16. Other Major ICT Initiatives • e-Health • Telemedicine • National Health Information System (special provisions for Health records) • Smart Cards • e-Heritage • Preserving the national records, archives, etc. • Museums, art galleries, folklore, culture, etc. • e-Justice • Integrated Justice system (Judiciary, Police, Prisons, Licensing, etc.)

  17. New fastforwardwebsite

  18. Thank Youwww.fastforward.tt

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